On the biggest stage Kobe shot 36% in the 2000 finals, 41% in the 2001 finals, 2004 finals 38%, 2008 finals 40%, 2009 finals 43% and 2010 finals 40%. The best finals he shot in was 2002 and Shaq avg 36-12-4-3 winning FMVP. MJ gets criticized for shooting 41% in the 1996 finals well that’s the % Kobe shot in all his finals combined. Go look at Kobe first 8 years with Shaq. He’d shoot 47% in the regular season and once the playoffs came around 43 to 42%. No matter how hard Kobe worked efficiency was something he struggled with!! Kobe starting record without Shaq from 1999-2004 was 23-26 they were below avg. Shaq record without Kobe in that same time frame was 31-10. In 2003 when Kobe was putting up all those 40 points games without Shaq that that season Kobe lakers went 5-10 and Kobe +\- was -40 combined. After Shaq left we saw prime Kobe lakers struggle to be a .500 team for years missing the playoffs and getting boot first round. Shaq was the big dog on that team!! Kobe is still great top 10 to 15 all time but people have elevated him into discussions he doesn’t belong.
Kobe also said later in his career that he regretted not resting and letting his body heal more. Three workouts a day is overkill for anybody that isn’t an absolute pinnacle athlete with good genetics.
Yeah I was thinking that , even Bron and jordan probably rested their bodies as well which can help in the overall run of things as their bodies got older
Yeah that is a bit much, of course it’s important to work hard but you also have to work smart too. Working THAT much is gonna have a counterproductive effect Resting and taking breaks are very important too.
I was about 14 when he came into the league, and I thought he was the most annoyingly pompous Jordan wannabe that could ever exist. It wasn’t until his last 3 years or so in the league that I finally came around to truly appreciating and respecting the undeniable hard work and dedication that Kobe brought to the game. I don’t think you’re alone in not being a fan of Kobe’s in the early half of his career.
I was always an Allen Ivervson fan. 2001 championship series, I hated the Lakers since then, but I love Kobe Bryant, Rest In Peace, realistic personality forever 🙏
Kobe learned that from MJ. Kobe took his workouts to another level tho. He pushed too hard, you have to allow your body time to recover, or you go backward, and he paid for it later in his career. Also played through injuries, some injuries you don't play through. You have to let your body heal and recover no matter how good of an athlete you are.
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 If he's shooting 2,000 he's making way more than 500. It probably took him much less than 1,000 shots to make 500 when he did these particular workouts.
@@lisafan6365 ans why do you believe that he made only 500 shots?? Because this guy said it?? Literally you have another videos where he says he took 2000 shots in a day.
Kobe didn’t catch Jordan in rings but one thing he certainly matched (if not surpassed) him im was work ethic. I’ve heard enough stories to regard Kobe as the hardest working basketball player who’s ever lived.
Lebron is right up there with Kobe. Kobe only issue was, he never found the right balance between work and rest. He was too obsessed working out and that broke down his body. But yeah, in terms of just gym rat, Kobe probably hold that title.
@@caliba100this comment is the truth. Lebron work ethic 100% smarter than Kobe’s. If LeBron didn’t care about durability he’d easily be doing the same thing Kobe was, if not more. There’s a reason he’s still an All NBA player in his 22nd season.
Tim Grover, MJ and Kobe’s trainer said Michael worked out smarter but Kobe worked out harder, and Phil Jackson said Kobe could turn it off outside of basketball but MJ couldn’t turn it off at all, he wants to beat you at golf, or at cards, whatever it was he knew he could win at. 🙌🦅🇵🇸
@@caliba100 working out maybe but working on improving one's game. You can't be serious to even mention LeBron in the same breath as Kobe. Kobe and Mike had that same grind. How are you in year 21 and still never elevated your game? Not great from the mid, no go to move, outside of lowering his shoulders to offensively foul his defender, not great from the 3, trash from the free throw line. It's clear he never worked on his game. He only cares about how he looks. This is basketball, not a body building contest.
Yeah man, Kobe was the TRUTH. The 2 deaths that kinda "bother" me the most, over the years, was him, & 2Pac. That was the 1st album I ever bought myself, & I'll literally never 4get it
Same. All eyez on me was the first cd I bought, on release. For some reason, I always felt Pac was gonna be gone soon. Kobe was unexpected, though. After Pac I knew Big wouldn't live long. Just wish it was diddy instead...
