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Kobe Bryant didn't feel like he was a part of the black community until this happened... Find out what inspired this change in Kobe's life. This interview by Chris Myers is from 2006.
Full interview by Chris Myers: youtu.be/jDoV0yiRFUk
Music: pixabay.com/music/id-40978
Excerpt from 'Kobe Bryant’s missive to tackle homelessness in LA' article by Dennis J. Freeman:
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has gone toe-to-toe with the best players in the NBA. More often than not, Bryant has come out on top, leading the Lakers to five NBA championships and seven Finals appearances. He’s annually recognized as the premier player in the game today.
On the court, Bryant is known to be fearless, unrepentant and cold-blooded, much like the Black Mamba moniker he is associated with.
Off the court, Bryant is just as relentless and savvy, especially when it comes to helping others. The father of two young daughters, Bryant is particularly fierce when it comes to helping less fortunate children. His annual Kobe Basketball Academy has always been a pillar of Bryant’s philanthropy efforts.
Bryant has become a global icon, not just because of all-world basketball skills, but also in part because of his tireless dedication to reach out and touch those in need, much like the way he reached out to children left without due to the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina.
Full article: news4usonline.com/2020/01/kobe-bryant-brings-his-a-game-to-help-the-homeless
Kobe Bryant didn't feel like he was a part of the black community until this happened... Find out what inspired this change in Kobe's life. This interview by Chris Myers is from 2006.
Full interview by Chris Myers: youtu.be/jDoV0yiRFUk
Music: pixabay.com/music/id-40978
Excerpt from 'Kobe Bryant’s missive to tackle homelessness in LA' article by Dennis J. Freeman:
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant has gone toe-to-toe with the best players in the NBA. More often than not, Bryant has come out on top, leading the Lakers to five NBA championships and seven Finals appearances. He’s annually recognized as the premier player in the game today.
On the court, Bryant is known to be fearless, unrepentant and cold-blooded, much like the Black Mamba moniker he is associated with.
Off the court, Bryant is just as relentless and savvy, especially when it comes to helping others. The father of two young daughters, Bryant is particularly fierce when it comes to helping less fortunate children. His annual Kobe Basketball Academy has always been a pillar of Bryant’s philanthropy efforts.
Bryant has become a global icon, not just because of all-world basketball skills, but also in part because of his tireless dedication to reach out and touch those in need, much like the way he reached out to children left without due to the devastation left behind by Hurricane Katrina.
Full article: news4usonline.com/2020/01/kobe-bryant-brings-his-a-game-to-help-the-homeless



![Kobe Bryant on Fame and Being Booed: “There’s a Sense of Responsibility”
Kobe Bryant is asked how he feels about being the center of the public eye, and also how he reacts to fans booing him in opposing arenas. This interview is from September 17, 2006.
Full interview from losangelessportsvid: https://youtu.be/EMwx4w0W8Yk
Excerpt from ‘How Josiah-Jordan James is Like the ‘Kobe’ of Tennessee’s Basketball Team’ article by Ric Butler:
According to assistant coach Rod Clark, James has a critical role with this Tennessee team.
“Josiah being back is like, I don’t like to compare him to this, but it’s almost like Kobe [Bryant] back in the Staples Center after a long injury,” Clark said about James on Monday. “His energy, his enthusiasm, his infectious personality, it just lifts everybody.”
While speaking with the media on Monday afternoon, Clark told a story about James’ leadership dating back to last season.
At the time, a then-freshman Jahmai Mashack constructively confronted James after a sluggish performance against LSU on the road.
“[Josiah’s] head was down, he was just in a bad state,” Clark said. “He was shooting, I think, like 19 percent from the field at the time. And Jahmai was like ‘Jo, when your head is down, and when you’re not talking in timeouts, it affects us. Like we don’t feel like we can beat anybody when you’re like that. But when you have great energy and you’re coaching guys up and you’re being a leader, we feel like we’re the best team in the country.’ Ever since then, I think Jo has embraced how infectious his status is for our guys.”
Full article: https://www.rockytopinsider.com/2023/01/09/how-josiah-jordan-james-is-like-the-kobe-of-tennessees-basketball-team/
🏷 #famous #hatersgonhate #mamba #goat #kobebean #beanbryant #theblackmamba Kobe Bryant on Fame and Being Booed: “There’s a Sense of Responsibility”](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kolco0hWrNk/mqdefault.jpg)



