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#143 – John Clarke: The Art of Fighting and the Pursuit of Excellence

Lex Fridman Podcast

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The Many Flaws of the Great and Powerful John Clark

John Clark: I respect anyone with the guts to get on the mat and put it on the line inside up for a tournament. Look at a jujitsu tournament. The person who simply signs their name on the registration form and jumps on the mat has nothing to lose because what they've done is they've stepped onto the mat in the ring in the cage with a bucket full of excuses. That's worth zero. You learned about yourself that you've got a natural level of aptitude for whatever this activity is that you're doing but you didn't actually learn how to maximize it through training, through dedication and all these other things. He says he would really love to be sick at playing

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