Green made a point of calling back Bryant.
“He said: ‘If it was easy, why bother?’” Green said, recounting the conversation. “That kind of set well with me. That’s a guy who’s been through it all. He’s been through having the fans love him and having the fans hate him. When they hated him, he used that as fuel....
“Anybody can tell you something, but when you’ve got a guy like that who’s been through everything, it kind of hits home a little bit more.”

