Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America.
A man who understands decorum and the courtesies is a great treasure; I hope to train and send into society as many such men as I can.
True courage is born only when it is accompanied by justice.
A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered.
1-2 out of every 100 students reach Black Belt and of those only 1 out of every 1,000 achieves his 2nd Dan
As far as possible, I want nothing more than to don my training gi and teach Karate.
I have not permitted myself to be ignorant of any martial art that exists. Why? Such ignorance is a disgrace to someone who follows the path of the martial arts.
I believe in excellence. It is a basic need of every human soul. All of us can be excellent, because, fortunately, we are exceedingly diverse in our ambitions and talents.
Probably the hardest thing to do was the beginning of the movie ["300"], I think, when we were in Sparta and all that - just getting in the groove.
I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win.
I am very anxious to please the public, particularly as it lives and lets live.