It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.

Walk a single path, become neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat.

The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on to a hundred.

In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him, and even if by sheer strength he can easily overcome him; because if he acts contrary to principle his opponent will never be convinced of defeat, no matter what brute strength he may have used.

If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

Consider fully, act decisively.

For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment.