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Martial artists like us should be calm.

Bring it on.

Let's begin.

You're not using Wing Chun Fist.

This is a fair competition.

Why do you use dirty tricks?

You can do whatever you want.

Bruce!

Bruce!

Bruce! Bruce!

Stop.

Time's up.

I'm not done yet.

-I haven't lost yet! -I said stop.

I won, correct?

From now on, I can teach whomever I want!

I can do whatever I want with my martial arts school.

-This is great! -This is great!

Let's go.

Watch out, Bruce!

-Bruce! -Bruce!

-Be careful. -Be careful.

Bruce, are you okay?

Linda, my darling, I feel great!

Feel great?

All of them admitted that I won the competition today.

I won!

Yes.

I can do whatever I want with my martial arts school.

But I didn't expect that guy would stab me in the back.

I'm okay, Linda.

It's just some minor injury.

You'll be fine.

You are such a jerk!

There's always a winner and loser in a competition.

How could you do that?

Martial artists must learn moral characters first.

You are just a bastard!

You totally embarrassed me.

Master, if you didn't throw that towel,

I wouldn't do that.

Am I blind?

Couldn't I see the situation?

I was trying to protect you by throwing the towel.

If I didn't do that,

you'd be the one to be sent to the hospital today.

He won the competition with true skill.

Even if you lost, you shouldn't say anything.

My purpose in coming here is to defeat Bruce Lee.

-I will never give up. -You already lost.

Not only did you lose on skill,

you also lost the morality of martial arts.

I don't care.

When Bruce Lee recovers,

-I must fight with him again. -Shut up!

Don't you feel ashamed?

I told the manager to reserve your return flight to Hong Kong.

Go back and take care of the martial arts school.

Leave tomorrow.

Why?

Why?

Why are you making me leave?

Because I brought you up.

You bastard!

If you're only one of my students,

not only will I punish you,

I will also abandon you.

Master, I...

Enough talk. Leave tomorrow.

President...

The flight has been reserved.

-Tomorrow afternoon-- -Give it to him.

Manager, go to the hospital now

and check on Bruce Lee's injury.

Is that necessary?

It's hard to avoid being injured in a fighting competition.

-But-- -Don't you have eyes?

How did Bruce Lee get hurt?

We are all martial artists.

Can't you tell?

When he was totally unaware of the attack,

by the powerful kick of this brat,

do you know what the consequences are?

He might be disabled.

You better go now.

Inform me of his condition when you're back.

The president worries too much.

Didn't Master tell you to go to the hospital? Hurry up!

Do you feel sorry for Bruce Lee?

I'm just concerned whether he'll be disabled.

I won't have a chance to defeat him.

You want to fight him again?

Yes.

After I go back,

I will work hard.

One day, I have to beat Bruce Lee.

I must beat him.

For sure.

For sure.

This will make you a real man.

Bruce.

I can't fall.

I must stand up.

Bruce.

Where's Kimura?

He went to look for the doctor.

What did the doctor say?

We're waiting for the result.

Once the result is out, I'll let you know.

Jesse, let's go look for the doctor.

-Let's go. -Okay.

Linda.

Do I look very weak?

No.

What did the doctors say?

They said you would be fine.

-Linda. -Yes?

Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.

From their look,

I could tell my injury must be severe.

Bruce, don't think too much.

You will recover for sure.

Fortunately we had our baby already.

Bruce, don't talk too much.

You should stay calm.

I believe you will be fine.

If our son, Brandon, sees his father like this,

I think...

our little Brandon must feel very bad about it.

He won't. He will be proud of you.

I know.

Linda, please don't leave me.

I'll go see the doctor. I'll be right back.

Who's at the door?

It's Kimura.

Kimura, what did the doctor say?

The doctor does not have the final result yet.

Will I stay in this bed forever?

How could that be?

The doctor says your condition is better than expected.

Linda.

Just rest for now.

Come here.

-You guys can go back first. -Okay.

Don't tell the students about Bruce's condition, okay?

-Okay. -I got it.

-Don't worry. -Bye.

How was it?

Kimura, what did the doctor say?

The doctor is waiting for you.

But, you have to be prepared.

Doctors usually exaggerate things.

-He is... -Doctor!

I don't need words of comfort.

I just want to know my husband's actual condition.

Please sit, Mrs. Lee.

I'll not waste your time either.

Actually, your husband's injury is worse than I thought.

Will he be disabled his whole life?

His spinal bone is severely injured and even shifted.

No! I don't want to hear about his spine.

I just want to know the final result.

He won't be able to stand again, correct?

Yes.

Linda.

Okay.

That's the worst-case scenario. What about the positive side?

His whole body hardly has any fat,

only unbelievable muscles.

If he has a very strong will,

maybe he can rely on a wheelchair.

Wheelchair?

You mean he can only live in a wheelchair?

I can't promise that.

Well, I can't promise he'll be able to stand again.

