We all know the name Kobe Bryant. Rather if we know it from billboards, to TV, from high school to the NBA, within advertisements, through internet, or magazines while flipping through pages of a catalog. The main state is not if we no someone or somebody; it’s if we can remember them twenty years from now. The same great twenty years in one franchise they gave us. It’s what mark that they leave on other’s life’s. Not always about being famous or the best of all time. It’s about giving your best for the moment as far as breaking records, setting and creating new ones, to give great dividends. The most important is how great you are going to be to leave an effect in the people and fans of the game. That’s what really matters, that’s what …show more content…
His father was Joe Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers player. He was pushed by his father from an early age to take up basketball. He started playing basketball at the age of only three years old, his favorite team was the Lakers. When Kobe was just only six years old his father Jelly Bean “ Joe” Bryant was fed up with NBA not getting enough playing time and very few games in which he actually started instead of coming off the bench. Some say due to this anger Mr. Joe Bryant took moved his family to Italy leaving the NBA behind. Kobe and his family grew up in the new environment and learned to the speak the local language. His dad only came back to the USA here, and there to play for the USA summer leagues. Kobe stayed there for several years with his family. Little did Kobe know he was next to somebody that would be just as a great star, Indiana fever native Tamika Catchings. The two were together …show more content…
Within the same year superstar 7’1 Shaquille O’Neal signed and tagged alongside Kobe Bryant. Later on, being known for one of the most ultimate duo’s in the history of the game. Bryant ready for his next opportunity to make his next move to become a star. Kobe was now in his second season a the guard position as a Los Angeles Lakers. Voted a starter in the 1998 all star game Kobe became the youngest player at the age of nineteen to ever attend one. "Whether competing in the finals among millions of people watching or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game in his heart and his mind ." Jerry west(former hall of fame laker player) explained by saying “Kobe is the great laker I’ve ever seen in terms of determination and dominance of the game, i don't think I've ever seen one like him.” Kobe started going through, and breaking career records, and achievements. Achievements that were very rare in a sense and hard to break or even think about overcoming. With Bryant’s determined spirit, and crafty mindset he became one out of two only to score forty or more points on every NBA team he has faced; at least once or more. Also at this time Bryant surpassed Jordan’s record of sixty four points scored in one game. Surpassing it with a plus seventeen more as a total of a whopping eighty one points achieved in one
Kobe came into the league in the most ideal scenario; he was picked by a big market, star studded, rich organization, the Los Angeles Lakers. To add to that, Kobe had 0 pressure due to the other superstar in town, Shaquille O’Neal. Kobe would be the robin to Shaq’s Batman, and by doing so, Kobe would have 3 championships in a row. In historical context, on the NBA’s chess board, Kobe was a knight; he was important but they could do without him. Kobe did not become an important piece until in his ninth year, when he was stranded with NBA journeymen. Comparing them to his old teammates was like comparing minute maid orange juice to Dom Perignon champagne. So, Kobe was granted permission to do whatever he wanted with the basketball in his hands, which lead to his average points per game going up, and his shooting efficiency to go down. LeBron however, was not drafted into success with no pressure and a Batman like Kobe was; he was the most anticipated basketball player ever, expected to lift a team, rather a city, whom had not won a sports championship since 1964, out from the ashes and into the limelight,at the age of 18. Unlike Kobe, Lebron had all the pressure to live up to his prophecy from the moment he stepped on the NBA’s basketball court and he did not disappoint. In fact, LeBron put up stats never before seen from a player so young, changing NBA history in the process. At 19, he
Russell Westbrook was born on November 12, 1988, in Long Beach, California. Westbrook grew up loving the game of basketball from his dad who was really big on the sport. Russell’s dad was a playground star and spent countless hours teaching his son the sport. Russell practiced drills everyday because his dad wanted him to become a basketball star. Aside from basketball Russell’s mom made him really focus on academics which set Russell up for becoming an honor student.
However, Spike Lee captures Kobe as completely human, prone to minor mistakes, throughout the film. For example, when talking to his teammates on the bench versus the Spurs he says, "Hey Pau, my fault I thought you had a quick shot right there, that's why I threw it back to you" (34:12). Kobe not only admits to his mistake, but he explains his thought process when he made the wrong pass earlier in the game. Candid interactions like this allows the viewer to relate to Kobe, as his humbleness and composure often makes the viewer think twice about who they're watching; is it one of the greatest basketball players ever or just an ordinary dude? Later on, Kobe explains that post-game inters are particularly tough because he's always "out of breath." Once again, the viewer is surprised with another admittance of mortality, unlike the god-like status that he typically carries. By providing an eye into Kobe's private conversations in the locker room and on the bench that viewers otherwise wouldn't witness, the viewer is able to relate to Kobe.
