“Not Talent — You Have to Be Born With Effort”#

People who put in the effort might be a little behind right now, but in the end they succeed.

There’s one thing I can take pride in.

Whatever sport I had done, I would have been number one.

Because what I was born with is effort.

How many times do you think I lost while doing judo?

I lost more times than I can count.

And that’s what made me who I am.

What’s the big deal if you lose, or if you win?

Losing is practice too.

When you first learn judo, what do you learn?

You learn how to fall well (nakbup) first.

If you fall, get back up.

And once you’re back up, you just try again.

― Kim Jae-bum, Korean national judo athlete