I also cannot imagine if he will still be able to practice karate.

No! It's Chinese kung fu.

Yes, yes. Chinese kung fu.

Is this the best hope?

Only if there's a miracle.

Linda, at a time like this,

you have to be strong.

The doctor didn't say this is the end.

From his words, there is still hope.

Yes.

Hope?

He will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

Kimura, do you consider that a hope for him?

Linda, don't be too sad.

This will affect his recovery.

More than once,

Bruce has mentioned to me that kung fu...

Kung fu is his life.

But now,

the doctor is telling him that

he won't ever go back to this activity.

Think about it.

What does this mean to Bruce?

Linda,

please don't be too sad now.

I believe in miracles, and Bruce is no ordinary man.

Perhaps...

miracles do exist.

What if he can't practice martial arts anymore?

What is he going to do?

This is just like killing him.

Linda, you can't think like this.

Bruce needs your support now.

You have to be strong.

No!

I cannot pretend in front of him again.

I must tell him the truth.

Linda, don't do that. I'm afraid he can't take it.

But he must face this reality.

We must face it.

All right, Linda.

We agree on that. How about you tell Bruce about it?

Okay, I'll tell him now.

I heard it clearly from Bruce Lee's wife.

It means...

-he is practically disabled. -Yes.

He'll be in a wheelchair the rest of his life.

How sad!

It's such a pity!

This is a big loss for the Chinese martial arts society.

This shouldn't happen. It shouldn't happen.

You don't need to blame yourself.

Bruce Lee is very arrogant and doesn't respect others.

This competition

was approved by everyone in our Chinese martial arts society.

Now that it has come to this,

it is not your responsibility at all.

You are not the injured one!

That's why you're talking crap here!

Crap! Crap!

I'll feel guilty for my whole life.

Make a call immediately!

Tell all colleagues to come over tomorrow for a meeting.

How was it, Linda?

What did the doctor say?

When can I be released from this weird equipment?

The American medical authority admired your very muscular body.

What else did the doctor say?

The doctor said there's hardly any fat on your body.

He can't believe you have such a body build.

You are just injured now.

With your excellent build,

plus your strong will,

there might be a miracle.

A miracle?

Yeah.

Are you saying that only if a miracle happens,

I'll be able to stand up again? Even the doctor said that?

You are always a miracle maker.

I have faith in you.

Linda, just be honest with me.

Tell me the truth.

Tell me the truth now.

Why are you guys here?

You fear that Linda will tell me the truth?

Get out!

Get out!

Tell me.

-Bruce. -Tell me.

Bruce,

listen to me.

Linda, I can take it.

Just tell me the truth.

You should...

-Bruce. -...just tell me the truth.

I will not be able to stand up, right?

Tell me now.

Am I right or wrong?

If you don't want to say it, just get out.

Don't ever come to see me again.

Go! You, get out!

Bruce.

I always see you as a tough man.

In my heart,

you are a hero.

But now...

you act differently.

You are weak and scared.

Do you know that?

I'm very disappointed with you.

The tragedy has already happened.

Bruce, we can't change this fact.

But you are Bruce Lee! You'll not be beaten down.

No difficulty can crash you! You have a very strong body!

You have a very strong will. You're capable of creating miracles.

We should face this together.

We will overcome any obstacles.

Bruce, I love you.

Whether a miracle comes or not,

I will always be with you with no regrets.

But you must stay strong.

You must accept this reality.

You have to accept it.

Understand?

Linda.

I'll listen to you.

Let the American medical science go to hell.

I won't let it happen to me.

Trust me, Linda.

I will make the miracle happen.

I won't fall down like this.

I won't.

I trust you, Bruce. I trust you.

You will be fine.

Uncle Shao.

Kimura.

I'm sorry.

I apologize to everyone.

My student's lack of morality...

has disgraced the Chinese martial arts community.

I would like to apologize to everyone here.

President, you don't have to do this.

Fighters are responsible for their own injury or death.

That is the rule.

However, it has to be fair.

My student stabbed him in the back.

This is not excusable.

Things have already happened,

and there is no turning back.

Let's see what we can do for Bruce Lee.

Do what?

It happened and it's already in the past.

What else is there?

We should at least apologize to Bruce Lee...

in person.

Apologize?

No way!

Bruce Lee is very arrogant.

If we apologize to him, he will be more arrogant.

That's right. We definitely cannot apologize to him.

Okay. I understand where you stand.

This mess was caused by my student,

so, I will just go by myself.

This--

We are all Chinese.

Let's not be too merciless.

President!

Master Ma and I will go with you.

Thank you.

One.

Two.

Three.

Very good.

I can do it.

Bruce, if it is too painful, let's take a break.

I'm fine.

Your strength is three times stronger than others'.

-No problem. -Okay, go ahead.

I hope that Bruce will recover in six months.

It's hard to say.

As of now,

he's only a little better.

Just a little?

All right!

