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Kobe Bryant reveals how he wanted to be remembered 100 years from now (2010). He says the championships are just the “icing on the cake” but wants his legacy to be bigger than that. The original interview was uploaded on January 23, 2010.
Full Interview on KicksOnFirecom: youtu.be/D8G3gPG8pd0
Excerpt from ‘Lakers officially retire Pau Gasol's No. 16 jersey next to Kobe Bryant's’ article by Ryan Young:
Gasol was extremely close with Bryant both during their time playing together in Los Angeles and remained friends until Bryant died in a helicopter crash in 2020. Kobe's widow, Vanessa Bryant, who was on the court with Gasol on Tuesday night, even presented Gasol with the WNBA’s Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award earlier this year.
Gasol reflected on his relationship with Bryant before the game on Tuesday night.
“When you’re around a player or a person of that caliber that demands excellence of himself and everybody else, I think that’s something that you want to be around," Gasol said of Bryant. “What I tried to do was complement him, provide as much as he needed and the team needed at the time. I had to evolve as a player to be better in order to be that second great player on our team. I put my mind and effort and heart into it to do that. I think, looking back, three straight Finals, it’s not easy to do.”
Gasol mentioned Bryant on the court after his jersey went up, too.
"I miss him so much, like many of us do," Gasol said. "I love him, I wish he was here with Gigi, I really do. But I think he'd be proud."
Full article: sports.yahoo.com/lakers-officially-retire-pau-gasols-no-16-jersey-next-to-kobe-bryants-043659788.html
Kobe Bryant reveals how he wanted to be remembered 100 years from now (2010). He says the championships are just the “icing on the cake” but wants his legacy to be bigger than that. The original interview was uploaded on January 23, 2010.
Full Interview on KicksOnFirecom: youtu.be/D8G3gPG8pd0
Excerpt from ‘Lakers officially retire Pau Gasol's No. 16 jersey next to Kobe Bryant's’ article by Ryan Young:
Gasol was extremely close with Bryant both during their time playing together in Los Angeles and remained friends until Bryant died in a helicopter crash in 2020. Kobe's widow, Vanessa Bryant, who was on the court with Gasol on Tuesday night, even presented Gasol with the WNBA’s Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award earlier this year.
Gasol reflected on his relationship with Bryant before the game on Tuesday night.
“When you’re around a player or a person of that caliber that demands excellence of himself and everybody else, I think that’s something that you want to be around," Gasol said of Bryant. “What I tried to do was complement him, provide as much as he needed and the team needed at the time. I had to evolve as a player to be better in order to be that second great player on our team. I put my mind and effort and heart into it to do that. I think, looking back, three straight Finals, it’s not easy to do.”
Gasol mentioned Bryant on the court after his jersey went up, too.
"I miss him so much, like many of us do," Gasol said. "I love him, I wish he was here with Gigi, I really do. But I think he'd be proud."
Full article: sports.yahoo.com/lakers-officially-retire-pau-gasols-no-16-jersey-next-to-kobe-bryants-043659788.html
