Kobe's Well Honed Killer Instinct

[JDawg]

Not sure why, but I figured I'd share this article with the masses, haters included, that gives a little bit more of a view into Kobe the competitor.

When I read the last paragraph, and more specifically the last two sentences, I got chills man...chills. Just imagine that.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/w ... ml?eref=T1

an enjoyable read for anyone, so I posted it here. Hope it stays.

[ljp24]

*strokes manrod slowly*

[hoops4life]

Yeah i get chills by what malone says too

[SOUL]

theres 2 pages

[ChargerMan]

malone calling kobe a clown is what made me laugh

[That Nicka]

Youre going to get flamed for posting this on the GB

[KB20]

I wish I had that killer instinct.

[incontrol__]

Youre going to get flamed for posting this on the GB

[LLcoleJ]

Youre going to get flamed for posting this on the GB

+1


P.S. this is already posted on the Laker board

[Buckeye-NBAFan]

Poor Duncan. Less ego, less hype, fewer fans of your game.

[CatNation]

what is more in his blood? basketball or cheating on his wife?

[Minge]

During the Kobe era at Lower Merion no moment was inconsequential, no drill unworthy of ultimate concentration. In one practice during his senior year, "just a random Tuesday," as coach Downer recalls, Bryant was engaged in a three-on-three drill in a game to 10. One of his teammates was Rob Schwartz, a 5' 7" junior benchwarmer. With the game tied at nine, Schwartz had an opening, drove to the basket and missed, allowing the other side to score and win. "Now, most kids go to the water fountain and move on," says Downer. Not Bryant. He chased Schwartz into the hallway and berated him. It didn't stop there, either. "Ever get the feeling someone is staring at you -- you don't have to look at them, but you know it?" says Schwartz. "I felt his eyes on me for the next 20 minutes. It was like, by losing that drill, I'd lost us the state championship." Bryant had already begun to coax teammates into staying late or coming in at odd hours so he could hone his skills. "We'd play games of one-on-one to 100," says Schwartz. "Sometimes he'd score 80 points before I got one basket. I think the best I ever did was to lose 100-12." Imagine the focus required to score 80 freakin' baskets before your opponent scores one. And Bryant's probably still pissed that Schwartz broke double digits.

I imagine that one-on-one drill looked like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=oNYln-NoWtc

[raleigh]

Poor Duncan. Less ego, less hype, fewer fans of your game.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I've often wondered whether Kobe wants the championship because it's a great obstacle, or simply because it's something that Jordan did.