His daughter’s death bugged me a lot more than his own as it should be for any human being who claims to have a heart. And 2pac lived a “gangster lifestyle,” eventually if you stay in that lifestyle long enough you are going to die, bc sadly that’s the way black folks in the inner cities act. I myself am not a black man, nor do I subscribe to the gangster culture, but I did grow up in multiple different ghettos (Cleveland, Youngstown, Columbus and Portsmouth) to be exact and I can honestly say that what those ppl put each other through on a daily basis is one of the saddest truths in this country. “Monkey killing, monkey killing monkey over Pieces of the ground Silly monkeys Give them thumbs, they make a club To beat their brother down How they've survived so misguided is a mystery Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability To lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here Gotta divide it all right in two Gotta divide it all right in two Gotta divide it all right in two Gotta divide it all right in two.”
Kobe was beyond hard working and intelligent…he was like no one I’ve ever heard of. ❤❤ Talent, an insane work ethic, a student of the history of the game as well as his opponents! He spoke several languages and had plans to do so much more before his untimely passing. Producing movies and writing books were all things he’d touched on but planned to do more of. Gone but not forgotten.
Yes he was very hard-working person! On another note, the videos on the playlist on my channel titled 'Purpose of Life?' might change someone's life for the better!
That's what I admired so much about Kobe. He wasn't the tallest, fastest, or strongest player on the court, but he had the heart of a Lion! We was willing to go the extra mile in order to beat you on the court and mentally. He and Mike were maniacs in the best way possible
There will never ever be another Kobe Bryant frr. Cause this beast was crazy ash. His mentality was over the charts. Long Live to the Laker Mamba and Mambacita. 💜💛🏀♾️🙏🏽🐐🐐
he definitely overworked himself. I remember the trainer that worked with Jordan and kobe was asked what the difference was between them he said when you told jordan to stop he would stop when you told kobe to stop he would ask what's next
Yea a lot of people are admiring it and it is commendable to a degree, but rest is a crucial part of working out and training. If he had rested more he probably could have avoided the majority of injuries he suffered.
I don’t know much about basketball but I keep hearing really great things about Kobe lately. I do know about football and grew up watching the great Walter Payton in his prime and he was such a beast! Although he was a great athlete he definitely wasn’t the biggest or fastest or strongest ( although lb for lb he was amazingly strong) but he would train until he puked and was so tough and had the biggest heart. He was like 205 but he ran like he was 245 breaking tackles and running over people but with great agility and balance. Most people who don’t really know assume he was just a pretty back but he was an animal. Once he was running down the sidelines and a defensive back had him where all he needed to do was step out of bounds…but not sweetness! He lowered his head and shoulder and put a punishing hit on that db making him earn getting him out of bounds. Earl Campbell and Walter Payton were the two most exciting hard running backs to watch and we had them both in their prime in the 80s.
When you LOVE what u do, it aint work. In my bidy building days 😂 id feel like shit if i missed a workout ir a run etc. U LITERALLY GET ADDICTED to the Routine
At some point, we as fans have to call bullshit. Maybe Kobe did that occasionally, but to suggest he did that every day, with a family, and with other commitments, it’s just impossible 😊
@@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIMLBJ works hard too, but no sir, he is a one a day work out guy, 2 if you count practice but he’s not biking 19 miles through the desert before game night, or swimming with great white sharks to concur his fear like Kobe did (on film) before practice. He don’t work as hard. Let Kobe have his flowers!
@@gorillacannible3198 tomato tomatoes. All I know is LeBron's workouts are legendary literally legendary so are Kobe's of course, say you don't last this long in the lead on that level out. Playing 99% of every young player and not put in stupid dumb Crazy work and nutrition
@@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIMYes Lebron works hard, and he’s a great player who’s done tremendous things. But this is about Kobe’s work ethic, with respect, Lebron is great, but it’s not a different version of the same thing. It’s just a different thing.
This assumes the effect is cumulative...thats not always the case...kobe is a case study in overtraining...he talks about needing more sleep and his achilles is a overwork injury.
It sure was accumulative for him. I don't think u actually watched his games cuz he was unmatched. Also everyone whines about overtraining, as if u normal people work that hard. I'm sure he overtrained sometimes but he definitely recovered too or else he'd notice his games got worse
To be fair it was but he was like 20 season in or something? Never had a big injury? I agree he overworked but that injury was just old age. Lebron is just different, Kareem is also different. Tim Duncan didn’t play in a physically taxing manner, so most people at that level aren’t meant to last THAT long
Yeah Kobe was constantly injured throughout his career. I honestly think he'd have been a better player if he dialed it back just a little and rested his body more leading to less injuries. There's a point of diminishing returns and Kobe went past that 24/7. Jordan had the perfect balance imo.
