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To many, Kobe Bryant will always be remembered as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Here are a few things you might not know about Kobe Bryant.
The family lived in a cottage in the town of Rieti.
All night he was shooting free throws.
He actually said a word in my language.
The pair continued going back and forth, and then Nurkic heard the word again.
While some might not have approved of the choice, Bryant never regretted it.
That’s it the best one."
Bryant was also one of the most successful basketball players to skip college.
He said, “Ultimately it depends on the teachers that you have and the mentors that you have.
Kobe explained that he felt his coach, Del Harris, wanted to avoid playing favorites.
I mean, love is a funny thing.
I can’t explain it and I don’t understand it.
But all I know is … she caught my heart and I just knew she was the one.”
They were married on April 18, 2001, in Dana Point, California.
In fact, his parents were so upset with his wedding that they chose to not attend.
The source explained, “Kobe and his parents endured tumultuous times and it impacted his family life.
He always chose Vanessa and his children first.”
This one is the straw that broke the camel’s back."
It’s also always been clear that his daughters have loved him hard right back.
In a"SportsCenter"video, Duncan shares that she met Kobe backstage at an ESPN event.
When Duncan confirmed that she was having a girl, Kobe exclaimed, “Girls are the best!”
In 2018, he announced plans to launch the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California.
Bryant took over an existing academy simply known as The Sports Academy and rebranded.
Just being there and getting that knowledge was great."
These includedThe Wizenardseries, which Bryant created, with Wesley King serving as the author of the series.
Fantasy and magic draw people in especially kids.
And in sports, the magic is inherently there good and bad."
As he explained, “Rain’s weaknesses on the court are the same as mine.
There’s a vulnerability within him, an unwillingness to trust somebody else before he trusts himself.”
As he told the show, “That is the opportunity.
We can’t just talk about it.
We’ve got to be about it.”
Bryant was also preparing to leave Nike and start his own shoe company in 2020.
