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Chris Matakas

"In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder," rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand."

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"In Jiu Jitsu, we often fall into the trap of simply trying a technique "harder," rather than recognizing that it is a poorly chosen tool for the task at hand."

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Akiroq Brost

"You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play."

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"Cricket must be proud, "I played by Sachin Tendulkar"."

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"Football said,"Why I am not a cricket ball to get a shot from Sachin"."

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"Manny has swung with many men, but many men never seen Manny's blissful swing."

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"If you will play, you will shine. If you don't play, you will never shine. And that's why sports is important for overall development of an individual."

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"All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League."

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"I am sure our athletes will win hearts of the world and will show the world what India is all about."

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Akiroq Brost

"A Stander-by is often a better judge of the game than those that play."

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"I'm thrilled, I'm grateful, I'm blessed. I played for the world's greatest professional sports team in history. Once a Dallas Cowboy, always a Dallas Cowboy."

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"I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash."

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Chris Matakas
"The beautiful truth about service is that we are afforded countless opportunities to be its vehicle. Every interaction with another is an opportunity to serve. From simply letting someone into your lane in traffic, to holding a door, to a kind smile. This is all service. I am humbled by this simple truth. We are given the opportunity to express the most meaningful use of our lives every time we interact with another sentient being."

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Chris Matakas
"The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become."

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Chris Matakas
"I have found the more worthwhile something is, the more of your life is required to achieve it."

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Chris Matakas
"To base your self worth relative to others is to play a losing game. If you are at the bottom, you will be filled with self-loathing. If you are at the top, you will be filled with self-aggrandizement and ego. This will most certainly be one of your greatest obstacles to achieving whatever degree of mastery you are capable."

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Chris Matakas
"Nothing feels dirtier than living a life that is not your own. No amount of money is worth my soul. I would rather be homeless and go out in a blaze of glory than subject myself to a slow and steady death of apathy and government by my environment."

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Chris Matakas
"Jiu Jitsu gives me an ideal to strive toward. Technical mastery lies on an infinite continuum and completion of this skill is impossible. Every time I train I have something that I can improve upon, and this will hold true for each and every training session that lies between me and my grave."

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Chris Matakas
"I do not begin to think that I could possibly understand its inner-workings and the deepest truths of the cosmos with the 28 years that I have lived in Central New Jersey of the United States of America."

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Chris Matakas
"An intelligent consistency is the foundation of genius."

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Chris Matakas
"There is nothing like another's perspective to remind you that your way is not the right way, it is simply your way."

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Chris Matakas
"I have seen far by seeing through the lens of Jiu Jitsu. I have exchanged a great deal of physical health for these insights, and these were trades worth making. My efforts were worth the return. I have sacrificed much in the name of this craft. Not for trophies or belts or prestige. For these fall away like dust. I pursued this art so fervently because it was not actually Jiu Jitsu I pursued. It was myself."

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