@@tugul8888or maybe benefited from science workouts now than just straight up body building type of workouts. Players today are lucky because of conditioning coaches, skills trainers and science today. Coaches today are far better and make tim grovers programs look outdated
Greatest player of all time, I’ve seen this man will his way to so many wins and turn it on in the 4th quarter so many times it’s unbelievable, call me bias but I can’t unsee what I’ve seen
He was exactly right. He left his peers in the dust as an individual player. It's a shame the media narrative is so slightes towards Lebron over Kobe. As a Kobe hater his entire career, Kobe to me was the better player. His accomplishments may not compare in some areas, but the better ACTUAL BASKETBALL PLAYER, is Kobe hands down.
The rotator cuff wasn't as catastrophic as the Achilles injury. Sure it messed his shot up, but that inactivity while healing messed up 95% of his moves
@@ceebrown2087 Kobe himself has said everyone thinks I’m 6’7 but I’m actually closer to 6’4 -3/4th without shoes. I could see Kobe legit 6’6 with shoes but 6’8!!? Like the original comment said fuck no
I fucking love kobe man thats my role model growing up and it wasnt just his game it was his mentality that got me. I honestly use to feel like imagine if kobe seen my life he would violate me for being lazy right now and use it to motivate myself nfs
Since I’m a Warriors fan, I wasn’t fan of Kobe. I always respected his elite talent and work ethic. The more time that passes and the more I learn about him, the more I like him.
On the biggest stage Kobe shot 36% in the 2000 finals, 41% in the 2001 finals, 2004 finals 38%, 2008 finals 40%, 2009 finals 43% and 2010 finals 40%. The best finals he shot in was 2002 and Shaq avg 36-12-4-3 winning FMVP. MJ gets criticized for shooting 41% in the 1996 finals well that’s the % Kobe shot in all his finals combined. Go look at Kobe first 8 years with Shaq. He’d shoot 47% in the regular season and once the playoffs came around 43 to 42%. No matter how hard Kobe worked efficiency was something he struggled with!! Kobe starting record without Shaq from 1999-2004 was 23-26 they were below avg. Shaq record without Kobe in that same time frame was 31-10. In 2003 when Kobe was putting up all those 40 points games without Shaq that that season Kobe lakers went 5-10 and Kobe +\- was -40 combined. After Shaq left we saw prime Kobe lakers struggle to be a .500 team for years missing the playoffs and getting boot first round. Shaq was the big dog on that team!! Kobe is still great top 10 to 15 all time but people have elevated him into discussions he doesn’t belong.
Btw I ain a emotional Kobe fan but Buddy u can do the same with most all time great players (Lebron shaq etc) I can easily nitpick just as many “under preforming” series for those two guys who are also top 5 or 10 caliber players. And if you actually watched the games you would know that Kobe was supposed to be inefficient with the way Phil used Kobe. Not only that, Kobe played for 20 seasons and can you name me another good perimeter shot creator he played with?i know I can’t lol. Also has a lot to do with the era he played in, the league removed hand checking in 04 I believe, and now the league is filled with non shooters, and defensive players. So now defensives can collapse on the passing lanes and driving lanes and lay off the perimeter with little to no consequences these are not excuses this is factual information go look at all the elite scoring guards like iverson melo all them dudes they are also inefficient to todays standards because todays game is SOFT.And did you just bring up the 3 years after Shaq? I like Kobe but I will bash him for that first season when he didn’t make the playoffs , but you have to look at the lakers roster and look at the other rosters in the west and be honest with your self. It was Kobe Lamar Odom and Smush Parker vs The BEST conference in nba history and u shaming him for losing with those cats? lol have a good day bro
I agree with Kobe's shooting effeciency, but a key component everyone forgets to mention when bring up shot percentage is Zone. If the 2000s NBA wouldn't have implemented Zone, Kobe right along with other top prolific scorers would have a high shooting percentage.
An absolute warrior! He is one of the greatest players in our generation. So blessed to have grown up watching Jordan and Magic then Kobe and Shaq, now James and Curry.
Mamba mentality! and this is how slick he was, he didn't tell people about this routine until later in his career when he was past that point of ante no catching him! 💯. Man is a fking LEGEND! RiP 🐍🐐
Espn, Bleacher Report, Sports illustrated, Fox 5 sports all had a Top 10 NBA Greatest player list and Koby was not on the list? Until Koby dìed and now they got him on the list!!! How real is that? Smh...
Tell that to his archilles and shoulder and knees. Overtraining is inefficient. Kobe is intelligent he should have known that or his trainers should have told him.
