Judo teaches us to look for the best possible course of action, whatever the individual circumstances.

It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.

Face your fear, empty yourself, trust your own voice, let go of control, have faith in outcomes, connect with a larger purpose, derive meaning from the struggle.

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

Nothing under the sun is greater than education. By educating one person and sending him into the society of his generation, we make a contribution extending a hundred generations to come.

The purpose of the study of judo is to perfect yourself and to contribute to society.

To ask may be but a moment's shame, not to ask and remain ignorant is a lifelong shame.

Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger threatens.

The pine fought the storm and broke. The willow yielded to the wind and snow and did not break. Practice Jiu-Jitsu in just this way.

Carefully observe oneself and one's situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one's environment. Consider fully, act decisively.

Walk a single path, become neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat.

success awaits those who steadfastly commit to any requisite sacrifice

Develop talent for tomorrow, rather than just hire for yesterday.

Inspiring qualities make some people to feel a little uneasy.

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

...the crazy never die.

Duty is a better guide than stars or statutes.

One of the things in the back of my mind is that, after my sports experience, I never want to be, totally consumed by any one endeavor, other than my family life.

Time in nature is not leisure time; it's an essential investment in our chidlren's health (and also, by the way, in our own).

You have a heritage honor it. You have posses a testimony share it. You will face temptations withstand it. You know the truth live it.

I began to realize that thinking itself is nothing but the process of asking and answering questions.