Kobe Bryant

KobeKobe bryant 2012Kobe Bryant is a famous basketball player. He played from 1997 to 2016. He was born in 1978 in Philadelphia, but he grew up in Italy where his father was already a professional basketball player. During his teen years, he came back to the U.S.A., where he dominated the high school championship. After that Kobe Bryant was drafted to the NBA by the Charlotte Hornets, but he was immediately exchanged and welcomed to his new franchise: the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kobe was undoubtedly gifted, but he struggled so hard to earn his place among those legends of basketball. He is even compared to Michael Jordan. Kobe was every time determined to be on the top, so he worked more than his teammates. That obsession for what he was doing is an example for me, whatever I do. Kobe had this obsession to be better every day, and he had the faith that he could continue to win no matter what happed. So Kobe Bryant became one of the seven players to score more than 30,000 points in their career, and he won five NBA titles too.

Kobe Bryant is my hero because it's probably thanks to him that I started to play basketball. According to me, he is one of the best offensive players ever. For example, he had already scored 81 points in a game. Before I started to play basketball, I saw him on YouTube and I found him just impressive so I wanted to do like him. I started to play this game, and I think I'm in love, I will never stop. I admire Kobe Bryant because of his mentality too. I love his way to think and to stay calm in every situation. I thought many times how it could feel to make a jump shot, which can make my team win a game. This kind of shot requires daring, calm and self control. Kobe has all of those qualities. I think it's those kind of values that I need if I want make my life a success. That's why Kobe Bryant is my hero today.