“For me, the white belt is the most precious asset we have. These are the people we have to take care of, we have to look after them, and we have to make sure they learn right. They get better.”
"Jiu jitsu I believe is the most efficient way of fighting in any situation, in a streetfight, in a ring, inside an elevator, anywhere."
- Renzo Gracie
Belief
"Fighting is the best thing a man can have in his soul."
- Renzo Gracie
Belief
"I realise now that my jiu-jitsu is much simpler than when I was a purple belt."
- Renzo Gracie
Personal Growth
"If you’re an eternal whitebelt you only get better. The moment you believe you’re a master, your downfall is near."
- Renzo Gracie
Personal Growth
"If you’re an eternal whitebelt you only get better. The moment you believe you’re a master, your downfall is near. It’s like you’re closing yourself from new knowledge. In my head, I’m a constant, for-life white belt."
- Renzo Gracie
Personal Growth
"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."
- President M. Russell Ballard
Responsibility
"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."
- Unknown
Responsibility
"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"
- Yuuji Kazami
Responsibility
"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."
- Junichirou Kagami
Responsibility
"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."
- John F. Kennedy
Responsibility