There is no finish line. When you reach one goal, find a new one.

Focus on what it is that you want, set a realistic goal. Start setting goals that you feel you can accomplish. Don't try to go right to the top in one leap. Every time you accomplish a goal you develop the strength and wisdom to accomplish the next one.

Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

I'm a very religious person.

No one's perfect. And we've all made our mistakes and you just have to live with them and try to not make them again.

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.

People study martial arts for many reasons, sometimes all the wrong reasons. For example, I have had potential students come to my dojo with a belligerent and cocky attitude. When I ask why they want to study my art, their response has indicated to me that their goal is to learn to fight, which is the antithesis of the philosophy I hope to instill: I want them to know how to defend themselves if necessary, but to avoid fighting whenever possible because they will have nothing to prove by fighting.