“True strength is not always shown through victory. Stand up, try again and display the strength of heart.”
"Jiu Jitsu is perfect. It’s humans who make errors."
- Rickson Gracie
Awareness
"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
Awareness
"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
Awareness
"Jiu-jitsu is a live demonstration of what you’re about."
- Rickson Gracie
Integrity
"A brave man, a real fighter is not measured by how many times he falls, but how many times he stands up."
- Rickson Gracie
Courage
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience