Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win

July 10, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, BJJ girls, Champion, Competition, Competitors, Don't Quit, MMA, Never Quit, Never Stop, perseverance, Resilient, schellshock, schellshockbjj, Team Rubao Carioca, WMMA 1

I will not quit, not ever. In life, on the mats, in a fight, I won’t ever stop. All the eyes watching me, whether rooting for me or secretly (and sometimes not so secretly) hoping I fail, they will never see me give up. Either I finish and wind up victorious, or I lose after […]

The Hungry Wolf Howls Alone

July 3, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence crying, Depression, diet, effort, MMA, success, weightcut, WMMA

Cutting weight blows. I miss carbs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic with the results, but I would definitely rather have my pizza and donuts than my celery and water. Only someone who truly has a dream and a passion for fighting would put themselves through this. I’ve already planned my meals for afterwards and […]

Not All Family is Blood

June 26, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Friendship, love, Positivity coaches, family, schellshock, schellshockbjj, team, teammates, teamrubaocarioca

Is there any other sport out there that seems like more of a solo effort than fighting? I mean, when you are out on the mats or inside the cage, there is no one else except for you and your opponent. However, outward appearances alone can be quite deceiving. Personally, I can’t think of any […]

Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re Made

June 12, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, love, Perseverance, Positivity #perseverance #rolemodel #hero #love #family #bjj #bjjgirls 1

There are some things in life that I just don’t think I will ever become accustomed to no matter how often it occurs or the frequency in which it takes place. Since I was a young girl, I’ve aspired to achieve some form of greatness. I always wanted to push myself so far past what […]

Always Bent, Never Broken

June 5, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence bjj, bjjgirls, defeat, Dreams, MMA, OVercoming Adversity, perseverance, Resilient, Setbacks, victory, WMMA

My body is deteriorating at a rapid rate. I’ve crunched bones, torn ligaments, fractured disks, sprained joints, concussed myself, swelled up my skin, dislocated body parts, and spilled my own blood more times than I can count. But I don’t quit. I don’t stop. Either I am exceptionally stupid, or I’m woefully stubborn. Either way, […]

Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce

May 29, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence bjj, BJJ girls, conquer, defeat, perseverance, strength, stronger, struggling, technique, victory

Strike one: I’m a woman. Strike two: I am small. Strike three: I picked the most physically demanding sport possible. Truth is, I always wanted to fight. I’ve dreamed about it for a long time. At the age of 14, I was gifted my very first iPod and created my Apple ID. The security question […]

Anxiety, Easy as 123

May 22, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence Anxiety, bjj, BJJ girls, Depression, MMA, Stress, WMMA 2

Broken bones, sprained ligaments, torn muscles, bruised shins, black eyes. Sometimes it’s really easy to look at someone at training and see all their aches, ailments, and pains as it’s at the forefront of their physicality. But unless you really look at a person, we miss the invisible suffering no one talks about. The kind […]

We Are Women, Now Hear Us Roar

May 15, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Friendship, Positivity, self confidence bjj, bjjgirls, fightlikeagirl, friendship, girlsingis, girlswhofight, strength, women

Did you ever notice how the world seems to pit powerful women against each other? Whether it’s an assumed power due to career rank, achievement in sports, or perceived conceptual beauty, it always has to be a constant competition among us females in a dog eat dog world where women can never share the crown, […]

Beauty in the Beast

May 1, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence #beauty #fighter #defytheodds #dreamchaser #ugly #champion

I have a confession to make. I am not beautiful. A good majority of the time I look in the mirror and I do not like what I see. I’m constantly questioning my self-worth and wondering if I am as ugly as I am often told. I’ll never be the pretty girl, the graceful one […]

Without Limitations

April 26, 2018 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity beating the odds, bjj, brazilianjiujitsu, overcome, perseverance, schellshock, tenacity, triumph, victory, without limitations 2

Life is hard. Find any person and they’ll have a story for what valid reasons make their life difficult. But what if it was apparent to the outside world just exactly why our life was so difficult? What if we had physical adversities that hindered our daily life in ways most could never relate to? […]

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