[chuecaloversvvp]

"You must first defeat yourself before you can defeat an opponent." I was talking to a friend about this thread last night and he said to me something that stuck: 'a mantra shouldn't be negative and defeat is a very negative word'. Now that I think about it, it does sounds like you're trying to crush your own spirit! We came up with overcome. I think that's better. 'You must first overcome yourself before you can overcome your opponent'. Triumph and correction without the implication of downfall.