Do not practice finely skilled movements after you are tired, for you will begin to substitute gross motions for finer ones and generalized efforts f… - Bruce Lee

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Do not practice finely skilled movements after you are tired, for you will begin to substitute gross motions for finer ones and generalized efforts for specific ones. Remember, wrong movements tend to supervene and the athlete's progress is set back. Thus, the athlete practices fine skills only while he is fresh. When he becomes fatigued, he shifts to tasks employing gross movements designed principally to develop endurance.

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About Bruce Lee

Lee Jun-fan (27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973), commonly known as Bruce Lee, was a Hong Kong American martial artist and actor who is widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, National General Pictures (Public domain / CC0)

Also Known As

Pen Names: 李元鑒
Native Name: 李小龍
Alternative Names: Lee Jun-fan

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