You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be. — Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Learning to Live through Jiu Jitsu
You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be. — Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Learning to Live through Jiu Jitsu
You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be. — Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Learning to Live through Jiu Jitsu
You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be. — Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Learning to Live through Jiu Jitsu
You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be. — Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Learning to Live through Jiu Jitsu
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You are never as good as you think you are, and you are never as bad as you believe yourself to be.

— Chris Matakas, My Mastery: Learning to Live through Jiu Jitsu
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