"Jiu-jitsu helped me to understand life in a very deep way because it’s a representation of life but on the mat. You can express your emotions, you can express your intelligence, and you can express your personality, your character. You cannot hide anything because once you’re there, you have your Gi, [but] no gold watches, and no security, no guns, and you have to expose yourself in a very raw way."

- Rickson Gracie

"Jiu-Jitsu helped me to understand life in a very deep way because it’s a representation of life but on the mat. You can express your emotions, you can express your intelligence, and you can express your personality, your character. You cannot hide anything because once you’re there, you have your Gi, but no gold watches, and no security, no guns, and you have to expose yourself in a very raw way."

- Rickson Gracie

"Jiu-jitsu is a live demonstration of what you’re about."

- Rickson Gracie

"A brave man, a real fighter is not measured by how many times he falls, but how many times he stands up."

- Rickson Gracie

"Sometimes you don’t have to win. You cannot win. But that has nothing to do with losing."

- Rickson Gracie