I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times. - Bruce Lee

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I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.

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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)

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

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When asked what the difference between a karate punch and a kung-fu punch was during his first U.S. screen test in 1965, Bruce Lee replied, “Well, a karate punch is like being hit by an iron bar—whack! A kung-fu punch is like being hit by an iron ball swung on an iron chain with an iron ball attached to the end—it goes WHANG!—and it hurts inside.” Then he stood up and showed exactly what that might look like in a flurry of hands and feet moving so fast they blurred.

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