A near-fatal case of cholera left him “weaker and smaller” than other boys his age. He was scared of water. Unable to ride a bike due to balance issues. “Severely nearsighted,” requiring him to wear “thick, horn-rimmed glasses.” Pair that with the earring he wore because of Chinese superstition along with a stutter, and you can understand why his presence “[invited] much teasing from his classmates.”1

I’m, of course, talking about the one and only Bruce Lee.

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