Wear n tear happens to every athlete regardless. I'm sure he doesn't regret his hard work becoming one of the goats. U can work hard or u can stay a bitch whining about how it's too much. Also I'm sure he knows if he's overtraining or not bc it'll impair his performance which is the last thing he wants. Some people can just work all day, as long as they recover when they need to
Kobe is great and his hard work paid off. What I am saying is he could have gotten more out of his career if he didn't overtrain and was more efficient with it. Everybody embellishes his work ethic but working smarter not harder will get you more out of it.
@@philb.1502 in specifically saying that it’s more optimal to train 4x a week than 3x a day 7 days a week. Yes, yes I think what I’m saying is 100% more accurate. Anyone lifting weights twice a day is just wearing out their joints, tendons, and delaying muscle growth. The human body needs recovery to become stronger. Kobe wasn’t recovering nearly as much as he could, likely why he had injuries later in his career.
I was born in England where they started showing one “American football” game a week. My dad was from Mississippi & said #34 went to Jackson State. Payton was my first sport hero. The ethic & competitiveness of Mississippi’s Rice, Larry Bird, MJ, & Kobe is truly inspiring
I really wish I appreciated the time when Kobe was playing. Didn't care much about Basket Ball, but I watch these clips and highlights of him now and I didn't realize how lucky we were to have players like him back then. 🙏 It just isn't the same anymore.
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Kobe’s mentality was crazy. He would work until he couldn’t anymore. I wish there him rest in peace.
Kobe stopped working vs Suns first round of 2006 playoffs
The rapist can rest in piss.
@@GlobalNightmare2127.9 pts, 6.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.1 stls, and 0.4 blocks, yeah ok 😂
On the biggest stage Kobe shot 36% in the 2000 finals, 41% in the 2001 finals, 2004 finals 38%, 2008 finals 40%, 2009 finals 43% and 2010 finals 40%. The best finals he shot in was 2002 and Shaq avg 36-12-4-3 winning FMVP. MJ gets criticized for shooting 41% in the 1996 finals well that’s the % Kobe shot in all his finals combined.
Go look at Kobe first 8 years with Shaq. He’d shoot 47% in the regular season and once the playoffs came around 43 to 42%. No matter how hard Kobe worked efficiency was something he struggled with!! Kobe starting record without Shaq from 1999-2004 was 23-26 they were below avg. Shaq record without Kobe in that same time frame was 31-10. In 2003 when Kobe was putting up all those 40 points games without Shaq that that season Kobe lakers went 5-10 and Kobe +\- was -40 combined.
After Shaq left we saw prime Kobe lakers struggle to be a .500 team for years missing the playoffs and getting boot first round. Shaq was the big dog on that team!! Kobe is still great top 10 to 15 all time but people have elevated him into discussions he doesn’t belong.
Kobe worked out like tyson
He did it cause he loved it
When you love what you do it doesn't feel like work. Kobe truly loved every aspect of the game. Respect.
Amen
I need to hear this 😊😊😊😊😊
Nah you gotta have great discipline for sure
Facts @@HiddenTruthExposed
Kobe up in heaven still working out. Relentless.
Playing ball against Prince and eating pancakes for breakfast 😂😂😂
Pancakes 🥞
@@slide5039 in your face charlie murphy
Kobe went to hell
@@alexeverett7248Nah that's Reserved for you wyt3 peepo
@@alexeverett7248Why would you say that?
Kobe also said later in his career that he regretted not resting and letting his body heal more. Three workouts a day is overkill for anybody that isn’t an absolute pinnacle athlete with good genetics.
Yeah I was thinking that , even Bron and jordan probably rested their bodies as well which can help in the overall run of things as their bodies got older
He was absolutely overdoing it.
Lifting + practice should've hit all the marks, going to the gym a second time would've been detrimental
Yeah that is a bit much, of course it’s important to work hard but you also have to work smart too. Working THAT much is gonna have a counterproductive effect
Resting and taking breaks are very important too.
He played 20 years. I think he succeeded in his mission. We have to get out of this soft mentality. Being great is not easy
He was a fucking monster. I apologize for not respecting kobe early in career
I mean everybody didn't. Remember Kobe sucks?
And people think pro athletes don’t use PEDs…
There is no way you can properly recover from 6 hours of working out everyday without assistance.
@@kehubbard4386U don’t know what u talkin bout. I use to do it!
I was about 14 when he came into the league, and I thought he was the most annoyingly pompous Jordan wannabe that could ever exist. It wasn’t until his last 3 years or so in the league that I finally came around to truly appreciating and respecting the undeniable hard work and dedication that Kobe brought to the game.
I don’t think you’re alone in not being a fan of Kobe’s in the early half of his career.
