In the last championships, your students had an impressive performance: few competitors bringing several medals, even on championships in Brazil. What gave your Association such a good result ?
Besides their own qualities and habilites, the Team work is the keyword for us. We all look for the team goal, for the family goal. When one wins everyone is wining. That way we support each other as best as we can and that has worked. In Brazil when Casey and Eddie needed good train, even the owner of my school there trained with them, even just get started. On the day of the tournament when Casey and Eddie won, all the Team won. In our team everyone is important. Since who goes to watch until who fights.
How was the the last class of 2003, in Lake Charles ? You organized a collective class among the associated academies and it was all harmony. Your students even made you a homage... How was that ?
ahahhaahah They made my heart beat more than when I'm training hard. It was great. This year will be even better. We will prepare time before and we will have fun and talk about new goals.
What are your plans and goals for 2004 and the near future ?
Keep working hard with my students and get better everyday. The future plans and goals are secret (ahahahahaahahh), but you can expect us better and better. We are training in small tournaments and we will surprise in the big ones like Pam Ams and Grapplers Quest.
We have seen you training a lot lately. Can we look forward to see you in
the matches ?
Trainig a lot? ahahahaahh Just if you are talking that I'm training my students a lot. Now serious. I took a break of my train to prepare them as best as I could. I'm just starting training again and for sure you will see me on the matches soon. I can't wait.
Thanks! Any final words ?
I want to thank my Mom and my Daugther Lorena for understand me being far from them. It is hard to be without them but it will be for short time. Special thanks for Casey Strobel for being a great sutdent and sponsor. For Jim Fuerstenberg, Mike Ellender, Kristian Rothaermel, Eddie Lirette, Jay Crain, James McGee ... Thanks for all students from all associated schools for trust me and my Jiu-Jitsu. For everyone that passed through my career and life and showed me wrong and right things. I learned a lot with you guys.
For you Howe for being such a good friend and for all your support and help to the Team. And for my idol, my Dad that is watching me for sure for teaching me to be a man of good heart.
You are all in my heart!!!!
Leonardo "Batatinha" Xavier
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