Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryantis an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and ranks third on both the league's all-time regular season scoring and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1978
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
What I saw today was a collection of people who have obviously been through a devastating time but are not down. Their spirits are not down. It's a bounce-back kind of attitude and energy that I got from them. ... Their energy is just tremendous.
What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection.
That felt good. That's basketball. That's how basketball was in the '80s. You see Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson standing, talking in the tunnel, and that's basketball.
I just think it's an accomplishment on this path that we're on to try and get back to the top.
I just take it as him trying to motivate us.
I just imagine the company to be in that class. It's a tremendous, tremendous honor.
Shawn Marion is a great defender, but Lamar is a great player.
At the end of the season, here we are - playing our best basketball.
That?s Big Shot Rob, ... When the game?s on the line, he?s going to get us kick-started.
I just wanted to come out and show my teammates that we could shoot in the building. I wanted to come out and open up the basket a little bit. I wanted to will us to victory.
I just wanted to come out and provide some energy, and my shot started falling. It turned into a lot of momentum for us. The third quarter has been our nemesis all year.
I just score buckets when we need them. I just take the game over. Doing what I do.
I really don't give it that much thought. A lot of people talk about it, and they saw how difficult it is to do. I just go out there and I work hard.
If Lamar plays like that in the playoffs, it will make us very difficult to beat. When he is taking his shots in rhythm, he is a handful.