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Joe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, USA in 1954. He has a high basketball talent, but what is more firmly engraved in his blood than a basketball talent is a performance talent.

Joe was one of the few players in that era to pay more attention to performance and appreciation than basketball. From high school to the NCAA to the NBA, he has this style. Even in the NCAA game, he had a deliberate slam dunk performance. At that time, in the NCAA, the slam dunk was punishable, but he still left me.

He wants to win, but he wants to win beautifully. But many times, you can’t have both win and beauty, you can only choose one.

Most players choose to win.

But Joe chose to be beautiful, even if his physical conditions are very rare. He used to violently block “Skyhook” Jabbar. Even his passing skills were considered second only to Magic Johnson by coaches, but beauty is more important .

He transcended the times, but lost to the times. His fancy style was not accepted by the NBA, and Joe was a stubborn person, so his NBA career was only 8 years and ended in 1982.

Even if he leaves the best basketball league in the world, he remains the same. Stubbornness is engraved in his bones.

Even if it only takes 3 years, the magician Johnson will create a showtime era that is full of joy. His fancy basketball will usher in a real air, and he can’t bear it.

So he ended sadly.

The same stubbornness is also reflected in the emotions. In the NBA full of passion, he rarely has a wife, he loved in high school, and it ended.

Joe insisted on two things strictly throughout his life. Fancy basketball, and his wife, Pamela Cox.

Performance, not victory.-Jerry West, prototype of the NBA logo

(Joe in the NBA)

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In 1979, Elvin Johnson entered the NBA as the No. 1 pick, the Los Angeles Lakers. In the same year, Joe had a third child, named kobe, which means Kobe beef, from a restaurant menu.

Kobe Bryant is equally talented, but equally stubborn.

Joe, who left the NBA, took his family to many countries, from players to coaches, and finally returned to the United States. He became Kobe’s coach, although he only taught for 1 year.

Joe can’t teach Kobe anything in basketball, but his stubbornness, gorgeous basketball, and attitude from beginning to end are exactly the same.

Stubbornness and gorgeous basketball also run through Kobe’s life.

Kobe’s high school basketball career is perfect, leading his team history to win the championship for the first time, met later NBA teammate Odom, won all the awards that can be won, and the score data is crushed Everyone in Pennsylvania, including Wilt Chamberlain, the god of the NBA.

Just Kobe, a high school student, conquered the United States with his talent and performance.

He chose to bypass college and go straight to the NBA. At the age of 17, he was the 6th in history to do so andsuccessful people.

The next player to enter the NBA from high school and shine, called LeBron James, is Kobe’s enemy of life.

(Kobe in high school)

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In 1996, Kobe was selected by the Hornets, but he refused to play for the Hornets. Genius must be chased. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers won Kobe by trading draft picks and paid for their starting center.

Kobe started out as a substitute, but quickly settled in as a starter and is the youngest starter in history.

It was Magic Johnson who tuned him.

In 1998, Kobe became the youngest dunk contest champion in history. That same year, he became the youngest All-Star starter in history.

Although his series of youngest records will be broken by LeBron James, Kobe at the time was proud of it.

In 1999, with Phil Jackson coming to the Lakers, the Lakers officially started the center + guard combination centered on then-first center Shaq O’Neal and star guard Kobe.

2000, 2001, 2002, the Lakers won three consecutive championships.

(Kobe, O’Neal)

In 1999, 20-year-old Kobe met his lifelong love, Vanessa who was still in high school. They fell in love at first sight, but the love was hot, but Vanessa’s birth was poor. NBA seniors and coaches objected.

Finally, when they got married in 2001, Kobe was already an NBA superstar. Only 12 people attended the wedding, except Vanessa’s family.

Kobe then felt that he could fight the world. Joe, then, was so stubborn.

(Kobe in his youth, Vanessa)


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Although Kobe in 2002 has 3 crowns in hand. But public opinion at the time generally believed that the core of the championship was the invincible Great Shark O’Neal. This makes Kobe proud to bear, after all, he is not even convinced of Jordan.

Pride and stubbornness are the most distinctive characteristics of Kobe, which has caused him a lot of criticism. He and O’Neal started to have a gap. In 2003, the Lakers missed the championship.

And that year, LeBron James entered the NBA as a high school student + No. 1 champion. Since then, the young genius is no longer only Kobe.

The real break came in 2004, recruiting Malone and Payton’s Lakers, and forming an unprecedented four giant combination with Kobe and O’Neal, but was beaten by the Pistons in the playoffs.

The first time Kobe felt youngThe impermanence of fate.

The Pistons’ tough defense prevented Kobe from attacking, and O’Neal’s shooting percentage was very touching. In the end, they regretted being out. Then the conflict broke out.

Kobe’s ornate basketball inherited from Joe is the key point to be blamed. Ornate basketball needs to control the ball for a long time, and the allocation of the ball is always the core issue of a team.

When Kobe is the omnipotent spear, this problem does not exist. The ball is Kobe. But that’s the problem when Kobe is restricted.

But Kobe, like Joe, is gorgeous, offensive, and in control of the ball.

When the conflict between Kobe and O’Neal could not be reconciled, the team chose Kobe.

Because Kobe is younger and more on the rise, O’Neal has been on a downward trend.

And the commercial value of Kobe is much higher than O’Neal.

Business is business, and capital always knows how to choose.

So O’Neal was traded to the Heat, and the Lakers became a buzzword for Kobe.

But in 2006, O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, who entered the NBA in 2003, formed the same top center + guard combination and won the championship.

So all the pressure was on Kobe, and the thing that forced O’Neal back then proved to be wrong.

