Those who rush are the same ones who lack technique.

The [IBJJF] medal has zero value. It means as much as this tablecloth right here, but people still kill themselves to try to get those medals.

I do Jiu Jitsu so I can protect you when I fight you.

Once you learn to remain calm under the stressful circumstances of a fight, you will have no trouble remaining calm under the stressful circumstances of life.

Treat everyone with love and respect because they are your brother or your sister.

When I tap, it means I've accepted the technique, learned the lesson and look to apply the experience next time I step on the mat. I never give up.

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.

That race you feel you are a part of is happening only in your mind.

Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.

When it comes to training I do that through teaching.

Spend more time in a Jiu Jitsu gi than in street clothes.

Nothing is perfect

The antidote to joy is dread.

Men, my brothers, men the workers, ever reaping something new.

I don't believe in God, but I believe in angels.

Everyone wants to be tested and challenged. Everyone would like a good, honest fight to exhaust their frustrations.

See I'm a poet to some, a regular modern day Shakespeare.

We cannot adopt the way of living that was satisfactory a hundred years ago. The world in which we live has changed, and we must change with it.

A questioning mind is the most cherished resource man has and the rarest.

I don't know how to sit outside myself and test against a hypothetical self who stayed home.

Something that is loved is never lost.