I was always an Allen Ivervson fan. 2001 championship series, I hated the Lakers since then, but I love Kobe Bryant, Rest In Peace, realistic personality forever 🙏
Kobe learned that from MJ. Kobe took his workouts to another level tho. He pushed too hard, you have to allow your body time to recover, or you go backward, and he paid for it later in his career. Also played through injuries, some injuries you don't play through. You have to let your body heal and recover no matter how good of an athlete you are.
good insight, I think you're right about that. Peace.
Yeah Kobe was well known for his work ethic but rest is vital so the body can heal otherwise your not fully benefiting
@@Jason5818UI thx I was thinking the same thing, peace.
Well put!
@@KitchenxTherapy90 MJ did train pretty hard. He wasn't doing "blackout games" like Kobe, but he wasn't just out golfing all day either.
Kobe's Mindset And Work Ethic Was Relentless...
He said make 500 shots, not take 500 shots but make 500 shots!?!!!!!! Hell yeah😮
That’s why you pass him the ball to make that game winning goal.
He used to put 2.000 shots up a day
Because he shot 2000 shots a day
@@hristijandimitrovski8664 If he's shooting 2,000 he's making way more than 500. It probably took him much less than 1,000 shots to make 500 when he did these particular workouts.
@@lisafan6365 ans why do you believe that he made only 500 shots?? Because this guy said it?? Literally you have another videos where he says he took 2000 shots in a day.
He was working out like Vegeta, straight strain on his body with barely any rest
It’s actually amazing he didn’t have more injuries
He was always injured but he played thru. Remember his ankle? Remember his finger? Then at the end he just fell apart after the achelies @@candyapu3
@@candyapu3 he was pretty durable too, up until the achilles tear
@@candyapu3 fr he was a soldier, he played through so many injuries. NO player would've played with the injuries he had imo.
@@K124B especially with an 82 game season plus playoffs
Kobe didn’t catch Jordan in rings but one thing he certainly matched (if not surpassed) him im was work ethic. I’ve heard enough stories to regard Kobe as the hardest working basketball player who’s ever lived.
Lebron is right up there with Kobe. Kobe only issue was, he never found the right balance between work and rest. He was too obsessed working out and that broke down his body. But yeah, in terms of just gym rat, Kobe probably hold that title.
@@caliba100exactly. Too much working out will hurt you.
@@caliba100this comment is the truth. Lebron work ethic 100% smarter than Kobe’s. If LeBron didn’t care about durability he’d easily be doing the same thing Kobe was, if not more. There’s a reason he’s still an All NBA player in his 22nd season.
Tim Grover, MJ and Kobe’s trainer said Michael worked out smarter but Kobe worked out harder, and Phil Jackson said Kobe could turn it off outside of basketball but MJ couldn’t turn it off at all, he wants to beat you at golf, or at cards, whatever it was he knew he could win at. 🙌🦅🇵🇸
@@caliba100 working out maybe but working on improving one's game. You can't be serious to even mention LeBron in the same breath as Kobe. Kobe and Mike had that same grind. How are you in year 21 and still never elevated your game? Not great from the mid, no go to move, outside of lowering his shoulders to offensively foul his defender, not great from the 3, trash from the free throw line. It's clear he never worked on his game. He only cares about how he looks. This is basketball, not a body building contest.
Kobe's Mentality unmatched! 👑
That’s Dedication and Discipline!! You can’t go Wrong. And it Showed The Black Mamba💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯
Kobe fans smh
And that's what it takes to succeed in life.....
I'm going to pattern myself a bit... to improve my life..
R.I.P. Kobe and Gigi 🙏,😢
Even if you aren't as physically gifted naturally, if you out work everyone else, it will give you a competitive edge.
Facts
Kobe is so dearly missed. There was so much more he could give to the people because of his inspiring and dedicated lifestyle.
Kobe Bryant is a hard worker!!!! That's Dedication!!!! 💜💛💜💛
Yeah man, Kobe was the TRUTH. The 2 deaths that kinda "bother" me the most, over the years, was him, & 2Pac. That was the 1st album I ever bought myself, & I'll literally never 4get it
Same. All eyez on me was the first cd I bought, on release.
For some reason, I always felt Pac was gonna be gone soon. Kobe was unexpected, though.
After Pac I knew Big wouldn't live long. Just wish it was diddy instead...
Death doesn’t phase me, we all die, it’s gonna happen, sall good baby baby
@@benhartart9487we get it bro 😐
His daughter’s death bugged me a lot more than his own as it should be for any human being who claims to have a heart.
