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
I found out 30 minutes before the game, and was told that I would have to handle the bench.
from a business perspective, it's great for the NBA... Notoriety sells.
I enjoy seeing how we respond in big games. Most of our guys haven't played with this much hype before.
I don't think it's a story. The guy's in Miami. I mean, who ... cares?
From the start of the series we've been playing extremely well, moving the ball, reading the defense well. It's been a progress.
We can have all the excuses in the world. You can say we're young, we have guys hurt, but we just have man up and be ready to play every night.
We've been through so much. When I try to play the game, I try to please him. So when he's happy with my performance, it makes me happy because I learned the game from him. He taught me how to play.
We're not worried about getting him more touches. We're worried about winning the game and getting everybody better looks.
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.
Today I brought some champagne into the locker room. They all wanted to spray it around, but I said no, we'll sip it from a glass. I told them next year, when we win it all, we'll spray it around then.
He's helping to protect our country, ... It's a chance for me to give back. I'm deeply honored to be here. It goes beyond words. To request my presence to be here, it's unbelievable.
His strength is really to get everybody on the same page, ... He's masterful at doing it. We're just going to follow his lead. Anybody who wins that many championships puts the opposition in a defensive position.
He's been doing the defensive part all year long. Sometimes, the people want more. Tonight he gave them more.