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 […]

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 […]

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? […]

Alone We Persevere, Together We Conquer <3

April 23, 2018 Samantha Schell Family love, relationships, schellshock, triumph, victory

The words and phrases we associate with marital bliss sound something like ‘”for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do we part.” But how many of us truly commit ourselves to a relationship in which this phrase rings true? How often do we see friends […]

Losing: A Lesson on Embarrassment & Humility

April 9, 2018 Samantha Schell Competing defeat, embarrassment, lose, overcome, schellshock, triumph, victory, win 4

I’ve embarrassed myself countless times in my life. A simple foray into my TimeHop app on my phone will confirm the truth in that aforementioned statement. So after years of questionable fashion choices and cringeworthy t3xt $l@ng!, why do I allow myself to shrink minutely into the shadows after a bad day on the mats? […]

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