Kobe
“Bean” Bryant
This is my second blog entry on the topic of the top five basketball players that have changed my look on the game of basketball. In this entry I will be discussing of one the best players in the history of the NBA, Kobe Bryant. As a kid growing up Kobe was my idol, he was the person I looked up to the most in the NBA because of what he could do and how he carried himself while doing it. As soon as he stepped foot on the court and into the game he had the swagger as though he was better than everyone else. He believed he was the best in the NBA during the 2000’s and he also played as though he was the best. During the 2000 era Kobe Bryant won 3 NBA championships, two with a fellow Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, and one with Pau Gasol. Watching Kobe as a kid would put a great big smile on my face, I would amazed at half of the stuff he would do with the basketball. His killer instinct above all else is one of the mains reasons he changed my look on basketball. Kobe had that kill or be killed outlook on the game of basketball. Just watching him have that mentality just made me want to be the greatest I could be that much more. I remember being in awe when my father had told me that Kobe had just scored 81 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors. When my Dad first told me I didn’t believe him, but when I saw it on SportsCenter that next morning I knew it was true. I couldn’t believe it that one of my favorite players scored the second highest single game point total in the history of the NBA. I watched the highlights of that game at least 20 times the day I found out it was true. Walking to the park as a kid I would just visualize myself doing the same things Kobe was doing in those games. Fade away jump shots, three point shots, dunk on people everything I just wanted to be the best ever. Watching Kobe Bryant all day as a kid really changed my outlook on the game of basketball. It changed my mentality and how I approached every game, now I go into every game as if I’m the best ever and it’s my last game ever.
This is my second blog entry on the topic of the top five basketball players that have changed my look on the game of basketball. In this entry I will be discussing of one the best players in the history of the NBA, Kobe Bryant. As a kid growing up Kobe was my idol, he was the person I looked up to the most in the NBA because of what he could do and how he carried himself while doing it. As soon as he stepped foot on the court and into the game he had the swagger as though he was better than everyone else. He believed he was the best in the NBA during the 2000’s and he also played as though he was the best. During the 2000 era Kobe Bryant won 3 NBA championships, two with a fellow Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, and one with Pau Gasol. Watching Kobe as a kid would put a great big smile on my face, I would amazed at half of the stuff he would do with the basketball. His killer instinct above all else is one of the mains reasons he changed my look on basketball. Kobe had that kill or be killed outlook on the game of basketball. Just watching him have that mentality just made me want to be the greatest I could be that much more. I remember being in awe when my father had told me that Kobe had just scored 81 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors. When my Dad first told me I didn’t believe him, but when I saw it on SportsCenter that next morning I knew it was true. I couldn’t believe it that one of my favorite players scored the second highest single game point total in the history of the NBA. I watched the highlights of that game at least 20 times the day I found out it was true. Walking to the park as a kid I would just visualize myself doing the same things Kobe was doing in those games. Fade away jump shots, three point shots, dunk on people everything I just wanted to be the best ever. Watching Kobe Bryant all day as a kid really changed my outlook on the game of basketball. It changed my mentality and how I approached every game, now I go into every game as if I’m the best ever and it’s my last game ever.
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