The ceremony took place during halftime as the Los Angeles Lakers … You guys know that if you do the work, you work hard enough, dreams come true. And in a public message to his three daughters, the Bean dropped a gem on the audience, and I pray you take it as I did. titles and two Olympic gold medals, has been named to 17 All-Star teams and was voted the league’s most valuable player in 2008. I ran up and down every court after every loose ball for you. I hope I’ve inspired all of you,” he said. When he broke down how basketball is a metaphor for life: View this video on YouTube. But hopefully what you get from tonight is that those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when don’t feel like working — you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself — but you do it anyway. In the words of successful entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuk, it’s binary. Kobe Bryant Brings His Whole Family - Including Baby Bianka! I started doing five pull-ups, then seven, then nine, then 15. The details of their relationship, however, were kept rather private until Jordan delivered an emotional speech at Bryant’s memorial service on Feb. 24, 2020. He ranks third on the N.B.A.’s career scoring list, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Not too long ago, I started working out with two friends: one who recently became a model for several brands and another who went from homeless in high school to becoming a personal trainer and potential overseas pro basketball player. On an evening when his No. This made an impact on me. Kobe Bryant gave an emotional speech after watching both his No. Behind Kobe Bryant's athletic prowess was a creative man inspired to tell his complex life story through art. "I grew up a die-hard, I mean a die-hard Laker fan, die-hard. Kobe Bryant announced he will be retiring at the end of the current NBA season through a poem. Gregory Fisher/USA Today Sports, via Reuters. On December 18, the Los Angeles Lakers honored Kobe Bryant by retiring both of his jerseys, #8 and #24. Kobe, Jerry West called me the day you worked out and he said, 'Earvin, I just witnessed the greatest workout I have ever seen in my entire life,' and Jerry, you were absolutely right." You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream. “Kobe said the most important thing is to try to inspire others so they can be great in whatever they choose to do. I hope I’ve inspired all of you,” he said. He closed by echoing Bryant's retirement speech. In 2003, he was accused of sexual assault in Colorado. You see, it really is that cut and dry. Bryant earlier this month at Madison Square Garden where the Lakers lost to the Knicks, 99-95. 3 jersey rose to the rafters of Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena during a jersey retirement … 8 and No. After playing in just 41 of 164 Lakers games in the previous two seasons because of a succession of injuries, he has looked like a diminished version of himself this season, producing poor numbers in most statistical categories. In short verses of unadorned language, Bryant recalled falling in love with the game of basketball as a child and growing up as a fan of the Lakers. Kobe Bryant: I played through the sweat and the hurt. Kobe Bryant thanked his family for their 'sacrifices' During the speech at his final game, Kobe Bryant … Bryant was 17 years old when he was picked 13th over all in the 1996 draft by the Charlotte Hornets, who promptly traded him to the Lakers, the only organization for which he has played in his professional career. In a public message … As New York rapper Casanova would say, “I hope that don’t go over y’all heads.”, Kobe Bryant’s message to his daughters is something everyone can learn from, Throwing a screaming bobcat across your yard is the ultimate dad sport. Do the work, and it’ll pay off. (Points to the rafters). You know that, we all know that. Kobe Bryant, the 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers basketball star, said on Sunday that he will end his career after this season. By Herb Scribner @HerbScribner Nov 30, 2015, 3:09pm MST. written by Matthew Wilson December 18, 2020. “It has to be an internal decision and finally I just had to accept the fact that I don’t want to do this any more, and I’m okay with that, and once I accepted that then it became time to just let everybody know, I mean why not, I mean it just takes a load off my shoulders and everybody else I mean it’s just the right thing to do.”. Posted: Nov 29, 2015. Canada’s ‘Canadian tuxedo’ look for the Olympics is perfect, WNBA Draft 2021: Results and reactions for each pick. Kobe Bryant addresses the Staples Center after his last NBA game in April 2016, thanking Lakers fans and his family for their support throughout his career.
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