Kobe died, Los Angeles time will always stop at 4 am, but the tinder left by Mamba spirit will not disappear.

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Author | Dong Jie Li Zhenliang

Kobe has died. Los Angeles time always stops at 4 am.

On the morning of January 26, US time, when Chinese fans across the ocean were still sleeping, Kobe died unfortunately at the age of 41 because of a helicopter crash. He died with 13-year-old Jaina, Kobe’s second daughter, and Kobe’s daughter.

A number of foreign media, including ESPN, confirmed Kobe’s death. Subsequently, NBA stars including LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Damian Lillard, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Paul George Remember, remember a generation of legends.

Lebron James learned of Kobe’s death on the plane, and he cried after getting off the plane. Just yesterday, Kobe still congratulated LeBron James on the Philadelphia 76ers’ home game to surpass himself and become the third place in NBA scoring.

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Kobe and Jaina, picture from Visual China

Mamba is not dead.

This is the most beautiful and futile expectation of countless people who have been shocked by the news of Kobe ’s death. It is also the last drowsy person who was crushed by this news, stitching the heartbreaking, self-narcotic voice.

For many basketball fans, Kobe is a model for professional players and a perfect interpretation of professionalism. He’s paranoid and doesn’t give up until he achieves his goal. He is arrogant, and always has only the basket in his eyes.

Kobe has died. Los Angeles time will always stop at 4 am, but the tinder left by Mamba’s spirit will not disappear.

Controversial career

He entered the league at the age of 17, and won three NBA championships at the age of 24. The beginning of Kobe’s career is undoubtedly smooth. But he is paranoid and arrogantHis character has always plunged him into controversy.

Because paranoia is so good, Kobe dare to look for active NBA players like Brian Shaw at the age of 11. In the first year of the league, in the strong Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe, as the sixth man, dared to take over the game in the playoffs, making everyone stunned.

Kobe said that he hates failure, so he always worked hard in training. The phrase “Have you seen the sun at 4 AM in Los Angeles?” It has made countless fans crazy. After losing the Finals in 2004, the conflict between Bryant and the Lakers’ star O’Neal broke out.

Kobe questioned O’Neal’s lazy training and took the right to shoot; O’Neal said Kobe was aggressive and never gave others face. But to outsiders, Kobe’s most intolerable is to play in the shadow of O’Neal at the beginning of his career. He aspires to be the boss of a team and to leave his footprint in the long history, for this he broke with O’Neal.

In the summer of 2004, O’Neal went to Miami. Bryant finally became the Lakers’ star, but the team’s performance plummeted. For more than a decade, the team missed the playoffs for the first time. Kobe then became the target of criticism, and the entire season was surrounded by word of mouth from the media and fans.

For this result, the then Lakers coach Phil Jackson recalled: Kobe is not adjustable! In the game, Kobe rather willing to run out of energy, throwing dozens of balls, shooting poorly, and hardly passing to his teammates. Even if he had scored 81 points in a single game, he faced much more doubt than praise. To this day, there is a word in Internet buzzwords called “Kobe Behavior”, which stands for selfishness.

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In the 03/04 season, the final season of the OK combination, Kobe and O’Neal broke up. Image from IC photo

Before 2003, Kobe was considered a model for young players, but this summer’s Eagle County “sexual assault” incident made Kobe’s popularity plummet.

Besides that, he and his teammates Carl Malone and “Mr. Good” Ray Allen had a bad relationship. For a while, subjects such as the devil possessed him, and negative news was plagued by it. The 26-year-old Bryant explained all the negative values ​​of a “ball fighter”: fighting alone, disregarding teammates, ignoring coaches, and constant scandals.

But Bryant dismissed it. In the cover story of Sports Illustrated in the summer of 2014, Bryant once said: “I would rather go 0 for 30 shots than 9Hit 0. 0-for-9 shooting means that you are defeated by yourself and you have completely lost confidence. “

In the summer of 2006, Bryant’s jersey changed from 8th to 24th. From this moment, his career turned to the other side. Kobe no longer performs a good boy. He appears on the cover of the magazine with a picture of the black mamba snake. He wants to be the enemy of the world and even enjoy the pleasure of villains.

