Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, is the reason why I am in love with the game of basketball today.
Everything else was a blur in my vision, except my basketball
Nothing else mattered. I knew that if I wanted to be great, it took focus. It's just me and the basketball
I would go to the ends of the Earth to become great, like Kobe
Kobe taught me the Mamba Mentality, the strive to be better than you were yesterday, to learn from every aspect of life.
It started to rub off on me
I played day in and day out. I started to see huge progress. I was able to compete with people who have been playing their whole life
I incorporated his patented fade away into my game. I started to feel like the Mamba himself.
A Lasting Legacy
Now that Kobe has been gone for over a year now, his legacy is being lived through those who are close to him in the NBA. I was never able to meet him, but I will do my best to make sure he is never forgotten