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Chris Matakas

"I believe the real reason we pursue anything in life is not for the thing itself, but for who we become on the way to its accomplishment. We strive to accomplish things in the attempt to mold ourselves. The greatest benefits Jiu Jitsu will have in your life will have nothing to do with Jiu Jitsu. It is this simple understanding that allows me to persist in my study. Even on the rare days when I may not have a burning desire to practice Jiu Jitsu, I am reminded that my practicing Jiu Jitsu is more accurately my practicing to become a better human being. The lessons I learn on the mat will serve me in every area of life-- personal development, relationships, business, and the like."

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"I believe the real reason we pursue anything in life is not for the thing itself, but for who we become on the way to its accomplishment. We strive to accomplish things in the attempt to mold ourselves. The greatest benefits Jiu Jitsu will have in your life will have nothing to do with Jiu Jitsu. It is this simple understanding that allows me to persist in my study. Even on the rare days when I may not have a burning desire to practice Jiu Jitsu, I am reminded that my practicing Jiu Jitsu is more accurately my practicing to become a better human being. The lessons I learn on the mat will serve me in every area of life-- personal development, relationships, business, and the like."

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Donna Grant

"Anyone can criticize. It is important to be a person who can appreciate and show the way to betterment."

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Donna Grant

"I am who I am because the tears of my past have watered the magnificence of my present."

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Personal Development

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Donna Grant

"The best of us must sometimes eat our words."

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Personal Development

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Donna Grant

"Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals."

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Personal Development

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Donna Grant

"The triumph can't be had without the struggle."

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Personal Development

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Donna Grant

"I believe the real reason we pursue anything in life is not for the thing itself, but for who we become on the way to its accomplishment. We strive to accomplish things in the attempt to mold ourselves. The greatest benefits Jiu Jitsu will have in your life will have nothing to do with Jiu Jitsu. It is this simple understanding that allows me to persist in my study. Even on the rare days when I may not have a burning desire to practice Jiu Jitsu, I am reminded that my practicing Jiu Jitsu is more accurately my practicing to become a better human being. The lessons I learn on the mat will serve me in every area of life-- personal development, relationships, business, and the like."

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Donna Grant

"I am talking about misery and all of its implications."

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Personal Development

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Donna Grant

"Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong."

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Personal Development

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Donna Grant

"In whatever we do, we should be investing in ourselves and not our jobs. Everything I have ever pursued has been for the sole goal of who I was becoming in its achievement. I competed and fought because of the man I became. This is the only worthwhile victory. You cannot take the trophies with you."

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Donna Grant

"When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it."

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Chris Matakas
"To know our values is to have a foundation on which to build a great life. Our environment and education will play a large part in influencing our formulation of this world view, but is ultimately ourselves that have the final say. We must decide what we value, and then live accordingly. After all, in the eyes of the world we could achieve great success, but if our actions do not coincide with what we ourselves truly deem worthy, we will find no peace."

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Chris Matakas
"Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity."

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Chris Matakas
"I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu."

Health

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Chris Matakas
"Our most valuable victories are those which go without praise."

Life

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Chris Matakas
"Your progress as a Jiu Jitsu practitioner is a direct reflection of the standards you have for yourself."

Sports

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Chris Matakas
"The more closely two organisms depend upon each other the harder it becomes to tell where one organism ends and the other begins."

Nature

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Chris Matakas
"When we honestly take stock of our ability, we are then granted the opportunity to improve our circumstance. Accessing where you stand is the only way to stand somewhere else."

Life

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Chris Matakas
"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."

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Chris Matakas
"Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime."

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Chris Matakas
"We must strive to become more daily. We must honestly assess our weaknesses and overcome them. We must work toward the highest possible version of ourselves. This is a worthy use of our time, but it is only when we do so with the ultimate aim of service to our fellow man that we really connect with something greater than ourselves. To contribute to the world in a positive way, this is the gift of life."

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