I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.
Anderson SilvaNo one can know what happiness is if you have not gone through the disappointmentOne can only savor the victory if he has felt the bitter defeat.
Anderson SilvaWhen 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 wasnโt organized training, but it was better than nothing.
Anderson Silva