Home
Authors
Topics
Quote of the Day
Home
Authors
Topics
Quote of the Day
Home
Authors
Topics
Quote of the Day
Top 100 Quotes
Professions
Nationalities
Chris Matakas Quotes
Popular Authors
Israelmore Ayivor
Lailah Gifty Akita
Sunday Adelaja
Matshona Dhliwayo
Shannon L. Alder
Debasish Mridha
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Steven Magee
American
-
Author
,
Philosopher
&
Martial Artist
American
-
Author
,
Philosopher
&
Martial Artist
We can lose the roll, we can lose position, but we can constantly strive to win the moment.
Chris Matakas
If you are fortunate enough to have a particular activity with which you find greatest joy and technical success, it is your responsibility as a growing human being to continue that study. Whatever your endeavor, if you can expand upon the knowledge in your strongest subject, that new found understanding of all things will trickle down to every other area of your life.
Chris Matakas
Mastery lies on an infinite continuum, and as a result we will never reach the end. We can, however, see to it that we are as far along that continuum as our circumstance allows.
Chris Matakas
The best yardstick for our progress is not other people, but ourselves. Am I better than I was yesterday? This is the only question worth asking. As long as you go to bed at night a better practitioner than the one who woke up that morning, you have succeeded. Your worth should have nothing to do with how your progress stacks up relative to another.
Chris Matakas
The only way to consistently perform at your potential is to ask: Am I better than I was yesterday?
Chris Matakas
My growth as a human being has been directly proportional to my growth as a marital artist.
Chris Matakas
Jiu Jitsu uses us to express itself, and the best thing we can do to is to become a vehicle capable of expressing Jiu Jitsu with all of its perfection minus our imperfections.
Chris Matakas