35 Things You Might Not Have Known About The Action Star #4: Bruce Lee

1.   Went bowling with Jackie Chan in July 1973.
2. His favourite stuntman of his was Jackie Chan.
3. He spoke four languages.
4. He was capable of doing pushups with ONE finger.
5. He was capable of doing pushups with a 250 pound man on his back.
6. Bruce was born in the year of the dragon, 1940, in the hour of the dragon (6 a.m)
7.  He tought Kareem Abdul Jabbar martial arts.
8. He was a Hong Kong cha cha cha dance champion.
9. He was trained by Ip Man for 3 years.
10. He trained to the Mission Impossible theme.
11. He could name every karate term.
12. Once fought Chuck Norris.
13. Chuck Norris attended his funeral (July 25, 1973)
    
14. He recieved 30,000 for "The Big Boss" & "Fist of Fury".
15. When he did sparring sessions, he preffered them full-contact.
16. Lee was a perfectionist his whole life.
17. When he recieved money as a child actor, he kept it in a box.
18. Or he used it to buy gifts for his family.
19. Ranked 100 on Empire's 1997 list of the top 100 movie stars.
20. Ranked as the second most inspiring Asian American on the Goldsea American Asia Daily list of Top 100 most inspiring Asian-Americans
21. He was so fast on the set of his movies that they had to slow down the footage.
22. The heaviest he ever weighed was 73 kg.
23. Developed a trick for showing off his speed: a person held a coin and closed his hand and, as he closed it, Lee would take it and could even swap the coin for another.
24. His private lessons cost $275 an hour because of how much students he got.
25. Was constantly challenged by movie extras and other men seeking to gain fame by beating him in a fight.
    
26.  It was theorized that his death was a curse.
27. It was theorized his death were Japanese demons.
    
28. His son's death on the set of the Crow in 1993 was used as a reason as to this curse.
29. He was a gang leader.
30. He felt breaking boards had nothing to do with martial arts.
31. Ironically, in "The Big Boss" (1971), his character gets drunk at a dinner party and breaks a board.
32. He once knocked out a wrestler in 10 seconds
33. On Nov. 27, 2005 (what would've been his 45th birthday) he got a gold statue dedicated to himself in Hong Kong.
34. He made a short film on the set of The Big Boss for his family.
35. Missing an episode of his favourite soap drama could leave him upset for days.