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'Be Water' Bruce Lee documentary

The best sports documentaries of 2020 – and where to watch them

Michael Jordan, Stephon Marbury, Andy Murray, Bruce Lee and Jose Mourinho among those who featured in the year’s best films and series on sport.

26 Dec 2020 - 3:00PMvideocam

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Concrete Analysis | Property agents must adopt digital tools to thrive in post-Covid world

17 Nov 2020 - 7:33PMvideocam

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Review | Be Water: Bruce Lee’s life revisited in uneven ESPN documentary

9 Jun 2020 - 6:25PMvideocam

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ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ revisits day Bruce Lee changed martial arts forever

Bruce Lee’s legendary exhibition at Long Beach International Karate Championships in 1964 ‘changed things up’ and began martial arts movement that’s still developing today.

9 Jun 2020 - 5:29PMvideocam

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Bruce Lee ‘would be a match for McGregor’ in the UFC

Stephen Thompson feels Bruce Lee ‘would be where Conor McGregor is now’ in the UFC if he were in his prime today, as ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ returns spotlight to martial arts icon.

9 Jun 2020 - 5:32PMvideocam

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How Bruce Lee inspired the NBA, from Kareem to Kobe

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects in ESPN documentary ‘Be Water’ on the life of Bruce Lee, who has also influenced Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal and Kyrie Irving.

9 Jun 2020 - 5:33PMvideocam

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‘Be water’: how Bruce Lee inspired Zhang Weili and China’s MMA stars

Zhang Weili recalls becoming ‘formless, shapeless’ when she won UFC strawweight title – just like Bruce Lee preached, as ESPN’s 30 for 30 returns spotlight to martial arts icon.

9 Jun 2020 - 5:30PMvideocam

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UFC’s Shevchenko says Bruce Lee is the ‘martial arts prophet’

Bruce Lee ‘inspired millions of people like me to start to train’ says UFC flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko as ESPN 30 for 30’s ‘Be Water’ returns spotlight to martial arts icon.

9 Jun 2020 - 5:33PMvideocam

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GSP won a lot of fights ‘from what Bruce Lee taught me’

UFC icon Georges St-Pierre says Bruce Lee changed his life and helped him become ‘the perfect nemesis’ as ESPN’s 30 for 30 ‘Be Water’ returns spotlight to martial arts legend.

9 Jun 2020 - 5:34PMvideocam

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Bruce Lee returns to spotlight in ESPN’s ‘Be Water’ documentary

Today and in the coming days, the Post will look at how Bruce Lee’s impact spread – and continues to spread – across the global sporting landscape.

12 Jun 2020 - 4:21PMvideocam

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Decades after his death, Bruce Lee's legacy lives on

9 Jun 2020 - 4:22PM

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Sensei Says | Bruce Lee exposé looks to delve into actor’s battles with racism

Be Water, which will be broadcast on Sunday, looks to explore the racial discrimination Bruce Lee suffered throughout his career.

8 Jun 2020 - 4:31PMvideocam

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UFC: Gaethje channelled Bruce Lee in Ferguson win – ‘be water’

Justin Gaethje took inspiration from Bruce Lee’s famous ‘be water’ motto as he tried to stay emotionless at UFC 249 against Tony Ferguson – ‘you can’t be swayed by anything’.

1 Jun 2020 - 4:19PMvideocam

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Be Water documentary director on Bruce Lee’s struggles in US

People in Hong Kong thought Bruce Lee was this perfect example of masculinity and confidence, but in the US he felt like an outsider, says Bao Nguyen, director of Be Water, film that includes rare interview with fighter’s widow, Linda.

9 Jun 2020 - 11:56AM

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The Takedown | Bruce Lee vs Conor McGregor: who would win in a fight?

McGregor is set to return against Donald Cerrone, but let’s be honest, his competitor doesn’t strike fear into the hearts of the masses.

1 Jun 2020 - 4:21PMvideocam

Who would win a fight between Conor McGregor and Bruce Lee?

'Be Water' Bruce Lee documentary

Be Water is a 2020 documentary which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast on ESPN on June 7 and June 15. The film focussed on Lee's influence on Hollywood culture and documents his early rejections and his eventual emergence as one of history's most iconic actors and martial artists.

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9 September, 2024