![Kobe Bryant’s Message for the Youth
Kobe Bryant shares a message for the youth. He says “enjoy life, enjoy every day as it comes” and then goes on to state the importance of finding that one thing that you love the most. This interview is from July 9, 2010.
⬇️ Full Interview on sbnewsnetwork ⬇️
https://youtu.be/tRn71p0yhlI
https://youtu.be/Ohz7P6TE1CM
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐈 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬.
Excerpt from ‘Karl Malones standing offer to knuckle up with Kobe Bryant: If something’s got to go down, I’m not playing fair’ article by Virgil Villanueva:
“Hey, this is what I’d say to you, Malone continued. I don’t have a problem. People say whatever they want to say, and that’s great. I’m 6-9, 272, to be exact: I’m not hard to find. I don’t want no trouble. But if something’s got to go down, I’m not playing fair. [If] we’ve got to get down, then we’ve got to get down. I’m just telling you.’’
Amid the heat of the drama, Bryant was asked for his thoughts on the matter. It was a big issue, given that they were teammates and legitimate title contenders. While Malone was on the tail-end of his career, he has still seen a critical piece of the puzzle.
Bryant was asked if he and Malone would ever mend their relationship.
Not on a personal relationship,” Bryant started. “I mean when all that stuff happened to me, we kept our mouths shut. It is what it is. I mean you let him and his family deal with that situation or whatever. And we just kept our mouth shut and I just came here to work the next day, just doing what we have to do. I didnt tell anybody about it because its nobodys business. If Mitch and Buss felt like it was right for the team for him to come back and play for us, then I just have to be a bigger man and just accept him on a business level as far as being a teammate and embrace him here in this organization.
Full article: https://www.basketballnetwork.net/.amp/old-school/karl-malones-standing-offer-to-knuckle-up-with-kobe-bryant Kobe Bryant’s Message for the Youth](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LbHfR4DNXIo/mqdefault.jpg)


![3 Unknown Kobe Stories - From Teammate Corie Blount
Kobe Bryant’s former teammate Corie Blount recalls 3 stories about the Mamba that you’ve probably never heard. Blount spent a total of 4 seasons on the Los Angeles Lakers. He also played for the Bulls, 76ers, Suns, Warriors, Cavaliers and Raptors.
Full interview from KCAL News: https://youtu.be/196_la1b8Dw
Excerpt from ‘I HAVE TO FULFILL THIS MANS PROPHECY: KOBE IS STILL INSPIRING KLAY THOMPSON’ article by Melissa Rohlin:
Thompson distinctly remembers how he first felt when the Lakers legend — who is considered the embodiment of a stone-cold killer on the court — used those words to describe him and Steph Curry after an ESPN reporter asked him which players have a Kobe-like instinct in 2016.
I was elated, Thompson told FOX Sports earlier this month. I was just really excited because I just really idolized him growing up, especially growing up down there [in Orange County]. Everything I try to do on a basketball court, I try to emulate him. I just really loved his work ethic and style of play. For him to say that just made me feel really good about myself.
A few years later, Bryants words went from being highly flattering to becoming a crucial motivational tool.
Before Thompson did painful rehab exercises, hed watch that video. Before hed lift weights, hed watch that video. When he was overcome by mental anguish, hed watch that video.
When asked recently what those words meant to him, Thompson had a difficult time summing it up.
It means so much, its hard to even put into words, he said. Kobes not the guy who just hands out compliments like that, so, for me to gain his respect, it meant everything to me. It inspired me to keep going and never be satisfied, just like he was.
Full article: https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/nba/how-kobe-bryant-is-still-inspiring-klay-thompson
🏷 #kobebryant #corieblount #lakers #losangeleslakers #lalakers #lakeshow #lakersnation #la #losangeles #basketball #nba 3 Unknown Kobe Stories - From Teammate Corie Blount](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mb0zHhaVBPU/mqdefault.jpg)