Martial arts, like any art, is an unrestricted athletic expression of an individual soul.

To become a champion requires a good mental attitude toward preparation. You have to accept the most tedious task with pleasure.

Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Don't ignore the five senses in search of a sixth.

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves. It is futile to argue as to which leaf, which design of branches, or which attractive flower you like; when you understand the root, you understand all its blossoming.