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The 2nd episode in the “Best of Kobe Bryant” series. A compilation of rare interviews & moments in Kobe’s life. Happy Kobe day!
Best of Kobe Bryant: Episode I
youtu.be/PwK4GfGldcU
The 2nd episode in the “Best of Kobe Bryant” series. A compilation of rare interviews & moments in Kobe’s life. Happy Kobe day!
Best of Kobe Bryant: Episode I
youtu.be/PwK4GfGldcU






![Kobe’s Remedy for Obsessives
Kobe Bryant’s advice for people who struggle with the gift of obsessive hard work and dedication to their passions. The original audio clip was posted on June 12, 2018 when Kobe was 39 years old.
Full interview from HoopsHype 🔥
https://youtu.be/GHFgibPM5ho
📰Excerpt from ‘Kobe Bryant remembers going up against a recruit - I made it a point to make his training camp absolute hell’ article by Virgil Villanueva:
Well, we had a player in training camp actually named [Mickael] Gelabale, Bryant recalled. He was a young player, but he had been in the league before. He joined us for training camp, and I could tell he was really nervous. We’d had a little altercation when he was playing for Seattle and now he was in training camp with me on the Lakers and he’s face-to-face with me every day, knowing that I hadn’t forgotten what happened and that I was never going to forget. I don’t forget that stuff. I could tell that he was really, really nervous and I made it a point to make his training camp absolute hell, Bryant told Hoops Hype.
Unfortunately, Gelabale didn’t make the Lakers roster. Perhaps the jitters got the best of him. The fact that Kobe made training camp extra challenging also didn’t help. But what can you do? To make it to the NBA, you have to be as tough as nails. If you can endure Kobe’s assault, you can literally do anything in this world.
Full article: https://www.basketballnetwork.net/.amp/old-school/kobe-bryant-names-the-player-who-was-so-scared-of-him Kobe’s Remedy for Obsessives](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/w3WCEeDkKaU/mqdefault.jpg)


![Why Watching International Basketball Will Make You a Better Player
Kobe Bryant explains the importance for American players to watch international basketball. He says off-ball movement needs to worked on more in the US. This interview is from August, 2010 at the World Basketball festival.
Full Interview on SportsHaze: https://youtu.be/D4q1Y-iEeYk
Excerpt from ‘Lakers Legend Pau Gasol: Kobe Bryant Will ‘Always Be With Me’’ article by Daniel Starkand:
Gasol will also soon have his Lakers uniform retired with the No. 16 going up into the rafters next to Bryant’s Nos. 8 and 24 on March 7.
With all of this happening at once, Gasol couldn’t help but think about Kobe and Gigi and the impact they continue to have on him to this day, via Eurohoops TV:
“Every step of the way, he’s on my mind, in my heart along with Gigi. And he’s going to be there forever. I grew as a player, I played at a high-level thanks to him, in great part. Obviously Phil [Jackson] and the rest of the teammates, the rest of the staff, I had to put something for my part, but his leadership, his example, his approach really elevated my game and made me a better player. We don’t get those championships, my name and my number don’t go in the rafters, we don’t win those championships without Kobe Bryant being one of the best players on the floor, in history. So again, he will always be with me, in every moment, not just basketball recognitions, but personally too. His family is my family. We will continue to go forward thinking that he is watching. He’s definitely part of those moments.”
Full article: https://lakersnation.com/lakers-legend-pau-gasol-kobe-bryant-will-always-be-with-me/2023/02/18/amp/ Why Watching International Basketball Will Make You a Better Player](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wdinrm8N5Rc/mqdefault.jpg)