So he created the image of Black Mamba. Kobe said in his autobiographical documentary “Muse”: “I was confused by various verbal attacks. I had to clear my head. I had to get rid of myself. So I created Black Mamba. Kobe needs a face To these issues, these challenges in personal life, and Hei Mamba stepped onto the court to do what he should do.

After a season and a half, Kobe has finally waited for his Pippen-Paul Gasol. In the summer of 2008, he finally received the MVP (Regular Most Valuable Player), and he transformed from a top scorer to a qualified leader.

After two consecutive seasons (2008-2009, 2009-2010), Bryant led the Lakers to the championship and won the FMVP (Most Valuable Player in the Finals). Unlike many years ago, Kobe was the absolute core of this championship. No one can question his ability and role. While maintaining a high-intensity offense, he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Prove that he is not only the strongest spear and excellent shield, but more importantly, he is an outstanding team leader.

The most diligent NBA star

“Have you seen Los Angeles at four in the morning?”

When the reporter asked Kobe “why are you so successful”, he asked back.

Kobe said: “The sky is full of stars, few lights, and there are very few pedestrians. Every day in Los Angeles is still dark at four in the morning, I wake up and walk on the dark streets of Los Angeles. After a day has passed, the darkness of Los Angeles has not changed at all. Two days have passed, and the darkness has not changed at all; more than ten years have passed, and the darkness on the streets of Los Angeles at four in the morning has not changed, but I have become muscular, physically fit, powerful, and have high shooting hits. Rate athletes. “

This has become a well-known slogan and a testament to how diligent Kobe is. There are countless examples.

In 2007, later NBA player OJ Mayo was still in high school at the time. He participated in the Basketball Academy hosted by Kobe. Once, Mayo asked Kobe if he could train with him. The clock is here to pick you up. “After 3 pm the next day, Mayo did not wait for Kobe. Mayo asked Kobe where he went at three o’clock that afternoon, and he told him: “The three o’clock I said was three o’clock in the morning.”

Former Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry once shared a story: the talented little emperor James, before entering the leagueI didn’t train for a few years. I relied on my natural strength to train my muscles, but only after seeing Kobe’s diligence, I started regular strength exercises.

In order to clean up the shame of the American team’s international arena, Bryant, James, Wade, Bosh and other top NBA stars joined the 2008 Dream Team. To prepare for the Olympics, the players were training in Las Vegas. When the meeting was held in the morning, Bryant was soaked when he arrived, and James said with emotion: “Oh, this guy has already started training.” Wade said: ” Everyone just woke up and yawned. Kobe has been training for more than 3 hours, and I see him practicing all day. “

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On March 11, 2016, the Lakers faced the Cavaliers. Kobe and James faced off for the last time. 23VS24 came to an end and the two hugged each other. Image from IC photo

Zhang Jiawei, a writer who wrote a biography for Bryant, once said that Bryant is the best man in NBA history to play with his weight. At any stage of his career, his body is like a piece of plasticine. What Kobe wants to shape his body, after the offseason, it can become.

After Bryant retired, he was blessed, and his stomach was piled with fat. His Majesty Kobe reverted to body shape within a month, and sure enough, one month later the eight-pack abs returned.

To O’Neal is as hard as heaven. Here at Kobe is almost like a game. People who have a deep understanding of the pain of losing weight will know how powerful self-discipline and hard exercise this requires.

In support of Kobe’s hard work, he is far superior to ordinary people.

In the second round of the playoffs in 1997, in Game 5 against the Jazz, Bryant shot three non-sticks in a row at the last minute. After the game, Kobe was very angry. After returning to Los Angeles, he didn’t go home, went straight to the arena to practice, and shot a full day basket in the arena.

Besides the NBA, Kobe is also a loser. Thanksgiving in 2013, Lakers team reporter Mike Trudell challenged Kobe while playing table tennis. Kobe thought he could win but was beaten 5-1. After Kobe’s failure, he spewed rubbish, then bought a table tennis table and practiced at home.

When he was a teenager, Kobe began the famous 6-6-6 training method: 6 days a week, 6 hours a day, 6 stages of “devil training”. Here are some of his daily exercises: