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Kobe Bryant explains his mindset in clutch moments. He also reveals whether or not the airballs he shot against the Utah Jazz as a rookie still haunt him. This was during the Nike Zoom Kobe V launch event on December 8, 2009.
Excerpt from ‘Kobe Bryant's Retro Reebok Shoes Releasing Soon’ article by Pat Benson:
The Reebok Question Mid was the first installment of Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson's sneaker line. However, the shoes found an unlikely ally in Iverson's rival across the country in Los Angeles.
Twenty years ago, Bryant was a sneaker free agent and wore over 100 different pairs of sneakers during the regular season. Bryant wore almost every brand imaginable, including several Reebok models.
The "Black Mamba" broke internet message boards when he played in a player-exclusive colorway of the Reebok Question Mid. The colorway featured a white tumbled leather upper with a yellow synthetic nubuck toe overlay. Strategically placed purple detailing completes the Lakers-inspired shoe.
Full article: si.com/fannation/sneakers/.amp/news/kobe-bryants-retro-reebok-shoes-releasing-soon
🏷 #clutch #kobebeanbryant #lakers #nba #mindset #basketball
Kobe Bryant explains his mindset in clutch moments. He also reveals whether or not the airballs he shot against the Utah Jazz as a rookie still haunt him. This was during the Nike Zoom Kobe V launch event on December 8, 2009.
Excerpt from ‘Kobe Bryant's Retro Reebok Shoes Releasing Soon’ article by Pat Benson:
The Reebok Question Mid was the first installment of Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson's sneaker line. However, the shoes found an unlikely ally in Iverson's rival across the country in Los Angeles.
Twenty years ago, Bryant was a sneaker free agent and wore over 100 different pairs of sneakers during the regular season. Bryant wore almost every brand imaginable, including several Reebok models.
The "Black Mamba" broke internet message boards when he played in a player-exclusive colorway of the Reebok Question Mid. The colorway featured a white tumbled leather upper with a yellow synthetic nubuck toe overlay. Strategically placed purple detailing completes the Lakers-inspired shoe.
Full article: si.com/fannation/sneakers/.amp/news/kobe-bryants-retro-reebok-shoes-releasing-soon
🏷 #clutch #kobebeanbryant #lakers #nba #mindset #basketball






![Kobe Bryant Reacts to Disappointing 2006 Playoffs and Lakers Signing Vladimir Radmanović
Kobe Bryant reacts to the Los Angeles Lakers signing Serbian basketball player Vladimir Radmanović. Mamba also reveals that him and his teammates including Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, Luke Walton and others use the 2006 playoffs loss to the Phoenix Suns as motivation during practice. This interview is from September 17, 2006.
Full interview from losangelessportsvid: https://youtu.be/EMwx4w0W8Yk
Excerpt from ‘Lakers Former Head Athletic Trainer Gary Vitti: “If You Actually Look At Kobe Bryant, There’s Nothing Really Special About Him.”’ article by Aikansh Chaudhary:
‘The more you think about it, youll realize if you actually look at Kobe Bryant, theres nothing really special about him in terms of his god-given things. Is he big? Hes bigger than me. Bigger than the average person in the world. But is he big by NBAs standards? No, hes not that big. Was he quick? Yeah, he was quick, but he wasnt the quickest. Was he strong? Yes he was, but he wasnt the strongest. Was he a leaper? Yeah, he could get off his feet, but he wasnt like Zach LaVine, he didnt have 42 inch vertical. There was nothing there. Nothing.
Why does he have five rings? And other guys that were infinitely more talented have none? Ill tell you. Number one - Nobody and I mean nobody worked harder than Kobe. But a lot of people work hard. Kobe also worked smart. ... Second thing. Nobody was more competitive than Kobe. ... He was absolutely the toughest player that I ever came across. To a point where I had a responsibility, at times, to protect him from himself. He was maniacal because he took two words out of his lexicon - cant and wont.
He replaced those words with - can and will. And somehow he would convince himself that he could do it and he did. It was a mental [and] physical thing. Not just mental, not just physical, it was a combination of those. He was an enigma. He was intellectually brilliant at everything he did.’
Full article: https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/lakers_former_head_athletic_trainer_gary_vitti_if_you_actually_look_at_kobe_bryant_theres_nothing_really_special_about_him/s1_16751_38333271
🏷 #vladimirradmanovic #lakersoffseason #nbaplayoffs #nbabasketball #playoffs #basketballplayoffs #basketball #basketballplayers #basketballteams Kobe Bryant Reacts to Disappointing 2006 Playoffs and Lakers Signing Vladimir Radmanović](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/83GxzNap0Jk/mqdefault.jpg)



