Jiu-Jitsu Letter

It Was Fun

BJ Penn was a guest on JRE this week. They discussed jiu-jitsu a little, but not enough. Still, I liked this from BJ about his rise through the ranks:

People ask me, they say, how did you get a black belt in three years? Was it desire? Was it the dedication? Was it drive?

And I always looked at them. I always look at them and say, it was fun. I had fun. That’s the only way. You need to find what you love to do and become the best at it.

What’s your favorite thing? Everybody’s got their thing in there, you know.

Full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6DGkf3vSKoZjD4a9xfbZ9P

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