Flex Wheeler, Who Got Beaten ?Just for Sh**s and Giggles,? Credited Bruce Lee for Being His Saviour in 2018

Flex Wheeler struggled all his life with numerous problems. However, Wheeler never succumbed to any of the restrictions he faced in life. Whether it be the diseases that he faced since his adolescence or the bullying he went through in his childhood.

On the other hand, while facing numerous problems, one might need a push or motivation to live through them. A few years ago, Flex Wheeler opened up about a hero of his life who saved him through his weak childhood.

Flex Wheeler is forever indebted to Bruce Lee

When Wheeler was a child, he wasn’t a very healthy boy. He was quite skinny and often got bullied for it by other children. Besides that, Wheeler also had a financial problem. In 2018, Flex revealed,?“I can’t imagine how many people he (Bruce Lee) helped, but I know, he just, yeah, he saved my life.”

Flex came from quite a poor family who didn’t have many luxuries to offer to their kids. Not only luxury but even proper treatment also couldn’t be afforded at times. At that time, Wheeler used to go to a nearby recreation centre. Unfortunately, it took money to play games like pool or ping-pong there. On the other hand, every once in a while, they showed a movie for free.

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Flex said,?“I remember they would have these movies every once in a while and they showed Enter The Dragon. And I just sat, and I watched and I just like, just fell in love with him. I just got it, my God. And here I am, a skinny little punk, getting beat up every day, you know. At home and anywhere I walked up, people, hey come over here, and just hand me my as* just for sh**s and giggles.”??

Was Wheeler a good martial artist?

Flex Wheeler turned out to be an incredible bodybuilder. Arnold has even mentioned him as one of the greatest in the sport, who has won four Arnold Classic titles. However, to our surprise, Flex Wheeler was a better martial artist than a bodybuilder.

Wheeler disclosed this in the same interview where he said Bruce Lee saved his life. Flex’s karate coach and mentor told him he was?“a 100 times better martial artist than I ever could be as a bodybuilder”.?But as there was no good pay for a martial artist, Flex had to pursue bodybuilding as his career, despite loving martial arts.

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Flex Wheeler got inspired by Bruce Lee and became a developed person later in his life. Similarly, Flex Wheeler has inspired millions of people through his journey.??