Before the existence of Bruce Lee, the Chinese population was regarded by Americans as a bunch of rice pickin', cat eatin', straw-hat wearin' bunch of weirdos. Not much has changed, but now they know that one in a billion Chinamen can kick some serious ass. My man Bruce had it going on. In his movies (all of which you should see) he lays the pain on O.G.'s like Chuck Norris and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and probably slapped them around a little bit more behind the scenes.
As an asian male with classically handsome facial features but a thin body frame, my lunch money has been stripped from me countless times. After watching some Lee flicks I've adopted some of his methods into my own way of life. I've escaped getting the shit kicked out of me numerous times by shuffling my feet erratically and making loud cat noises. Usually I'm wearing my yellow jumpsuit with matching adidas, so the overall presentation scares them away.
Not only was Bruce Lee really awesome at slammin' bodies to the floor, he was also fit as hell. Lee had a ridiculous daily training schedule, and did crazy shit like being able to kick a 300 pound bagwith enough force to smash against the ceiling.
Bruce Lee will always have a special place in my heart. He died at the age of 32, and if fate had not stripped him away I'm positive his career would have continued to be as badass and incredible as ever.
Lee was also super intellectually groovy. Here's a quote:
"Be formless... shapeless, like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You pour water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put water into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow, or creep or drip or crash! Be water, my friend..."
If you still don't think Bruce Lee is a total homie, get your head out of your ass and watch The Big Boss.
I confess that I didn't watch the video (not a fan) but I really liked the quote you shared, awesome.
ReplyDeleteI watched the video, it's insane. Bruce Lee is such a boss.
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