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"His philosophy of 'Be water' encapsulates his approach to martial arts and life: a fluid adaptability and relentless pursuit of personal excellence."
"Bruce Lee, known as one of the greatest martial artists in history, continues to captivate us with his extraordinary skills and daring feats even today."
"Now water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
"After Bruce's tragic passing in 1973, Bolo solemnly remarked, 'There will never be another Bruce Lee. I am privileged to have had the honor of calling him my friend.'"
"Be water, my friend. When you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. Water can crash, or it can flow."
"Bruce Lee's films were pivotal in the first success of Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s."
"His infamous one-inch punch is more powerful than a car going 35 miles an hour."
"Bruce Lee said, 'If you value your life, you will value your time,' because time is what makes up your life."
"Empty your minds, be formless, shapeless like water. Water can flow, water can crash. Be like water."
"Bruce Lee was ahead of his time. He was taking the popular nootropic stack before nootropic stacks were a thing."
"When you think of Bruce Lee, you think of a guy who's just had this unstoppable motivation, this seemingly endless energy."
"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water."
"We're doing what Bruce Lee suggested when he said that great martial artist should be like water flowing adaptable."
"You shutting down by working. So, I need y'all to do me a huge favor, all right? Bruce Lee put it back, he said 'knowing is not enough, we must apply.' Being willing is not enough, we must do."
"Bruce had this trademark one-inch punch... where they flash to the ground."
"Bruce said to me, 'Hey Wally, watch this,' he jumped back and kicked it and this monster of a heavy bag went up to the ceiling... stuff and came back down."
"Bruce Lee is probably the most influential martial artist to have ever lived."
"The whole movie is about deconstructing myths, and when you take Bruce Lee out, the point of the movie is really hammered home."
"Bruce Lee trained because he wanted to be a better fighter and believed in the martial arts as a perfect way to express oneself."
"Bruce Lee didn't settle for following a training program; he was constantly experimenting with new techniques."
"Bruce Lee was ahead of his time with many of the concepts he used."
"Dragon Ball and Bruce Lee are linked quite a bit and on today's video we're gonna share all of the principles that Dragon Ball has been inspired by The Legend of Bruce Lee."
"Bruce Lee, considered the most famous martial artist of all time."
"Ultimately martial art means honestly expressing yourself."
"Having discovered the truth of using no way as way, having no limitation as limitation."
"Almost inarguably the most influential kung fu movie of all time, Enter the Dragon is considered Lee's masterpiece."
"Bruce Lee was a legend in every sense of the word."
"No martial arts feat is as famous as Bruce Lee's one-inch punch."
"In the almost 50 years since then, his legend has propelled Bruce Lee to mythical proportions."
"I fear not the man who has practiced ten thousand kicks once. I fear the man who has practiced one kick ten thousand times." - Bruce Lee
"Bruce Lee's story demolishes the myth of effortless genius."
"Lee's legacy teaches us that with the right approach, discipline, and dedication, what seems like the exceptional can become attainable."
"It also gave the world one of Lee's most iconic moments."
"If Bruce Lee were born in America, there'd be no argument."
"I think the biggest problem is that all these Bruce Lee biopics and these semi-historical kung fu movies that portray Bruce Lee aren't telling the truth."
"It IS wrong to say that Bruce never learned from Yip Man because that's not the case."
"...we have the pictures to prove it."
"Bruce Lee wasn't just some martial arts movie star, he was like a force of nature mixing discipline, skill, and unbelievable power."
"Bruce Lee's place in martial arts history is absolutely legendary."
"Bruce Lee shook up the martial arts world big time, paving new paths and leaving a mark so big that he's still the king of martial arts mastery."
"The face off between Lee and Moore isn't just about who hit whom; it's about two giants in martial arts crossing paths, each with their own incredible journey, making this showdown a memorable piece of martial arts history."
"Bruce Lee was more than just a martial arts superstar; he was a phenomenon, showing us all what people can do with the right mix of discipline and passion."
"Bruce Lee believed that goals often just serve as a target, and that the important thing about goals is that they give you something to work towards but not to lock you down if something is not working."
"Just think Bruce Lee probably drove this car. That is crazy."
"I enjoyed working with John Saxon. John Saxon, great. I was very fortunate to have, in my opinion, the greatest martial artist ever lived, Bruce Lee."
"Bruce was a great martial artist, actor, and filmmaker. That's why his stuff remains iconic over time." - Jim Kelly
"You know, Bruce Lee was untouchable. People don't really know."
