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Chris Matakas

"A life of joy awaits the man who sits alone quietly in a room and determines what he himself believes rather than simply adopting the values of another."

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"A life of joy awaits the man who sits alone quietly in a room and determines what he himself believes rather than simply adopting the values of another."

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"Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity."
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"I have never been as alive or awake as I have been through Jiu Jitsu."
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"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."
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"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."
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"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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"Today's world is flooded with participation trophies. In an attempt to promote equality we have robbed our youth of the most growth-inducing aspect of competition, failing. If you want to be resurrected, you have to first be crucified. Everybody wants to be reborn, but no one is willing to die. Losing, in the context of whatever arena it may be, is a microcosmic death. When we learn from our failures and grow because of them, we are reborn."
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"The more specifically you define your goals the more attainable they become."
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"I train jiu jitsu because I love jiu jitsu. But I also train knowing that my practice in this art will allow me better practice in any art. If you have learned one thing, you have learned all things, because you have learned how to learn. I can think of no more worthwhile pursuit of education."
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"By becoming a black belt, you will become whatever it is you wanted to be in the first place, and Jiu Jitsu will have served its aim."
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"I believe the devil exists in those little, seemingly unnoticeable moments when we choose to value our own insecurities over the service of others."
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