Bruce Lee My Idol

Hello, everyone, it is Zhenqi Tan (Bruce).

Is there anyone of you wondering why my American name is Bruce? The reason I chose Bruce as my American name is because that I am a huge fan of Bruce Lee and his Kung-Fung.  

Bruce Lee was a well-known movie star, world-class martial artist and philosopher. He was an icon of the world. He is my idol. I became a big fan of Bruce Lee in 2009 during my high school days. I was always a troublesome student in school. For example, I did not want to attend math class because I thought it was boring and the only fun part of school is to talk when the teacher is talking, play with my PSP when the teacher is talking and do whatever when the teacher is talking.

I started trying to know him in a larger and deeper scale in order to find out what makes him so unique and incomparable. Meanwhile, I rethink to myself why I like Bruce Lee and what kind of person I want to be in future. Through his movies and interviews, Bruce Lee showed me confidence, gave me encouragement and most importantly lightened my life.

There is a recent movie “I am Bruce Lee” about Bruce Lee’s life and his great contribution to the world. And in the movie, there is a scene which quotes Lee’s words. “Here is the natural instinct and here is control. If we have one to the extreme, we will be unscientific. If we have the other one to the extreme, we will become all of a sudden a mechanical man. We humans are to combine the two into harmony.”