"Japanese knives are all about finesse. They are the Bruce Lee's of the knife world."
"Bruce Lee did multiple... train like an MMA fighter right... even people like 'Oh players back then versus now'... who knows who knows."
"The best cradle to the grave biography on Bruce Lee."
"He is the author of 'Bruce Lee: A Life', the best cradle-to-the-grave biography on Bruce Lee."
"Bruce Lee studied any and all forms of combat, he read widely and collected more than two and a half thousand books."
"Bruce Lee changed action films forever, suddenly martial arts became popular with mainstream audiences the world over."
"Bruce Lee put out the word that he was going to fight Robin for real, enough to worry the hardest of crime fighters and certainly an actor."
"Bruce Lee was spinning his wheels in Hollywood until Raymond Chow said, 'Okay, we're going to make you a star.'"
"I do a little bit of everything. I was a big fan of Bruce Lee at the time, so I started my own system, TOSU kundo, which means 'the way of the fighting fist.'"
"Bruce Lee was known to be a fast, explosive person."
"Bruce Lee's core strength was the foundation of his agility and power."
"Bruce Lee's strength wasn't just physical; it was a force of nature."
"I remember doing an intro for WTF where there's a Bruce Lee fight scene with a ladder and it's one of the most incredible things I've ever seen."
"Bruce Lee, the king of martial arts."
"I think because I don't know Bruce Lee is such one of those things that people revere so high, I feel like any time somebody touches Bruce Lee, people get mad sensitive about it."
"Kung-fu superstar Bruce Lee was more than just a martial artist, more than just an actor and entertainer. He was a pioneer."
"What an incredibly hard-working person Bruce Lee was. It's really incredible."
"Bruce Lee: the making of a dragon."
"Bruce Lee, the student becomes the master."
"Bruce Lee is an amazing martial arts actor, philosopher, teacher... one of the most inspirational martial artists to ever live."
"Be like water, be shapeless and formless."
"Blood and Steel, which was renamed 'Enter the Dragon' by Lee, would cater to the world market."
"Bruce Lee found his immortality in the movies."
"Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits is a tremendous release."
"Bruce Lee was a very forward-thinking, intelligent human being."
"We all know that Bruce Lee believed in adding weightlifting and cardio to his usual martial arts practice."
"Bruce Lee really believed in visualization training."
"Bruce Lee's training was far more than the sum of its parts."
"I think if you're more like water, like Bruce Lee, and you sort of dance with this, you can actually accomplish a lot more."
"Just to be part of Bruce Lee's magic was a very exciting thing."
"The boxing teaches us the footwork, the mobility to move in, it was the mobility that Bruce Lee was interested in when he looked at boxing."
"Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, and what is uniquely your own." - Bruce Lee
"This man right here is Bruce Lee. He's extremely fast, flexible, powerful, and arguably one of the greatest martial artists of all time."
"Jeet Kune Do is a good philosophy."
"Lee is a legend of self-defense; he doesn't hold back, he's blunt, he's to the point."
"Bruce Lee's favorite weapon in a real fight was the finger jab."
"I'm not afraid of someone who learns 10,000 different punches; I'm afraid of someone who learns one punch 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee
"If Bruce Lee were around today, would he be known as the Greatest Martial Artist of All-time? That's right."
"Can you imagine Bruce Lee in the Beat It video?"
"You have to be like water, my friend."
"Be water, my friends. Once you put water in the cone, the water becomes a cone shape."
"What a tale Bruce Lee man, I found his life very inspiring."
"Despite encountered racism several times in his life, he refused to participate in it himself."
"He was always working either on his acting craft, scripts, production ideas, or his personal philosophy in his own martial art form."
"Bruce Lee did everything we talked about him doing today despite being extremely nearsighted."
"Bruce's style was basically all style of no style, just whatever worked."
"Bruce Lee's sounds are easily some of the most iconic things to have happened in the world of martial arts."
"Even at a young age, Bruce Lee was very philosophical."
"Martial arts could give you, like Bruce Lee said, he talks about it through life."
"If you watch his famous interview where he said be like water, my friend."
"Like Bruce Lee, I use no way as way and no limitation as limitation."
"Be water, as Bruce Lee would say."
"Be like bamboo... or as Bruce Lee said, be like water."
"Warrior of the show is based on a true, honest true story by Bruce Lee."
"When Bruce Lee said that he didn't fear the man who knew 10,000 kicks, he feared the man who practiced one kick 10,000 times."