Carlson Gracie Quotes

Brazil, Mixed Martial Artist
August 13, 1932 – February, 1, 2006.

Carlson Gracie was a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. A member of the Gracie family, he was the eldest son of Carlos Gracie, and nephew to Hélio Gracie, founders of the Gracie jiu-jitsu

If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions.

Carlson Gracie
- Want
- Train
- Lions
You should be a missile and go and destroy your opponent.

Carlson Gracie

Life is yours, do not let life's problems have other influences on what you believe. See for yourself.

Carlson Gracie
- Life
- Believe
- Problem
Punch a black belt in the face, he becomes a brown belt. Punch him again, purple.

Carlson Gracie
- Art
- Black
If you can not win, make the enemy pay a steep price for victory

Carlson Gracie
- Winning
- Enemy
- Victory
The best way to get a move to work is to make it so uncomfortable that the opponent gives it to you to stop the pain.

Carlson Gracie
- Giving
- Way
- Pain
If it were not for me, the Gracies would be selling Bananas in Largo do Machado!

Carlson Gracie
- Selling
- Bananas
If your opponent is tapping, your technique is good. If he is not tapping, your technique sucks.

Carlson Gracie
- Technique
- Opponents