Roger Gracie is considered as the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner of all time. Simply put, his record speaks for itself and he was never submitted whilst wearing the Gi. After countless titles, he then conquered One MMA and even did a comeback superfight to beat Buchecha years later.
This cemented his legacy and status as the best ever. Not only this, but he is also famed for using the fundamental moves and making his BJJ look simple. A beast on the mat, he is also humble and reserved off the mat which shows the principles of a true martial artist. He also has an amazing closed guard game that is unrivalled in the gi. Check it out, here.
Here are 8 of his best quotes when it comes to BJJ and life in general.
1. “Jiu Jitsu is simple, you just gotta do it right”
2. “Every person may see a fight in different ways. They can see more to a primal way. Others can see in a pure artistic way. For me, I see the pure artistic way. The way that a true martial artist can show his art”
3. “Look, there’s no such thing as the master division to me. I’m just going to compete as an adult until I realize I can no longer handle the new kids pace”
4. “Don’t practice until you can get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong”
5. “It is like climbing a ladder. I am always going higher in terms of control I have over him and I never allow him to make me take a step back. The end of the ladder is the submission”
6. “That security you have from facing challenges in the academy, it gives you confidence in all other areas in your life”
7. “I try not to fear things that I don’t have control of. People live in fear and let it influence their life, I cannot control what will happen tomorrow. I can only control what I am doing now”
8. “There’s no way around it. If you wanna be good, you have to train hard. That’s with the toughest guys at your gym”