And 2pac lived a “gangster lifestyle,” eventually if you stay in that lifestyle long enough you are going to die, bc sadly that’s the way black folks in the inner cities act. I myself am not a black man, nor do I subscribe to the gangster culture, but I did grow up in multiple different ghettos (Cleveland, Youngstown, Columbus and Portsmouth) to be exact and I can honestly say that what those ppl put each other through on a daily basis is one of the saddest truths in this country.
“Monkey killing, monkey killing monkey over
Pieces of the ground
Silly monkeys
Give them thumbs, they make a club
To beat their brother down
How they've survived so misguided is a mystery
Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability
To lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here
Gotta divide it all right in two
Gotta divide it all right in two
Gotta divide it all right in two
Gotta divide it all right in two.”
Paul walker was a tough one too.
My favorite basketball player I grew up on Kobe and Shaq late 90s 2000s I miss you Kobe
If only Shaq had the same discipline and work ethic. They could have won six NBA titles together
Kobe is actually motivating me
Kobe was beyond hard working and intelligent…he was like no one I’ve ever heard of. ❤❤ Talent, an insane work ethic, a student of the history of the game as well as his opponents! He spoke several languages and had plans to do so much more before his untimely passing. Producing movies and writing books were all things he’d touched on but planned to do more of. Gone but not forgotten.
AI would say "what? we are talking about practice..."
Yes he was very hard-working person!
On another note, the videos on the playlist on my channel titled 'Purpose of Life?' might change someone's life for the better!
Kobe had a insane work ethic.
Jerry Rice and Kobe are bonafide psycho path Joker levels of discipline… Sweetness tho? Boy was he special ❤
Yes Sir Walter Payton's sweetness used to run up mountains everyday
Walter often ran sprints with a tire roped to his waist....all year.
starting to realize more and more that the work is the only guaranteed way to be successful. kobe's work ethic was and always will be inspiring.
Black Mamba!!!! Kobe Bryant work ethic is inspiring
Love the three he mentions. Jerry, Kobe, and Walter. 🥇
Hard work 😓 builds confidence and character
This is more than hard work. This is passion. That's what people aren't taking away from this
Kobe is one of a kind 🔥 as a player and as a man
And a chucker.
how was he one of a kind when he copied mj
Kobe was a Savage✔️💯
That's what I admired so much about Kobe. He wasn't the tallest, fastest, or strongest player on the court, but he had the heart of a Lion! We was willing to go the extra mile in order to beat you on the court and mentally. He and Mike were maniacs in the best way possible
Mamba mentality ⚫🐍
Kobe was right about that…the league now I’m sure promotes more load management than more practices
Kobe was built different! Definition of DEDICATION 💯
💯🔥💪🏾(B/M) BEAST MODE/BLACK MAMBA!!! "Stay Ready So You Don't Have To Get Ready"...
There will never ever be another Kobe Bryant frr. Cause this beast was crazy ash. His mentality was over the charts. Long Live to the Laker Mamba and Mambacita. 💜💛🏀♾️🙏🏽🐐🐐
kobe was another mj
@@trollforfunsodonttakemeser2374 Facts
Wish he slept more
Seriously sleep is so underrated I have no doubt he would've been even better if he slept longer
he definitely overworked himself. I remember the trainer that worked with Jordan and kobe was asked what the difference was between them he said when you told jordan to stop he would stop when you told kobe to stop he would ask what's next
Yea a lot of people are admiring it and it is commendable to a degree, but rest is a crucial part of working out and training. If he had rested more he probably could have avoided the majority of injuries he suffered.
Yeah he even acknowledged this himself and tried to fix his sleeping habits in the later stages of his career
He sleeping allot now
I don’t know much about basketball but I keep hearing really great things about Kobe lately.
I do know about football and grew up watching the great Walter Payton in his prime and he was such a beast!
Although he was a great athlete he definitely wasn’t the biggest or fastest or strongest ( although lb for lb he was amazingly strong) but he would train until he puked and was so tough and had the biggest heart.
He was like 205 but he ran like he was 245 breaking tackles and running over people but with great agility and balance.
Most people who don’t really know assume he was just a pretty back but he was an animal.
Once he was running down the sidelines and a defensive back had him where all he needed to do was step out of bounds…but not sweetness!
He lowered his head and shoulder and put a punishing hit on that db making him earn getting him out of bounds.
Earl Campbell and Walter Payton were the two most exciting hard running backs to watch and we had them both in their prime in the 80s.
Thats why his name will never be forgotten.
Kobe forever ♾️
Why he is the goat his play his mentality couldn't be matched and his mamba mentality has become bigger even after he's gone..
his work ethic doesnt match his accolades
There will never be another Mamba you will be missed forever
When you LOVE what u do, it aint work. In my bidy building days 😂 id feel like shit if i missed a workout ir a run etc. U LITERALLY GET ADDICTED to the Routine
Bruce Lee, Kobe, and Goggins their mentality was 1 in a trillion. Stay hard!!!!
