Type of read: Weekend/Lunchtime read.

What made me pick it up: Part of the August TN R.E.A.D.S. challenge is to read a book by
or about an athlete. I was searching for a book and I loved the fact that 'Be Water, My Friend' was a bit of a different take on a book from an athlete.

Overall rating: Definitely not what I was thinking of as a book by/about an athlete when I started but I appreciate that Lee was upfront about what the book was and wasn't from the very first chapter. I enjoyed seeing both her and her father's perspectives on being the best version of ourselves. 'Be Water, My Friend' is more a self-help/self-realization book than it is any sort of memoir on Lee as an athlete and individual and I actually really appreciated that. But it wasn't self-help in the 'do this and you'll find happiness' it was self-help in the 'this is what my father believed, this is what he did, this is how he lived and that worked for his peace.' I would recommend 'Be Water, My Friend' for those looking for different perspective with a bit of Bruce Lee knowledge and history sprinkled in.