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Rickson Gracie (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiksõ ˈɡɾejsi]; born November 21, 1958) is a Brazilian 9th degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and a retired mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Gracie family: the son of Hélio Gracie, brother to Rorion and Relson Gracie, and half-brother to Rolker, Royce, Robin and Royler Gracie. In November 2014 he became an inductee of the Legends of MMA Hall of Fame, alongside Big John McCarthy, Pat Miletich, and Fedor Emelianenko.

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When you are on the ground, only one of you two can be comfortable at any one time. Either you are comfortable or the opponent is. Your job is to transfer the comfortable from him to you in every position

Art, Ground, Job, Jobs, Transfer, Two

Study is a life long pursuit.

Art, Life, Long, Pursuit, Study

Forgiveness is its own reward.

Forgiveness, Reward, Rewards

If you don’t love yourself, who is supposed to do it for you?

Ifs, Love, Love You, Love Yourself, Supposed

People are here to serve. We cannot waste potential.

Mma, People, Serve, Waste

Everybody has fear. The difference is that the coward does not control fear and the brave. . . gets over it.

Art, Brave, Difference, Differences, Everybody

I believe intelligence and fear are very close together. Guys who say they are not afraid of anything, they are stupid. They are silly to me. . . I am afraid of everything

Believe, Close, Intelligence, Silly, Stupid

Sometimes, you don't have to win, you cannot win. but that has nothing to do with losing.

Jiu Jitsu, Losing, Nothing, Win, Winning

If size mattered, the elephant would be king of the jungle.

Art, Elephant, Elephants, King, Kings, Mattered

My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender.

Art, Honour, Loyalty, Mma, Personal, Respect

Not the past, not the future, life is now.

Future, Future Life, Life, Life Is, Past

Can I overcome pressure? Yes. This is always my first thought.

Firsts, Overcome, Overcoming, Pressure, Thought, Yes

It doesn’t matter what it is, it becomes better with love.

Becomes, Love, Matter

Don't be rushed, be sure.

Art, Martial Arts, Rushed

Jiu-jitsu puts you completely in the moment, where you must have a complete focus on finding a solution to the problem. This trains the mind to build that focus, to increase your awareness, your capacity to solve problems.

Build, Focus, Increase, Jiu Jitsu, Mind, Moment

In life, when presented with any situation, breathe, take your time, focus and then decide what to do.

Breathe, Focus, Presented, Situation, Take, Time

I see fear as a sign of intelligence, of preservation.

Fear, Intelligence, Mma, Preservation, See

It's all about how I feel about things. I never expect much, I always felt like I obey my heart.

Expect, Feels, Felt, Heart, Like, Mma

Physical strength (hard work), mental strength (perseverance) and spiritual strength (love & acceptance) are the keys to continuous growth.

Acceptance, Continuous, Growth, Hard Work, Perseverance, Spiritual

Self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and self control. The values you learn are priceless.

Art, Discipline, Priceless, Self, Self Confidence

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