Thanks to his willingness to face me, my life takes shape, my path evolves.
Always pursue your dreams and work hard at it.
Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you leave because your ego can’t handle losing repeatedly.
It’s like life. The more knowledge you get, the more questions you ask. The smarter you get, the more you realize that everything can be possible.
Growth is a long term game, and the crappy days are more important.
I see the world as a knowledge hardware story, and every day I’m just walking through the aisles.
I will repeat a technique until it is mastered, no matter when that will be. One certainty though: it will be.
Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.
Nick Diaz is a champion so he’s got the spirit that comes with it. So he’s not going to give up mentally. You see a lot of guys give up mentally and that’s why they get knocked out or submitted. They give up mentally before they lose.
Fear is the genesis of most of the good things that have occurred in my life. Fear is the beginning of every success I’ve lived.
When you prepare a list of improvements and you make them small and achievable, you won’t just stick to then, you’ll increase the chances that you’ll keep moving forward.
I’ve come up with my own cure for a closed mind: try it once, and see.
Seeking knowledge is like opening doors. And I know the doors are everywhere.
There are two kinds of people who do martial arts: those who practice a thousand different kicks one time each, and those who practice one kick a thousand times minimum. You can guess which group I belong to.
Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more.
One of the lessons I learned in all those years practicing karate is that progress only comes in small incremental portions.
Set your goal and keep moving forward.
When great depths of unrelenting sorrow are punctuated by great peaks of joy and liberation, the result is delicious.
The only way to ever truly get your confidence and swagger back, I’ve learned, is to fight for them.
Watching myself fight, I realize the line between success and failure is so narrow, it’s scary.