At some point, we as fans have to call bullshit. Maybe Kobe did that occasionally, but to suggest he did that every day, with a family, and with other commitments, it’s just impossible 😊
Not really impossible. It’s his job after all. 3+3+3=9. That’s the same time as a 9-5 which leaves a lot of room for other stuff.
Kobe is one of the greatest of all time 💪🏿🔥🔥🔥
Nobody maximized his potential, his talent, his skill than Kobe Bryant
Imagine Kobe with Jordan's or Lebron's physical advantages or attributes
Kobe was taller than MJ
Well you know that's how LBJ works right? In fact, he's probably considered the hardest worker NBA's ever seen at least documented
@@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIMLBJ works hard too, but no sir, he is a one a day work out guy, 2 if you count practice but he’s not biking 19 miles through the desert before game night, or swimming with great white sharks to concur his fear like Kobe did (on film) before practice. He don’t work as hard.
Let Kobe have his flowers!
@@gorillacannible3198 tomato tomatoes. All I know is LeBron's workouts are legendary literally legendary so are Kobe's of course, say you don't last this long in the lead on that level out. Playing 99% of every young player and not put in stupid dumb Crazy work and nutrition
@@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIMYes Lebron works hard, and he’s a great player who’s done tremendous things.
But this is about Kobe’s work ethic, with respect, Lebron is great, but it’s not a different version of the same thing. It’s just a different thing.
Kobe was in love with his life.
He’s 100% Correct and Especially About Kobe
There is no question why this dude was great. He had a mentality that few have ever had.
Work ethic will take you a long way. Giving the credit to the most High will take you even further
Or be a snitch who dated underage girls and assaulted them wow Kobe is so inspirational
You accomplish nothing without God
@@JamesLeeHall Amein
Kobum
@@VeryRestartedkobe
That’s why Kobe will forever be considered one of the Greatest players to ever play the game. RIP KOBE🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Kobe is one of the only athletes I’ve ever seen other than Lebron that has the talent AND the work ethic.
Giannis doesn’t have the talent or work ethic? KD doesn’t have the talent and work ethic? Curry doesn’t? Quit glazing out
There’s so much other athletes bro
Are you not aware who Kobe and Lebron's idol is 🤔
@@Quasimodo290 lebrons still the goat idgaf
Yep. Only difference is. Kobe took less time to get get his rings in less time than LeBron and Black Jesus. 😉
Kobe was a mad scientist. Mamba mentality!
This assumes the effect is cumulative...thats not always the case...kobe is a case study in overtraining...he talks about needing more sleep and his achilles is a overwork injury.
It sure was accumulative for him. I don't think u actually watched his games cuz he was unmatched. Also everyone whines about overtraining, as if u normal people work that hard. I'm sure he overtrained sometimes but he definitely recovered too or else he'd notice his games got worse
To be fair it was but he was like 20 season in or something? Never had a big injury? I agree he overworked but that injury was just old age. Lebron is just different, Kareem is also different. Tim Duncan didn’t play in a physically taxing manner, so most people at that level aren’t meant to last THAT long
Yeah Kobe was constantly injured throughout his career. I honestly think he'd have been a better player if he dialed it back just a little and rested his body more leading to less injuries.
There's a point of diminishing returns and Kobe went past that 24/7. Jordan had the perfect balance imo.
His Achilles gave up because he was averaging 44 mins a game not because of workouts if so it should’ve snap way before 2013
@@tugul8888or maybe benefited from science workouts now than just straight up body building type of workouts. Players today are lucky because of conditioning coaches, skills trainers and science today. Coaches today are far better and make tim grovers programs look outdated
Gotta love Kobe.
Not gonna lie this is exactly how you get injured but not gonna lie his work ethic was legendary
Kobe Bryant I salute 🫡 you brother 💯 🙏
Inspiredbyhoops, This video is a winner!
W 🔥
THOSE CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE INEVITABLE HE WAS PUTTING IN THAT WORK
Greatest player of all time, I’ve seen this man will his way to so many wins and turn it on in the 4th quarter so many times it’s unbelievable, call me bias but I can’t unsee what I’ve seen
He was exactly right. He left his peers in the dust as an individual player. It's a shame the media narrative is so slightes towards Lebron over Kobe. As a Kobe hater his entire career, Kobe to me was the better player. His accomplishments may not compare in some areas, but the better ACTUAL BASKETBALL PLAYER, is Kobe hands down.
kobe has no accolades over lebron thats why 😭kobe isnt even top 5 all time. had shaq for 3 of his rings. and wasnt the best on those teams
Respect the work ethic..
