Kobe Bryant: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Greatest Shooting Guards details the inspirational story of basketball's star, Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant was the face of the Lakers dynasty for two decades and for good reason. Few players have commanded a basketball court as much as Kobe in historical performances such as his notable 81-point performance in just under 42 minutes of playing time in 2006 against the Toronto Raptors. Kobe had an illustrious career, and lived an incredible life.
Kobe Bryant possesses a degree of competitive fire and drive to win that very few players will ever be able to match. Even people who did not like him were at least forced to respect him because of the divisive character that characterized him. Discover more about the best moments in Los Angeles Lakers basketball history-when Kobe shared the court with Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Horry, Metta World Peace, Derek Fisher, and Pau Gasol-by reading on.
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Everyone was curious as to why Kobe Bryant, the outstanding player for the Lakers, chose to compare himself to a reptile when he got himself the nickname Black Mamba. Among the world's quickest and deadliest snakes is the black mamba. In the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill, Uma Thurman's assassin character also goes by this pseudonym. Upon reading up on the mamba, Bryant decided that it was the perfect description of how he wanted his game to be.
The black mamba is said to have a 99% striking accuracy at high speeds and in rapid succession. Bryant stated that it is the kind of surgical precision that he wanted in his game. Kobe Bryant was always known as a perfectionist and player who, despite being great, still strove to be the greatest. And, like the black mamba, Kobe Bryant could strike with precision and without warning. Moreover, he was big, strong, and deadly on the floor both in his prime years as well as when he was a young man. Black Mamba that he did a bit of research on the snake. Upon reading up on the mamba, Bryant decided that it was the perfect description of how he wanted his game to Black Mamba that he did a bit of research on the snake.
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