in the game of basketball in life as a
parent
Kobe left nothing in the tank he left it
all on the floor
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maybe it's wise people that Kobe and I
are were very close friends but we were
very close friends Kobe's is my dear
friend he was like a little brother
everyone always wanted to talk about the
comparisons between he and I I just
wanted to talk about Kobe you know all
of us have brothers and sisters little
brothers little sisters who for whatever
reason always tend to get in your stuff
your closet your shoes everything it was
a nuisance if I could say that word but
that nuisance turned into love over a
period of time just because the
admiration that they have for you as Big
Brothers Big Sisters the questions
they're wanting to know every little
detail about life that they were about
to embark on
he used to call me text me 11:30
2:30 3 o'clock in the morning talking
about post-up moves
footwork and sometimes the triangle
at first it was an aggravation
but it then it turned into a certain
passion this kid had passion like you
would never know and so it's amazing
thing about passing if you love
something if you have a strong passion
for something you would go to the
extreme try to try to understand or try
to get it either ice cream cold
hamburgers whatever you have a love for
you've got the wok you would go get it
if you have to beg son you would go get
it what Kobe Bryant was to me was the
inspiration that someone truly cared
about the way I either play the game or
the way that he wanted to play the game
he wanted to be the best basketball
player that he could be and as I got to
know him I wanted to be the best big
brother that I could be
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to do that you have to put up with the
aggravation the late-night calls for the
dumb questions I took great pride as I
got to know Kobe Bryant that he was just
trying to be a better person a better
basketball player we talked about
business we talked about Finley we
talked about everything and he was just
trying to be a better person
now he's got me I'll have to look at
another crime mean for the Knicks
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