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> [Something my dad would say was that it's not important to win, but it's important to know how not to be defeated. The art of invincibility is the most important attribute in Jiu-Jitsu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/something-my-dad-would-say-was-that-it-s-not-important-to-win-but-it/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

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## More by Rickson Gracie

> [Born to fight. Learn to win. Live to help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/born-to-fight-learn-to-win-live-to-help/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [The most important thing is not victory, the most important thing is don't get defeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/the-most-important-thing-is-not-victory-the-most-important-thing-is/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [That is my mission in life to spread the sport around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/that-is-my-mission-in-life-to-spread-the-sport-around-the-world/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [I didn't want a girlfriend that had that type of relationship with me, a weak relationship, of not knowing what I do, not being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/i-didn-t-want-a-girlfriend-that-had-that-type-of-relationship-with-me/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [In terms of society, we need positive influences to imbue stronger people - MMA doesn't bring anything to the table for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/in-terms-of-society-we-need-positive-influences-to-imbue-stronger/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [I try to protect Kron in a way that he won't face the worst challenge in his first MMA fight, and then he will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/i-try-to-protect-kron-in-a-way-that-he-won-t-face-the-worst-challenge/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [I know this might sound like an exaggeration, but Helio Gracie was to Jiu Jitsu what Albert Einstein was to physics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/i-know-this-might-sound-like-an-exaggeration-but-helio-gracie-was-to/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [Jiu-jitsu is an animal that never stops growing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/jiu-jitsu-is-an-animal-that-never-stops-growing/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [What makes you tough is your mindset and I believe anyone can be tough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/what-makes-you-tough-is-your-mindset-and-i-believe-anyone-can-be-tough/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [People are here to serve. We cannot waste potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/people-are-here-to-serve-we-cannot-waste-potential/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [I believe in a code of honor, my personal Bushido. I'm not in a fight to make blood. I'm there for the technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/i-believe-in-a-code-of-honor-my-personal-bushido-i-m-not-in-a-fight/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [The biggest gift I received as a martial artist is without a question the capacity to be in peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/the-biggest-gift-i-received-as-a-martial-artist-is-without-a-question/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [The opposite of courage is conformity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/the-opposite-of-courage-is-conformity/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [I breathe jiu-jitsu, so I never had this outside view of the sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/i-breathe-jiu-jitsu-so-i-never-had-this-outside-view-of-the-sport/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

> [Not the past, not the future, life is now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickson-gracie/not-the-past-not-the-future-life-is-now/)

[Rickson Gracie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickson-gracie/)

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