Our pick of Paulo Miyao's Top 10 Instagram Posts that will motivate you

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Jiu jitsu Black Belt and World Champion, Paulo Miyao, inspires thousands of jiu jitsu practitioners with his willingness, dedication and, of course, his efficient and agile game.

How does the young student of Cicero Costha maintain his motivation?

The BJJ Mental Coach site reporter, Vitor Freitas, researched the Berimbolo Magician and chose 10 of Miyao's Motivational Instagram (@paulomiyao) posts. Read and comment which saying is your favorite. 

1. When I want to judge someone, I run straight to the mirror. Then I see I also have flaws.

2. The law is to train, train, train - until the lamb becomes a lion.

3. Never let anyone tell you you can't do something. If you have a dream, run after it. Those people who can't and say you can't either. If you want something, run after it.

4. If you did something good, you must do another wonderful thing, and do not be content with it for too long. Just find out what it is.

5. Who supports everything silently conquers a moral authority that makes the opponents shut up and transform aversion into admiration.

6. Giving up? I've thought about it, but never took myself seriously; there's more ground in my eyes than tiredness in my legs, more hope in my steps than sadness on my shoulders, more road in my heart than fear in my mind.

7. The only thing between a man and what he wants in life is merely the will to try and the faith to believe it is possible.

8. The master in the art of living makes little distinction between work and pleasure, between mind and body, between education and recreation, between love and religion. They simply pursue their vision of excellency in everything they do, leaving to the others the decision of knowing if they're working or having fun. They know they're doing two things simultaneously.

9. Live like a samurai monk, violently calm.

10. Lost? Shut up and train more.