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Harv’s Diner
Harv’ s Diner SPORTS KARATE KOMMENTS

THE BREAKFAST PLACE
T HE B R E A K F A S T P L A C E WORD
brings you SEARCH By Jim Riddell,

NFC and League of Champions Seaway Karate Club

D E T R O I T S R E H T N A P H O E N I X
M K C O W B O Y S S A I N T L O U I S T C
J S R E N I N Y T R O F E L T T A E S A I Motivational Quotes
R S B B C Q N E W O R L E A N S D S R X C
A S D O O W K C U H C S I R R O N D M H E otivation plays an important role in karate as well as in life.
G N K K N O T G N I H S A W Y O I S I R O MMaintaining motivation can be challenging and the karate student
T R E I R S I A N I L O R A C N N C N S C who struggles to remain inspired probably won’t be in the dojo much
E L E P S O T L A C G Y H L A I A B N A S longer. In a past column, we touched on some motivation issues and
A O Y E Y G Y E C I W J A L K G O E E I I offered
M S A D N A N W E H H F S S O B C J S N C a few tips on how to deal with them. Many karate students tend to
P A B I L H B I E L L P D R S Z J I O T N
L N A T S I O N K N C E L Q E J W B T S A belong to one or more of the numerous martial art groups on social media,
A G P V C R O R E I R U U E G K Z A A L R where motivational or inspirational quotes are often posted. These short
little nuggets of wisdom can sometimes inspire someone by changing
T E M M I L E N N E V I R S D I C T W H F
Y L A S S K E E S E R O F T E A N A M H N their thought process just enough that they may view something from
P E T F R A I V N R T G N B A A L E P G A a slightly different angle. I have always enjoyed these quotes and have
U S L W U A L N E A F S B H L I H I I D S built two files over the years, one on general life quotes, the other on
S E L G A E E L G L C C K T C L N A H L K martial art quotes. The martial art collection comes from a wide variety
I B A S A W S B A S A C A C G E N O W P Z of sources ranging from Dr. Seuss to Winston Churchill. In the twelve
A R I Z O N A Q H D W N U S Q T T B V K W plus years that I have been writing Karate Komments, I often end the
W C R E A M S O D A S H D B S Z W R A M S column with a “Karate Quote,” here are a few from my martial art file.

ARIZONA FORTYNINERS RAMS 1) One day, or Day One - it’s up to you.
ATLANTA GIANTS REDSKINS 2) Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
BEARS GREENBAY SAINTLOUIS 3) Perfection may not be attainable, but if you chase perfection, you
BOBSQUIRRELS GREENHORNETS SAINTS
BUCCANEERS LIONS SANFRANCISCO can achieve excellence. (Vince Lombardi)
CARDINALS LOSANGELES SEAHAWKS 4) Sometimes it seems impossible until it’s done.
CAROLINA MINNESOTA SEATTLE 5) Failure is a steppingstone to success.
CHICAGO NEWORLEANS 6) Do what scares you until it doesn’t scare you anymore.
CLEVELAND NEWYORK STEELCURTAIN 7) Start with character people and then train skill.
COWBOYS NORRISCHUCK- TAMPABAY 8) Get it right in the beginning. If you get it wrong, it will always be
CREAMSODAS WOODS TEAMPLATYPUS wrong - practice makes it permanent, not perfect.
DALLAS PACKERS TECHNOVIKINGS
DETROIT PANTHERS VIKINGS 9) Success comes to those that are working too hard to look for it.
EAGLES PHILADELPHIA WASABI 10) Success in martial arts is not a destination; it’s a journey of
FALCONS PHOENIX WASHINGTON perseverance.
Harv’s Diner 11) Life (and karate) is like riding a bicycle, to maintain balance you

must keep moving forward.
THE BREAKFAST PLACE 12) Learning to teach, teaches you to learn.
13) Karate is about discipline and the first discipline is showing up for
class.
“ Where Winning Teams Start Their Day” 14) Determination determines the destination.

619 Pitt Street, Cornwall 15) A ship is always safe on the shore, but that’s not what it was built
for. (Albert Einstein)
613-938-8250 Bonus Karate Quote: Failure is temporary, quitting makes it permanent.