maxim [mak-sim]
1. an expression of a general truth or principle.
2. a principle or rule of conduct.

I wanted to compile a list of the maxims I have learnt over the years. Simple expressions that hold a lot of truth.

• Position before submission.
• Train hard, fight easy.
• It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.
• Winners don’t quit, and quitters don’t win.
• Hard work beats talent, when talent refuses to work hard.
• When they pull, you push. When they push, you pull.
• You can and will be tested, evertime you get on the mats.
• You don’t earn the belt, you become the belt.
• Practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. Perfect practice makes perfect.

If you have any good ones, drop them in the comments.