and will continue to build‚ a great legacy off the court. He truly is amazing‚ there are no words to describe him. He has inspired many to rise up and be like him. He‚ like everyone‚ is part hero and part villain. He is the Black Mamba‚ Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bean Bryant is a recently retired professional basketball player‚ shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He has worn two numbers in his career‚ number 8 and number 24. Throughout the 20 years I have spent with the team
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But with Kobe Bryant now leading a stacked Lakers team‚ it looks like Bryant might be able to close the gap with Jordan. The newest piece of evidence to the debate is a YouTube video created by 2012Mamba. The video below shows Jordan and Bryant performing nearly identical shots‚ while stating how great Bryant is and how at this age he is better than Jordan. However‚ there are a few issues with the statements made. At the age of 33‚ Jordan had played only 10 seasons while Bryant has played
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up on your dreams.” That was one of the first things Kobe Bryant said to me. Many people look at Kobe and say he’s a perfectionist. Yeah‚ maybe a little bit‚ but if he weren’t would he have ended up where he is today. The first time I met Kobe Bryant was January 19‚ 2008 in Los Angles California at the Staples Center. My cousin Shawn Marion was on the opposing team the Phoenix Suns‚ so it was easy for me to go onto the court and meet Kobe. I remember the energy in the arena was unbelievable
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experienced a moment when a song flashes us back to a particular memory. That memory might either be a bad experience‚ or a good one. In my case‚ the song “Kobe Bryant” by Lil Wayne‚ flashes me back to one of the best experiences of my life‚ my final year in High School basketball‚ playoffs and the end of a great chapter. The song‚ “Kobe Bryant” not only reflects my favorite player but most importantly it reflects my whole season senior as team captain for my high school basketball team. Senior
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Basketball Icons: Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan For the last seventeen years‚ there has been much debate as to whether Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. I have never really been interested in basketball or most sports for that matter‚ until a few years ago. My husband would watch all of the college and professional basketball games on television. He would become especially excited during March madness and the NBA
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The Kobe earthquake (also known as the Great Hanshin earthquake‚ Hanshin meaning Osaka-Kobe) was a tragic disaster on several levels. The earthquake lasted just twenty seconds but caused so much damage‚ trauma and of course‚ loss. The focus of the earthquake was 16km beneath the epicentre‚ 20km from the city of Kobe. Japan‚ ironically‚ was named the “most earthquake proof country” before this disaster occurred. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale and many more died from the fires that
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While an earthquake the size of the Kobe quake in 1995; 7.3 on the Richter scale (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica)‚ can be expected to cause wide spread damage‚ Japan did validate that building codes can be an effective mitigation tool. While upwards of 100‚000 wood manufactured older homes collapsed during the 20 second earthquake‚ a large majority of the newer construction buildings remained intact (Todi‚ Hataya‚ Abe‚ & Miyakoshi‚ 1995). Certainly‚ building codes implemented in Japan
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1 Why I Select Kobe Bryant As My Idol 2 Player Profile 3 Kobe Bryant 4 International Career 5 Kobe Bryant In My Life 6 References 7 Why I Select Kobe Bryant As My Idols All my jokes about loving Kobe aside‚ I really admire the man. To me Kobe is more than a basketball player. Kobe Bryant is the first person I ever looked up to and probably the person who has had the greatest impact on me who i haven’t met in real life. When I first watch NBA‚ the Lakers and Kobe was one of the first
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Bear Bryant has one of the winningest records of all time‚ with a 323-85-17 (Sports-Reference.com). Bryant coached at Alabama for 25 years‚ and in that span‚ he won 6 national championships‚ but Alabama was not the only place that Bear coached‚ he also coached at Maryland‚ Kentucky‚ and Texas A&M previous
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two great teams with good players in the past years. Jordan with the bulls and Kobe with L.A. they both have different colors and logo they each represent their city and their fans they also have rivals The most valuable player in the NBA is Kobe Bryant & Michael Jordan. Michal Jordan and Kobe Bryant have a lot of things that are similar but difference things this player have accomplish Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant have a lot of things that are similar. Like they both have Three all star MVP
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