Chou Ming-te, Lee's classmate at Tanshui High, recalls that his gym teacher once paired him off to wrestle with Lee. Lee easily toppled the puny Chou, knocking him out in the process.
李登輝在淡中的老同學周明德回憶，有次體育課上摔角，老師要求對打，個子矮小的他，不但被李登輝輕易摔倒，而且還因力道太強，整個人暈了過去，可把李登輝嚇壞了。