Gone but never forgotten, Bruce Lee would have been 75 if he were still alive. And though he can't physically be around anymore, his legacy will undoubtedly live on. Addressing him as the 'coolest guy to ever sport a yellow jumpsuit', Biography compiled some most interesting things you need to know about Bruce Lee.
Bruce is an English name given to him by one of the paediatric nurses at Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco where he was born, but didn't use it until he was in high school where he was asked, along with fellow students, to pick an English name. His real name is Jun Fan, meaning "to make prosperous", given by his parents in hopes that it would bring them good fortune.
Actor and martial artist Jackie Chan considered being beaten up by Lee one of his best memories in life to date. It was back then, when they were filming Enter the Dragon, when Lee accidentally hit Chan across the head with a stick. Cameras needed to be sped up when shooting fight scenes for Lee. His punches were too fast for the camera that they had to compensate by doing that. Everything was a blur when the camera wasn't tweaked to match his speed.Back in 1963, Lee failed a physical exam administered by the U.S. Army Draft Board. He also had bad eyesight, which forced him to use contact lenses. Lee had a terrible reputation as a driver way back, and it may have been connected to his bad eyesight.
He also experienced severe nerve damage that threatened to end his career in 1970.Bruce Lee is originally the man behind the series Kung Fu starring Dacid Carradine. It was a let down to the people how Lee didn't star in his own series, but bigger projects came to Lee afterwards. Lee died because of Cerebral Edema, an occurrence in which too much fluid is accumulated by the brain. It happened in1973, when he couldn't be revived after taking a painkiller and going to sleep.
