:Wow Kobe Bryant's Personal Mount Rushmore of Mentors

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The unlikely people who led Kobe Bryant to embrace his 'obsession'
Fantastic article by Jackie :wow:
Kobe was really cut from a different clothe.

He learned from so many of the GOATS including MJ. Not only Jordan but Jackson :whoo:

This just inspired me to go search out knowledge. I just want to pick this dude brain. I want to know how the mind of an alpha mind competitor ticks :ohlawd:
To be a fly on the wall when this went down :wow:

"After the game, as Bryant and Julius Erving (who played with Kobe's father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, on the Sixers) chatted in the corridor, Jordan joined the conversation. Bryant told them both he would be turning pro that June, and as he left, Dr. J and Jordan exchanged knowing glances. The kid had an intensity they recognized all too well. Bryant, for his part, left the conversation convinced that he had discovered kindred spirits. "I was a little psychopath," Kobe says. "I was as obsessed as they were."


The last of a dying breed :sadbron:
 
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The unlikely people who led Kobe Bryant to embrace his 'obsession'
Fantastic article by Jackie :wow:
Kobe was really cut from a different clothe.

He learned from so many of the GOATS including MJ. Not only Jordan but Jackson :whoo:

This just inspired me to go search out knowledge. I just want to pick this dude brain. I want to know how the mind of an alpha mind competitor ticks :ohlawd:
To be a fly on the wall when this went down :wow:

"After the game, as Bryant and Julius Erving (who played with Kobe's father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, on the Sixers) chatted in the corridor, Jordan joined the conversation. Bryant told them both he would be turning pro that June, and as he left, Dr. J and Jordan exchanged knowing glances. The kid had an intensity they recognized all too well. Bryant, for his part, left the conversation convinced that he had discovered kindred spirits. "I was a little psychopath," Kobe says. "I was as obsessed as they were."


The last of a dying breed :sadbron:
It was a great read..

Kobe's desire is maniacal
 

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Great read... And a GREAT list of mentors.

With mentors like that you are bound to succeed in anything in life.



I think it's funny how stalker-like Kobe was when seeking advice.
 

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"Keep doing what you're doing," Jackson implores him. "Don't come back to the pack and be normal for the sake of blending in with others. Don't dumb it down." :wow:

that 48 laws of power advice :wow:
 

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Excellent read. Those Michael Jackson parts interested me the most.

My favorite music artist and ball player coming together to exchange ideas.:wow:


Genius on Genius

GOAT recognizing GOAT:wow:
 
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