“Bruce Lee’s teachings extended beyond physical martial arts,” RZA said in a press release for the song. “He was full of philosophy and mindfulness. His quote ‘Be Water my friend’ is profound and multi-tiered in definition. It inspires the idea that in adapting to life situations, sometimes we have to flow smoothly as a stream, while other times we have to crash like a Tsunami.”

The title of the song and the documentary comes from one of Lee’s most famous quotes: “Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”

RZA also released some accompanying visuals to “Be Like Water” as a tribute to Lee.

Be Water premieres on ESPN on Sunday, June 7th at 9:00pm EST.

Quotable Lyrics

Synthesize all days into one
We all one under the same sun
So why you gotta fight against him,
And he gotta fight against Dun?