"Some wondered how it was that they could throw Jacks in the dojo but never in competition. He later revealed his secret- he'd allow people to throw him so he could see and feel how their technique worked then he would know how to beat them."

"Judo has been designed not around strength but around technique. A competitor may be strong but he'll be flattened as soon as he comes up against any opponent who has superior technique. Yamashita."

"I was sick three times after practicing in my first week. After about an hour my legs simply gave out. But the Japanese would keep coming at you one after another."

"It took a year for Adams to become confident in groundwork, and only a little longer to become invincible. Few were prepared to stay on the ground with him and those that did would soon hear their coaches at the mat-side screaming warnings at them to get on their feet."