At the same time, James who entered the NBA in 2003 has been called the King. Seven years later, he and Wade and Bosh will form the strongest three in history.

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Whether it’s O’Neal + Wade’s title win or James’ younger record-setting, both have put tremendous pressure on Bryant. He never conceded the word in his dictionary, and his stubbornness did not allow him to change his style of play.

From 2006 to 2007, his style of play was more offensive, his gorgeous pace and various strange angles of shots made him a lot of fans.

But gorgeous basketball may not win, and his father has proven it 30 years ago.

Kobe’s aggressive play suffered, he suffered more doubts than appreciation.

Even his 81-point miracle in 2006 alone could not be explained and questioned, but he was attacked more.

In the eyes of many fans, the polarized evaluation of Kobe ’s play, love will say that this is basketball, basketball is offense;

Those who don’t love will say that Kobe is too independent and clinging to his own statistics. Basketball should be a game of 5 people.

Even today, there is a word in the popular buzzword called [Kobe Behavior], which represents selfishness.

But Kobe didn’t care about all of this and didn’t want to change. His father was the same.

Even that year, he changed his number from No. 8 to No. 24, claiming that he wanted to stick to basketball 24 hours.

But everyone knows that the god of basketball Jordan and the young emperor James are number 23.

Proud Kobe is going to overpower them. When he was young, Kobe wanted to suppress the old Jordan.

Kobe is no longer young, he wants to squeeze younger James.

He practiced like masochism. When others asked him why he was so successful, he asked.

Do you know Los Angeles at 4 AM?

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Kobe’s second peak came in 2009. That year, Kobe welcomed center Gasol, Odom repeatedly made great achievements on the bench, Bynum awakened, and the returning Fischer sword was not old.

While maintaining his high-intensity offense, he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Prove that he is not only the strongest spear, but also a qualified shield.

Kobe learned the defense, no one can shine, even if it is the first consecutive regular season record for 3 consecutive years, the MVP won the soft LeBron James.

2008-2009,2009-2010, for two consecutive seasons, Kobe led the Lakers to the championship. Unlike many years ago, Kobe was the absolute core of this championship. No one can question his ability and role.

Even if he hates Kobe anymore, he has to admit his strength.

More importantly, he started to impact his 6th championship. His idol, Jordan, is 6 championships.

In the same year, LeBron James gave up the No. 23 jersey and chose No. 6.

Everything seems to be paving the way for Kobe, who is the protagonist of the novel.

His path to becoming a god is near. Then he met a calf that was more like a sun.

Nowitzki was the strongest chariot in the league that year. Not only was Kobe crushed by him, he even joined the Heat.The three giants James was also overwhelmed by Nowitzki.

Nobody can defend Nowitzki, because it doesn’t make sense.

4 to 0, Kobe’s road to becoming a god is ended, and he has once again entered the trough.

Basketball, after all, is a game of shooting goals.

Kobe, who is no longer young, feels the second impermanence in life.

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In later years, although Kobe still refused to give in, it was James’ time. From 2011 to 2013, James led the Heat to the Big Three and swept the league, winning two consecutive championships.

The alliance at this time is already the world of James.

The unquestionable first person in the league.

The Kobe Bryant ’s Achilles tendon was torn, and the season has ended arbitrarily. While fishing, watching James ’s radiance, his heart was filled with emotion.

Just when James was challenged for three consecutive championships, he was crushed by the Spurs, who was already considered to be the old team.

Giant basketball lost to team basketball, and Feng Shui took turns.

Kobe looked at James. This feeling he experienced 2 years ago.

A new generation resembles an old one, and life’s ups and downs are impermanent. Then James returned to the Cavaliers, taking back the number 23.

Kobe returned to the Lakers after recovering, trying to pick up ambitions.

Kobe is still working hard, but the data is not as good as the day. Although it is still a solid All-Star and the data is decent, this is more a recognition of his status and hard work than a recognition of strength.

When everyone is hereWhen respecting a person, there are only two situations.

Either you are considered the strongest, or you are already a bit old. Kobe is the latter, and the former belongs to James.

(Kobe’s last game against James)

James returned to the Cavaliers and won the championship in the second year. Since then, James’ historical position has been unshakable, and can even be directly defined as the strongest small forward in history.

In 2016, if it wasn’t for Durant who was close to cheating to join the Warriors, James could still win the championship, but then the Heat Big Three was not cheating.

But this has nothing to do with Kobe. The worse and worse body cannot support his strong soul.

Stubborn people are like this, it is better to end before they are really aging, rather than dragging from a hero to a bear.

So he chose to retire.

On April 14, 2016, the last battle of Kobe’s career, the old man chatted with a young man, scored 60 points and led the Lakers to reverse the Jazz.

With the cheers of the audience, it ended perfectly.

(Kobe’s last battle)

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After retiring, Kobe seems to be a different person. He is no longer the black Mamba who must compare baht on the field, but a gentle person.

He once opposed the world, but now he reconciles with the world.

He and O’Neal had a public break. After their retirement, their relationship returned to good. Even Kobe admits that if the Sharks didn’t leave him then, they could win many championships together.

And for James, Kobe’s attitude is also changing.

On July 10, 2018, James joined the Los Angeles Lakers and led the Lakers forward. Bryant has played for the Los Angeles Lakers for more than 20 years and is the first player in history to play for a single team for 20 years. The other side of stubbornness is loyalty.

So Kobe’s heartfelt support for James may be more likely that he saw yesterday’s himself on James.

It’s not the peak self, but the self who has grown old but still fights hard. In fact, after coming to the Lakers, James is already invincible. He was like a wall in his early years, but now he will be injured and struggling.