Mary Surratt was sentenced to death by hanging for aiding in the president's assassins. She helped John Wilkes Booth and his associates kill president Lincoln and attempt to kill vice president Seward. I think Mary Surratt was guilty of aiding the president's assassins and attempting to help kidnap the president and i will tell you why.
It all started in Dubuque, Iowa. Then bam he started getting college scholarships when he was a sophomore in high school. He went to do big things in sports and make big records. He leads the all-time NBA in 3 pointers. He was looking in the spotlight of Steph Curry when he was little then later in life he beat it. Read about Kobe Meyers autobiography.
When I was growing up all I did was watch basketball. My two favorite players at that time were LeBron James, and Kobe Bean Bryant. I always thought LeBron was so much better then Kobe, but others may think otherwise. LeBron is just a better overall player, but Kobe is a close second to LeBron. They both play big roles on their basketball teams, and have a lot of responsibility to. Some people might say Kobe is better than LeBron because of all the awards he has won. LeBron and Kobe each have a unique game, but LeBron is just capable of so much more because of his size and speed. Kobe has that back in the day basketball mentality, but it is really effective for him.
Lebron James and Kobe Bryant are two of the most explosive players in the NBA today. Each player has his own playing style that separates him from the rest of the league. Both players have their own career achievements, endorsements, and personal life stories behind the game. If you ask anybody, the comparison between these two players is great. It is a never ending debate between who is better because both players have something different to bring to the table. Side by side on paper, both players seem dominant and may one day end up in the basketball hall of fame. But as individuals, side by side, each has a different but similar life.
Have you ever had a life changing moment? Many individuals have faced life changing experiences like Feng Ru in the “Father of Chinese Aviation”, like Jackie Robinson in ‘I Never Had It Made’, and like Melba Pattillo Beals in ‘Warriors Don’t Cry.’
I am a football fan. My favorite team is the Green Bay Packers. In my house a couple of weeks ago tension ran high. Why? Well, because my husband is a Cowboys fan and the Packers took them out of the running for the super bowl. Now, this past Sunday my husband was super happy to watch the Falcons beat the Packers, as for me I was devastated. This year the packers started off pretty week. They had a lot of people on the injury list. To see them come back and get as far as they did, I was a proud fan. Some may want to know if I am going to watch the super bowl, since my team is out. Of course I am! It would be un-American not to watch, but at the same time I really just want to see the Falcons lose since they beat the Packers. Let’s talk super
Kobe proved his courage, standing up for himself even when he must have known he was going to end up bleeding. It's never a bad thing to stand up for your honor.”
Kobe Bryant once said “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” Kobe did not care when he would fail, everyone doubted him but he kept going and never gave up. Although, Kobe was one of the worst basketball players at the basketball camps he attended. Bryant never gave up on his dream and became the best basketball player in the world. Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 23, 1978.
First, a list of his accomplishments. Kobe was drafted out of highschool at the age of seventeen, broke into the league by winning the Slam Dunk contest in his rookie season, and by age of twenty-five he was a three time world champion. He was the youngest person to be named a NBA All-Star at the age of nineteen. The combination of his talents with the talents of Shaquille O’Neal was the greatest “one-two punch” of all time. That is an objective fact. Shaq himself has even admitted that had the duo stayed together after the 2004 season, they most certainly would have gone on to win additional world championships, but Kobe didn’t need Shaq. When it was all said and done, Kobe ended up with five rings to his name to O’Neals four - all five with the Lakers I might add.
Yelling “KOBE” while throwing a crumpled paper ball into the trashcan is something every sports fan in the world have done at one point of their life. After winning five time NBA championships, voted two time NBA Final MVP, two time scoring champion, his accomplishments speaks for his greatness, and that is Kobe Bryant. Bryant is now a retired professional basketball player who played in Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years. Throughout his remarkable career, Bryant developed a heroic figure as he pursued Michael Jordan’s footsteps and overcoming him toward the end of his career. He is considered a hero because he has the trait of being determined, fearless, and inspirational.
Also Lebron James broke Kobe Bryant’s record of achieving 20,000 points at 28, while Kobe who held the record at 29.
One of the things that inspired him was how much he loved the sport. Kobe Bryant said, "It's the enjoyment of the game and the love of it. Then it's the low hanging fruit of responding to this challenge. I mean it's right there, it's very easy to get me going" ("Kobe Bryant Best Motivational Speech"). Another factor of what inspired him was his willingness to become the greatest which encouraged him to do better each time. "That's how I would think everyone would go into it. You want to be the man, you know, not the best of the moment, but the best who ever set foot on a basketball court," said Kobe Bryant (Biography Today 54). Kobe brought out the best in people and he wanted to have a positive affect to the people around him and supported him in his life. His goal was to be one of the greatest, but he also wanted to influence people. One of the motivational things that he said was, " We realize the most important thing in life is how your career moves and touches those around you and how it carries forward to the next generation. You realize that's what makes true greatness" ("Kobe Bryant Interview"). These are the things that kept him from giving up through the obstacles that he