2026 年 6 月 14 日，“李小龙会”在社交平台发布讣告，该会名誉主席、李小龙胞姐李秋源已于 6 月 8 日在美国旧金山家中去世，终年 88 岁。以下文字来自李小龙姐姐 Phoebe Lee / 李秋源为《Bruce Lee – A Story: A Life, a Journey, a Passion》一书所写的推荐序。本文为 AI 识别与翻译，如有错误敬请谅解。
在香港长大的岁月里，我和他一起经历了许多时光。我可以说，他绝不是一个普通的孩子。他调皮、精力充沛，总是在动，喜欢开玩笑，喜欢逗人发笑，有时候也会捉弄别人，甚至有点烦人。但在这种活泼外向的性情背后，他有一颗真正善良的心。
我非常清楚地记得我们童年时玩的那些游戏。布鲁斯九岁或十岁的时候，我们会去花园里偷芒果，还会爬树去摘。下雨天，我们会从阳台上把冰块扔到路人的头上，让他们很尴尬。父亲会责骂我们，提醒我们不要伤害别人，但那些时刻充满了笑声和快乐。
布鲁斯从小就被功夫漫画吸引，他与功夫的故事也正是从那里开始的。我们的父亲李海泉练习吴式太极拳，也把一些武术知识传授给了布鲁斯。尽管父亲并不希望他学习功夫，但他对此非常感兴趣。小时候，他并不擅长游泳，但无论做什么事情，他总是全身心投入。
布鲁斯在家里有一个昵称：“小凤凰”。这个名字是根据中国关于性别和象征意义的一些传统观念取的。他出生在旧金山，后来我们全家回到了中国。父亲给了他一个上学时使用的名字：Yuen Kam。Kam 大致有“多才多艺”“黄金”或“金钱”的意思，这取决于父亲希望传递给布鲁斯的寓意。
他很小的时候就出演过一部电影，名叫《金门女》（Golden Gate Girl）。战后，他继续演戏，常常是在晚上拍摄。即使疲惫，他也总是准时。和许多男孩子一样，布鲁斯有时也会惹麻烦。他会和其他年轻的功夫练习者打架，也会向他们挑战。随着时间推移，他意识到自己需要技巧、耐心和纪律。每天，他都严格训练、学习，并不断逼自己进步。
父母把他送到美国，是希望他能够独立，并真正理解生活。在西雅图，他在一家餐馆做传菜员，还把钱寄给父母。即使长途电话费用很高，他也会打电话回来报平安，还会给母亲买礼物。他告诉母亲，自己开了一间小小的功夫馆，并且即将拍摄《青蜂侠》（The Green Hornet）。
年轻时的布鲁斯脾气急、说话直接，也很容易发火，但他有一颗宽大的心。他做事非常认真，追求完美，必要时甚至会自己熨裤子。即使成名之后，他仍然很关心母亲，希望让她过上舒适的生活。那时我正在做会计，他还因为我擅长数字，请我做他的经纪人。
他与父亲的感情非常深。父亲在 1965 年去世时，布鲁斯是最后一个赶来看他的人。他跪在祭坛前，哭得无法控制。他说：“父亲，我会去追求名声，可你却不在这里享受这一切了。”甚至在他还是个男孩的时候，他就曾经宣称：“我的成绩也许不好，但说到赚钱，我是最棒的！总有一天我会出名，我会证明给你看！”布鲁斯最终真的成名了，但我们的父亲已经不在了。在我看来，他与父亲的关系，是一种深沉而不可替代的亲情纽带。表面上，他看起来可能很坚强，但内心里，他温柔而极富人情味。
大约在 1963 年，布鲁斯回到香港时，他已经变了。他更加成熟、稳定、认真，也没有以前那么顽皮了。他展现出了令人难以置信的能力：例如，仅用一根拇指支撑整个身体，这显示了他对“气”和功夫的掌握。我记得他很喜欢用功夫逗我。有一天，他碰了一下我的头，我喊道：“小凤凰，你为什么用手摸我的头？”他否认了。后来我才发现我错了，他用的不是手……而是脚！他的腿移动得那么快、那么直、那么高，以至于我几乎没有看见。他不是普通人，他非同寻常。
李小龙之所以成为传奇，是因为他实现了自己的目标，精通了自己的技艺，并激励了无数人。我是少数真正了解他的人之一，因为我和他非常亲近。我们全家都非常感谢所有继续支持他、纪念他遗产的影迷。他的精神和他的功夫，仍然活在全世界数百万人的心中。
即使在他离世五十多年后的今天，我每天仍然会想起他。看到他的照片，依然会让我落泪。我很自豪，曾经与他共同分享过人生。通过这本书，我希望读者感受到的，不只是那位电影明星和武术英雄，也是一位非凡而真正善良的人。
菲比·李
英文源文：
I am Phoebe Lee, Bruce Lee’s older sister.
