10x world BJJ champion Roger Gracie was last night inducted in the IBJJF hall of fame together with other legends such as Saulo Ribeiro, Fabio Gurgel, Xande Ribeiro, Leticia Ribeiro, Michelle Nicolini etc..
Roger and other BJJ legends at the IBJJF Hall Of Fame
Emotional, he talked to Graciemag about the award meant to him and also announced his plans to come back to what he loves most: Jiu-Jitsu competitions. He almost registered for this weekend’s Worlds and plans his return before the 2015 Worlds:
Roger Gracie talked about what the award meant to him. “Everything changed for me as a teenager, when I went to spend one summer with my cousin Rilion. I was kind of out of shape and he made me train and run on the beach. When I went back to Rio, I already saw Jiu-Jitsu differently. I used to say to myself that I was gonna be the best fighter and I believed in that. The first competitions I entered, I lost. But then I started winning and I knew I could always be a little better.”
Roger ended his speech with some good news about his future: “What I love the most is train and compete with the gi and I am going back to doing that. I almost entered the 2014 Worlds. I’m not done quite yet!”
To GRACIEMAG, Roger confirmed that he should comeback to competing before the 2015 Worlds: “I don’t want to wait a whole year. I want to go back before that.”
