Bruce Lee 1000 Kicks Quote:

Bruce Lee is widely regarded as one of the most influential martial artists of all time. His philosophy and approach to martial arts has inspired millions around the world. One of his most famous quotes is about the importance of mastering one’s craft:

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.”
“A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself.”
“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.”
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”
“Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.”
“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”
“Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.”
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
“Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.”
“The more we value things, the less we value ourselves.”
“Simplicity is the key to brilliance.”
“If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.”
“The possession of anything begins in the mind.”
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
“If you want to learn to swim, jump into the water. On dry land, no frame of mind is ever going to help you.”
“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.”
“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”
“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.”
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”
“As you think, so shall you become.”
“Obey the principles without being bound by them.”
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.”
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“If you don’t want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.”
“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.”
“Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”
“To be honest, I’m more interested in the quality of a person’s martial arts than the belt he wears or the titles he has.”
“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
“The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.”
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.”
“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
“In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.”
“The more we value things, the less we value ourselves.”
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.”
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”
“If you want to learn to swim, jump into the water. On dry land, no frame of mind is ever going to help you.”
“If you don’t want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.”
“I have not invented a ‘new style,’ composite, modified or otherwise that is set within distinct form as apart from ‘traditional’ or ‘classical’ karate. On the contrary, I have simply tried to absorb all the best into my system in order to achieve ‘simplicity’ in technique.”
“The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.”
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own.”
“The best fighter is not a Boxer, Karate or Judo man. The best fighter is someone who can adapt on any style. He kicks too good for a Boxer, Throws too good for a Karate man, and punches too good for a Judo man.”
“Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.”
“A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.”
“A teacher must never impose this student to fit his favorite pattern; a good teacher functions as a pointer, exposing his student’s vulnerability (and) causing him to explore both internally and finally integrating himself with his being.”
“The height of cultivation runs to simplicity. Halfway cultivation runs to ornamentation.”
“The more we value things, the less we value ourselves.”
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns.”
“Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.”
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”
“As you think, so shall you become.”
“Obey the principles without being bound by them.”
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
“To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is.”
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“If you don’t want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.”
“To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.”
“Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”
“To be honest, I’m more interested in the quality of a person’s martial arts than the belt he wears or the titles he has.”
“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
“The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego, your fear, or your hang-ups.”
“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.”
“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”
“In the middle of chaos lies opportunity.”
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