"Be smarter with my choices. I understand that we got the small gloves on, and just because I think it doesn't hurt doesn't mean it's not hurting me. So I've discovered that you can't just move forward and be tough. This is a thinking sport, and I have to give the sport the respect that it's due."
"Marital arts is kind of the best thing in the world. Life is martial arts and martial arts is life. What's happening in the octagon is kind of a reflection of your life and vice versa."
"I think in life and in martial arts I would push and I would try so hard, and I would do all these things that I thought were the right thing to do, just to discover that maybe once in a while you've got to take a step back to take two steps forward."
"This was a longer layoff than I wanted it to be. I was begging to get back in there. But it's a blessing in disguise. Because It's given me the time to actually decompress and figure out what the issues were, and discover how to guide the rest of my career and beat up the rest of these broads."
Jasmine Jasudavicius, after a loss to Manon Fiorot, reflects on the importance of strategy in martial arts. She acknowledges that toughness alone is insufficient and emphasizes the need for smart decision-making. Jasudavicius believes that martial arts mirrors life, where sometimes taking a step back is necessary for progress. Although she initially wanted to return to fighting quickly, the extended layoff allowed her to decompress and reassess her career direction, ultimately viewing it as a blessing in disguise.
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