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Bruce Lee

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Fear

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Bruce Lee is saying that someone who has tried many different techniques only briefly is less dangerous than someone who has mastered a single technique through intense, repeated practice. The real threat comes from deep focus and expertise in one skill, not from superficial experience in many.

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