Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Yesterday

"I train every day, and I always keep the idea, not only in karate but in the rest of my life, that tomorrow will be better than yesterday. No matter what you face, whatever weakness or handicap, training gives you the courage to believe--better than yesterday, better than yesterday. This is how I feel. There will always be mistakes and successes. But mistakes are not bad, they are based on something, on an effort. This is trial and error. If you are afraid, you'll never try. But you must try."

-Hidetaka Nishiyama, ninth degree black belt in karate-do

From The Warrior's Path by James Sidney