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Kashiwazaki Sensei
“Kashiwazaki Sensei is my favorite of all favorites. He is what I would call a judo genius.”
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Neil Adams
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01 / belief
I think he just got third place in All Japan Championships, which is all weight categories.
“I think he just got third place in All Japan Championships, which is all weight categories.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
02 / belief
I think if you asked him whether he was the greatest judo man in the world of all time, he would say, “No, I’m not.
“I think if you asked him whether he was the greatest judo man in the world of all time, he would say, “No, I’m not.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
03 / belief
I think that in the early days I tended to want to talk all the time and you don’t have to do that.
“I think that in the early days I tended to want to talk all the time and you don’t have to do that.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
04 / belief
The most difficult thing I think for anybody is when they have to decide when to stop.
“The most difficult thing I think for anybody is when they have to decide when to stop.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
05 / belief
I think there’s the power element as well, that you don’t realize how when somebody’s directed in a particular way, then you have that kind of element of absolute power that you can only feel, like when Roger’s doing a technique, I think that you would only feel it if he did it on you, then you can feel it.
“I think there’s the power element as well, that you don’t realize how when somebody’s directed in a particular way, then you have that kind of element of absolute power that you can only feel, like when Roger’s doing a technique, I think that you would only feel it if he did it on you, then you can feel it.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
06 / belief
I think in the early days I didn’t think I was going to lose. I never thought it was possible to lose.
“I think in the early days I didn’t think I was going to lose. I never thought it was possible to lose.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
07 / belief
I mean, I think you’ve got to differentiate the two, but I would’ve loved the jiu-jitsu.
“I mean, I think you’ve got to differentiate the two, but I would’ve loved the jiu-jitsu.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
08 / belief
I think that judo-wise, he’s got to be one of the greatest because he had such versatility.
“I think that judo-wise, he’s got to be one of the greatest because he had such versatility.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
09 / belief
Only after they want to win by ippon. And I think that that’s the difference is they’re the ones that come out there and it’s a bit like when Tyson stepped out there, you knew what you were going to get.
“Only after they want to win by ippon. And I think that that’s the difference is they’re the ones that come out there and it’s a bit like when Tyson stepped out there, you knew what you were going to get.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
10 / belief
I think some of the Paris tournaments are amazing because the crowd, they’re there, they’re on the mat, they’re all judoka, they’re well-educated to the sport.
“I think some of the Paris tournaments are amazing because the crowd, they’re there, they’re on the mat, they’re all judoka, they’re well-educated to the sport.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
11 / belief
I think great champions are made up of the people that handle it in the right way.
“I think great champions are made up of the people that handle it in the right way.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
12 / belief
You know what? I realized that if I’m a miserable git, then she’ll get me into the gym.
“You know what? I realized that if I’m a miserable git, then she’ll get me into the gym.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
13 / belief
I think that none of the fights lasted time going into the final. So I won fairly quickly and every match by ippon way before time.
“I think that none of the fights lasted time going into the final. So I won fairly quickly and every match by ippon way before time.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
14 / belief
I think there’s two kinds of commentating. You can commentate what you see and then you commentate what people can’t see.
“I think there’s two kinds of commentating. You can commentate what you see and then you commentate what people can’t see.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
15 / belief
You have to dig deep. And I think that that was the great thing about having certain European training camps were more physical.
“You have to dig deep. And I think that that was the great thing about having certain European training camps were more physical.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
16 / belief
You’re never going to be a normal person, as such. But I think you’ve got to do normal things.
“You’re never going to be a normal person, as such. But I think you’ve got to do normal things.”
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- Neil Adams
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- Lex Fridman Podcast