Never Give Up: Achieve Your Dreams Every Day

"This is my advice to you: if you want to achieve something big—whatever your dream is—it might be winning a tournament, becoming a doctor, earning a black belt in your chosen martial art, or graduating. Whatever your dream, it’s not something that happens in one day. It’s something you have to work on every day. You have to stay focused and do what’s right every day.

When someone asks me now what made the big difference, I finally know the answer. It wasn’t a sudden switch, like turning on a light and suddenly becoming a champion. Even though I failed often in many tournaments, what made the difference was that I never gave up. I never stayed home just because I was tired or didn’t feel great that day. I didn’t choose to watch TV instead. I came to class and did what was right from the very beginning." Felipe Costa