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Kobe Bryant created his "Black Mamba" alter ego as a way to get through the lowest point of his career. His nickname was inspired by the movie "Kill Bill," in which the snake, known for its agility and aggressiveness, was used as a code name for a deadly assassin. "The length, the snake, the bite, the strike,
Kobe Bryant, la légende du basket-ball, l’avait compris. Il avait commencé à exprimer sa créativité en écrivant des livres et en faisant une série de vidéos. Comme il me l’avait confié dans un podcast, il était crucial pour lui d’avoir des habitudes : « Souvent, la créativité naît de la structure. Quand on dispose de paramètres et d’une structure,
... See moreJay Shetty • Penser comme un moine (French Edition)
if I wanted to implement something new into my game, I’d see it and try incorporating it immediately. I wasn’t scared of missing, looking bad, or being embarrassed. That’s because I always kept the end result, the long game, in my mind.
-Kobe Bryant
Most basketball players appropriate fragments of other players’ styles, and thus develop their own. This is what Bradley has done, but one of the things that set him apart from nearly everyone else is that the process has been conscious rather than osmotic. His jump shot, for example, has had two principal influences. One is Jerry West, who has one
... See moreJohn McPhee • A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton
Bradley says that when he was seventeen he came to realize that life was much longer than a few winters of basketball. He is quite serious in his application to the game, but he has wider interests and, particularly, bigger ambitions. He is a history student, interested in politics, and last July he worked for Governor Scranton in Washington.
John McPhee • A Sense of Where You Are: Bill Bradley at Princeton
Kobe used to say, “Knowledge is power.” And I’d tell him: “Only if you use it.” He definitely used it.
Tim S. Grover • Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness (Tim Grover Winning Series)
By reading, by paying attention in class and in practice, by working, I strengthened my focus. By doing all of that, I strengthened my ability to be present and not have a wandering mind.
Kobe Bryant • The Mamba Mentality
Kamrani: Bill Walton was lucky, talented and on a wavelength most wished they could operate on
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