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Chris Matakas

"The highest aim was never to master Jiu Jitsu, it was to master myself."

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"The highest aim was never to master Jiu Jitsu, it was to master myself."

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"It is through hard work that time could be converted into greatness."

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"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

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"When you invest your life, you don't lose it."

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"When you waste one hour of your time, you have wasted your life."

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"Since life is in time, since life is in seconds, minutes, and hours; that means to waste time is to waste life."

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"You trivialize time when you don't know what to do with it."

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"Mastery is not dispensed on the podium of quitters, but purchased on the counter of consistent application of self-willing can do spirit and an outstanding endurance to persevere with persistent endurance till the end!"

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"Discipline friends is the master of excellence."

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"Love is a practice of self-mastery."

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"The disciplines of physical exercise, meditation and study aren't terribly esoteric. The means to attain a capability far beyond that of the so-called ordinary person are within the reach of everyone, if their desire and their will are strong enough. I have studied science, art, religion and a hundred different philosophies. Anyone could do as much. By applying what you learn and ordering your thoughts in an intelligent manner it is possible to accomplish almost anything. Possible for an 'ordinary person.' There's a notion I'd like to see buried: the ordinary person. Ridiculous. There is no ordinary person."

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"Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity."
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"In the modern world we are surrounded by so much abundance that we cannot see it."
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"Everyone, no matter how historically famous or modernly praised, has no idea about the ultimate truth of what it means to be human."
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"I am a better son, brother, friend, and teacher because of the daily sacrifice and effort I put toward my craft. WIth all the advantages modern society has created, it has left us wanting. We no longer need to struggle to survive. Our basic needs are now met with minimal physical strife or mental challenge. Technology and the advances of man have left us over-stressed and under-performing. We are now forced to actively pursue our struggles. If we do not go out of our way to stretch our comfort zones and grow, no one nor nature will do it for us."
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"We are free to live the life we have imagined, not the life imagined for us."
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"It is a shock to many college graduates that their segway into the real world is one of obligation, profound debt, and countless sacrifices of the soul."
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"I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu."
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"It was my letting go that gave me a better hold."
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"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."
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