Growing up in Hong Kong, I shared so many moments with him, and I can say he was not an ordinary child. Mischievous, full of energy, always on the move, he loved joking, making people laugh, and sometimes teasing—or even annoying—a little. But behind this spirited temperament, he had a truly kind heart.
I remember our childhood games very well. When Bruce was nine or ten, we would go steal mangoes from the garden and climb trees to pick them. On rainy days, we would drop ice cubes from our balcony onto the heads of passersby, which embarrassed them. Our father would scold us, reminding us not to hurt anyone, but those moments were full of laughter and joy.
Bruce was drawn to kung-fu comics from an early age, and that’s where his story with Kung Fu began. Our father, Lee Hoi Chuen, practiced Wu-style tai chi and passed on some martial arts knowledge to Bruce. Even though our father didn’t want him to learn Kung Fu, he was very interested in it. As a child, he wasn’t very good at swimming, but he always put his full energy into everything he did.
Bruce had a family nickname: “Small Phoenix,” chosen according to Chinese superstitions about gender and symbols. He was born in San Francisco, and then our family returned to China. My father gave him a name to use at school: Yuen Kam. Kam meant something like versatility, gold, or money, according to what my father wanted to pass on to Bruce.
From an early age, he appeared in a film called Golden Gate Girl. After the war, he continued acting, often at night, and was always punctual, even when he was tired. Like many young boys, Bruce sometimes got into trouble. He would fight with other young Kung Fu practitioners and challenge them. Over time, he realized he needed technique, patience, and discipline. Every day, he trained rigorously, studied, and pushed himself.
Our parents sent him to the United States so he could become independent and understand life. In Seattle, he worked as a busboy in a restaurant and sent money to our parents. He even made long-distance phone calls to give updates, despite the high cost, and bought gifts for our mother. He told her that he had opened a small Kung Fu studio and that he was going to film The Green Hornet.
When he was young, Bruce was quick-tempered, direct, and lost his temper easily, but he had a big heart. He was very serious and demanded perfection, even ironing his own pants if necessary. Even after he became famous, he remained attentive to our mother, wanting to provide her with a comfortable life, and he asked me—while I was working as an accountant—to become his agent because of my skills with numbers.
He was deeply attached to our father. When he passed away in 1965, Bruce was the last to come see him, kneeling at the altar and crying uncontrollably. He said, “Father, I will seek fame, but you are not here to enjoy it.” Even as a boy, he once declared, “My grades may be poor, but when it comes to making money, I am the best! One day I will be famous, and I will show you!” Bruce eventually became famous, but our father was no longer there. His relationship with him remains, for me, an example of a deep and irreplaceable family bond. On the surface, he could seem tough, but inside, he was tender and profoundly human.
When Bruce returned to Hong Kong around 1963, he had changed. More mature, stable, serious, and less mischievous, he demonstrated incredible abilities: for example, holding his entire body on a single thumb—a display of his mastery of chi and Kung Fu. I remember how he loved to tease me with his Kung Fu. One day, he brushed my head, and I exclaimed, “Small Phoenix, why did you rub my head with your hand?” He denied it—and then I realized I was wrong. He had not used his hand… but his foot! His leg had moved so quickly, so straight, and so high that I barely saw it. He was no ordinary man; he was extraordinary.
Bruce Lee became a legend because he achieved his goals, mastered his art, and inspired countless people. I am one of the few who truly understood him because I was very close to him. Our family is deeply grateful to all the fans who continue to support him and honor his legacy. His spirit and his Kung Fu remain alive in the hearts of millions around the world.
Even more than fifty years after his passing, I think of him every day. Seeing his photos still brings me to tears. I am proud to have shared my life with him. Through this book, I hope readers will have felt not only the movie star and martial arts hero but also the extraordinary and truly kind man he was.
Phoebe Lee