When I started out, Jiu-Jitsu was really an elite thing in Brazil, and there was some prejudice towards poorer kids, so I had to learn things on my own. Some of my neighbours started doing Jiu-Jitsu, so I started watching it, and then started rolling with them. It wasn’t organized training, but it was better than nothing.
Anderson SilvaI started in this sport at 12 years of age and the goals I set was to be among the best and be the world champion.
Anderson Silva