Let's flip a coin. We'll see who's right.

Okay, your call.

God bless me.

Heads.

Okay.

What are you guys doing here?

Wang Yunsheng,

the old saying goes "Killing someone awards you nothing".

Bruce is already seriously injured.

What do you want from him today?

Uncle Shao, don't get it wrong.

We heard about Bruce's severe injury

and truly felt sorry and worried.

We just came to visit him today.

Linda.

Wang Yunsheng is here to visit Bruce.

-So… -Tell them to leave.

What's going on, Linda?

Bruce,

Wang Yunsheng knows you're severely injured

and he felt kind of responsible

and came to visit you along with a couple of masters.

He actually sounds...

very truthful.

Linda, come over.

The person who hurt me was a Yellow Brat,

not Wang Yunsheng.

But Yellow Brat represented Wang Yunsheng

to challenge you, didn't he?

Things are quite complicated.

You won't understand

those old rules in our martial arts society.

In fact,

Yellow Brat and I had problems a long time ago.

Wang Yunsheng doesn't know about it.

That's why...

Yellow Brat stabbed me behind my back.

It had nothing to do with Wang Yunsheng.

Just let him come in.

Okay, I'll listen to you then.

Kimura, let him in.

Please.

Mr. Lee, how are you feeling?

You should be able to tell by the way I look.

Yes, right.

What happened was totally out of my expectation.

The way that Yellow Brat back-stabbed you is unforgivable.

I have sent him away,

back to Hong Kong, to guard the martial arts school.

So, you guys don't feel responsible after Yellow Brat left?

Master Wang, you are very smart for doing so.

Mr. Lee, you misunderstand me.

I feel very bad for such an incident.

These past couple days,

my colleagues and I have been thinking through this.

We are all Chinese here...

living in a foreign country.

We could have just negotiated everything peacefully,

instead of ending up like this.

I am fully responsible for it.

Therefore,

I have spoken with our colleagues from the Chinese martial arts of California.

We are here representing the association of martial arts

to apologize to Mr. Lee.

Master Wang!

Linda, hurry.

Mr. Wang.

Please get up.

Mr. Wang, please don't do this.

There's an old Chinese saying that goes,

"There's gold below a man's knee".

Linda.

Masters.

I don't deserve this.

Please rise.

Because of Master Wang's words that we are all Chinese,

I am satisfied.

I won't blame all of you anymore.

Bruce is right.

Please stand up.

The American law cannot solve the problems of our martial arts society.

Please don't be upset anymore.

Master Wang, please rise.

Linda, go and help him up.

Master Wang, stand back up please.

Uncle Shao.

Kimura.

Please do me a favor.

Please help Master Wang up.

Master Wang,

Chinese people stand a very low social status in foreign countries.

People call us yellow dogs

or yellow dogs with braids.

How dare they treat us in this way?

Isn't it because we don't unite and always fight among ourselves?

If only we stop fighting with our own people

and dividing ourselves, from now on,

I, Bruce Lee, will accept the fact that I might never stand up again.

Please, Master Wang...

please rise.

Bruce Lee.

You actually taught me how to be a man.

Please come in, Master. Please.

We are home.

It's easier to practice physical therapy at home.

-Yeah, back home. -Bruce, am I right?

Don't you worry, guys!

I will soon throw this wheelchair away.

We are back.

Where's everyone?

Surprise!

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Bruce, blow the candles now.

Okay.

Awesome!

You may cut the cake now.

Come on, baby.

-Let me help you, honey. -No, I can do it myself.

Bruce, be careful.

How do you feel? Can you continue?

Bruce, do you feel anything?

Feel what?

I think the strength of your legs is slowly recovering.

So, the physical therapy is working.

You are doing great.

Bruce, to be honest,

if this kind of miracle happened to another person,

I probably wouldn't believe it. Wait.

Here, slowly.

Be careful.

Careful.

But if this miracle happens to you,

-I won't be surprised at all. -Why?

Trust me. You can do it for sure.

I'm starting to hate this type of meaningless physical therapy.

You have to trust yourself even more.

I know that miracle will happen.

I don't like the way you treat me as a child.

I hate it.

Bruce Lee is done.

Bruce won't stand up again.

No, Bruce, you need to calm down.

At this time, you can't let go of your strength.

You must keep exercising.

Not only for yourself, but also for me,

and especially for our son, Brandon.

Come on.

Slowly.

Careful.

Linda. My life is meaningless.

-I am about to collapse. -No, you won't.

Your arms and legs are recovering strength.

Linda, I am a martial artist.

Even if I can stand up, I won't be able to fight anymore.

This kind of life is meaningless to me.

Bruce,

life will never be meaningless to you.

Because I know that you are the best!

You won't let anybody or anything put you down.

Promise me, Linda.

When Brandon grows up,

let him practice martial arts and carry on my career.

Do you agree?

I... I promise.

You don't want to?

Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok