Kobe Bryant’s
story is an interesting one. Filled with
talent, promise, money, fame, set-backs, slumps, awe-inspiring finishes, dunks,
friendships, friends he says would not have been successful without him, and
friends that call him super old. He’s
produced some of the NBA’s greatest plays and moments of my brief
lifetime. He’s also produced some of the
more character-less acts done by professionals - which is saying something.
And yet,
despite all that, “Kobe!” is what any kid calls out when he practices his
buzzer-beating fade-away. (Ok, let’s be
honest – it’s also what all high schoolers, college students, and young adults
call out as well.) Take a poll – who is
the “clutchest” player in the NBA, who is the best closer, who would you most
like to have taking the final shot for your team? Kobe. (Challenged in the last year by Kevin
Durant.) Who sells the most jerseys
around the world – most notably in China? Kobe.
