Re:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Bruce Lee and Me
by trabant00 on Monday July 24, 2023 @04:33AM
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Bruce Lee was a great martial artist who probably paved the way for MMA and a very charismatic man. But people tend to forget that he died at 32 because of his life style. The cause of death, a combination of: he had his armpits sweat glands removed, over-exertion, excessive water intake, overuse of several meds mixed with alcohol. For me that makes him an invalid role model or teacher and leaves him as an extreme entertainer.
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Re:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Bruce Lee and Me
by heisnotanalien on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:07AM
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Pray tell, who is your perfect human being role model? Seems to me you have unrealistic standards.
I believe there are some people around, who did get older than 32 because of their life choices.
Re:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Bruce Lee and Me
by actionfromafar on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:36AM
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Christ?
Well, probaboy not, depending how you count and what you believe. But yes, there are other metrics for role models, except long life.
Re:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Bruce Lee and Me
by heisnotanalien on Monday July 24, 2023 @09:14AM
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I mean have you considered you don't get to be Bruce Lee without being a bit er crazy?
Bruce Lee was good at what he did and entertained millions. I had many happy moments watching Bruce Lee movies. I don't need to live like Bruce Lee or follow on his footsteps - it's enough that he impacted my life in a positive way by bringing me happiness.
What you say is a bit related to cancel culture in the sense that we expect every person to be good at everything and, if they are not, we should condemn them. Nobody is perfect. To be honest, I don't mind his bad decisions given that he made the great decision of making movies and sharing with the world what he's good at.
I'm not condemning him at all. Not even judging his choices for himself. I'm only questioning him as a role model and teacher. I though I made that clear in my comment.
I mentioned this because I see young people sacrificing their health for performance in bodybuilding, MMA, etc. They are not being presented the full picture of that kind of life style, the costs it involves. Making a informed decision means having all the data.