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Kobe Bryant says he only has love for the game of basketball that he’s been playing ever since he was 2. Basketball does not overwhelm him. This interview by Chris Myers is from 2006.
Full interview by Chris Myers: youtu.be/jDoV0yiRFUk
Excerpt from ‘“I chased you dog. What do you want me to do man? Want me to come to China?” - Kevin Garnett admits that he was so close to teaming up with Kobe Bryant but couldn’t get through his phone’ article by Nicole Ganglani:
In 2007, Kevin Garnett had a choice to be traded to either the Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, or Phoenix Suns. As he was debating where to request the Minnesota Timberwolves to trade him, Garnett admitted that he was deciding between teaming up with Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles or forming a big three alongside Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston.
It was a tough decision for Garnett (who at that time was desperate to finally win a championship) as he admitted that he had several phone calls to make before coming up with a conclusion.
Full article: basketballnetwork.net/.amp/old-school/kevin-garnett-admits-he-was-so-close-to-teaming-up-with-kobe-bryant
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Kobe Bryant says he only has love for the game of basketball that he’s been playing ever since he was 2. Basketball does not overwhelm him. This interview by Chris Myers is from 2006.
Full interview by Chris Myers: youtu.be/jDoV0yiRFUk
Excerpt from ‘“I chased you dog. What do you want me to do man? Want me to come to China?” - Kevin Garnett admits that he was so close to teaming up with Kobe Bryant but couldn’t get through his phone’ article by Nicole Ganglani:
In 2007, Kevin Garnett had a choice to be traded to either the Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, or Phoenix Suns. As he was debating where to request the Minnesota Timberwolves to trade him, Garnett admitted that he was deciding between teaming up with Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles or forming a big three alongside Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston.
It was a tough decision for Garnett (who at that time was desperate to finally win a championship) as he admitted that he had several phone calls to make before coming up with a conclusion.
Full article: basketballnetwork.net/.amp/old-school/kevin-garnett-admits-he-was-so-close-to-teaming-up-with-kobe-bryant
🏷 #loveofthegame #basketball #playingwithpassion #passion #passionate #passionofbasketball #passionofsports #sportspassion #sports #sportsinterview #sportsinterviews #rarekobeinterview #rarekobeinterviews #kobeinterview #kobeinterviews

![All Kids Should Hear This
Kobe Bryant says something that all kids should hear. He was talking about his diet and how he used to just eat whatever he wanted, but takes things more seriously now. Then he decided to drop this piece of wisdom. 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 ‘Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant form unbreakable bond on road to back-to-back titles’ article by Mark Medina:
Pau Gasol was startled by a late-night knock on his hotel room door. He was even more startled once he opened it.
It was Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant, and he was here to greet his new teammate just hours after the franchise acquired Gasol in a midseason trade from the Memphis Grizzlies.
“Kobe made sure from the moment that I landed and joined the team that I was on the same boat that he was on,” Gasol told NBA.com. “I never heard that message [before], ‘Now let’s go win a title; let’s win us a ring.’ ”
Gasol viewed that message as Bryant’s attempt to “create that connection, appreciate me and embrace me.” Gasol shared the same intentions with his response.
“I’ll do whatever it takes,” Gasol recalled saying. “I don’t care about points. I don’t care about anything. I need to step up my defense. I need to step up my rebounding. I need to be a better passer. Whatever it takes to get to the promised land.”
That late-night conversation marked the beginning of a bond that included Bryant offering plenty of motivational talks filled with praise, criticisms and challenges. Bryant and Gasol co-existed well enough to win two NBA championships in three Finals appearances in their first 2 1/2 seasons together. With Gasol expected to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in August, the Lakers will retire Gasol’s No. 16 jersey Tuesday night at halftime of their game against the Grizzlies (10 ET, TNT).
Full article: https://www.nba.com/news/pau-gasol-kobe-bryant-form-unbreakable-bond-on-road-to-back-to-back-titles All Kids Should Hear This](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aSadcmKy2cQ/mqdefault.jpg)