I'm also thinking working out that much is what shorten his career especially the rotator on his shoulder.🤔
The rotator cuff wasn't as catastrophic as the Achilles injury. Sure it messed his shot up, but that inactivity while healing messed up 95% of his moves
More like the Achilles but at the same time the guy went 20 yrs my man . Only 4or 5 have done that
And all his injuries?
Still played 20 years
Possibly but more likely it's just lack of knowledge from the training staff tbh
The foresight by Kobe was amazing.
Saying a 6'7-6'8 guy is not gifted is like an insult to me 😂
Nah man Kobe was tall but no where near 6-7 or 6-8 Lmaoo. Kobe was about 6’4 no shoes same as MJ
@@undercoverss6106so you're saying when the NBA was measuring Kobe's height he was wearing 4 inch stilettos? That's a first!
@@JetEngine85 when was Kobe ever measured at 6’8 bro 🤣🤣 listed at 6’6 but was atcually around 6’-4 do the research before you speak nonsense.
Nah Kobe was a Legit 6’6” seen him in person every bit of it I’m 6’5” and he clearly has me
@@ceebrown2087 Kobe himself has said everyone thinks I’m 6’7 but I’m actually closer to 6’4 -3/4th without shoes. I could see Kobe legit 6’6 with shoes but 6’8!!? Like the original comment said fuck no
I fucking love kobe man thats my role model growing up and it wasnt just his game it was his mentality that got me. I honestly use to feel like imagine if kobe seen my life he would violate me for being lazy right now and use it to motivate myself nfs
If you overtrained yourself you are not supposed to last 20 years as he did, so think about it more
he was injured alot the last few years of his career. maybe he did overtrain
Yes, man, well said
No such thing as overtraining.
@@aborigine777 sometimes in boxing there is
@@aborigine777yes there is
Since I’m a Warriors fan, I wasn’t fan of Kobe. I always respected his elite talent and work ethic. The more time that passes and the more I learn about him, the more I like him.
Kobe is him🐍
Other NBA GOATS AT 3 AM:😴
Kobe:⛹️
sleep is important tho. maybe thats why those goats are higher than kobe all time🤷🏾♂️
hearing this story.. weather it's from kobe himself or from someone else, I get goosebumps every time.
and ppl try and say he aint top 10 aot. hes top 3
Top 5
top 3 is a stretch but i agree he is top 10 for sure
He ain’t top 10 buddy, Kobe Bryant is the most overrated basketball player ever. He’s top 30 at best
Bro what
Prime Dr J > any Kobe you got
Best basketball player I’ve ever seen
no
On the biggest stage Kobe shot 36% in the 2000 finals, 41% in the 2001 finals, 2004 finals 38%, 2008 finals 40%, 2009 finals 43% and 2010 finals 40%. The best finals he shot in was 2002 and Shaq avg 36-12-4-3 winning FMVP. MJ gets criticized for shooting 41% in the 1996 finals well that’s the % Kobe shot in all his finals combined.
Go look at Kobe first 8 years with Shaq. He’d shoot 47% in the regular season and once the playoffs came around 43 to 42%. No matter how hard Kobe worked efficiency was something he struggled with!! Kobe starting record without Shaq from 1999-2004 was 23-26 they were below avg. Shaq record without Kobe in that same time frame was 31-10. In 2003 when Kobe was putting up all those 40 points games without Shaq that that season Kobe lakers went 5-10 and Kobe +\- was -40 combined.
After Shaq left we saw prime Kobe lakers struggle to be a .500 team for years missing the playoffs and getting boot first round. Shaq was the big dog on that team!! Kobe is still great top 10 to 15 all time but people have elevated him into discussions he doesn’t belong.
Bruh get off your knees 😂
Btw I ain a emotional Kobe fan but Buddy u can do the same with most all time great players (Lebron shaq etc) I can easily nitpick just as many “under preforming” series for those two guys who are also top 5 or 10 caliber players. And if you actually watched the games you would know that Kobe was supposed to be inefficient with the way Phil used Kobe. Not only that, Kobe played for 20 seasons and can you name me another good perimeter shot creator he played with?i know I can’t lol. Also has a lot to do with the era he played in, the league removed hand checking in 04 I believe, and now the league is filled with non shooters, and defensive players. So now defensives can collapse on the passing lanes and driving lanes and lay off the perimeter with little to no consequences these are not excuses this is factual information go look at all the elite scoring guards like iverson melo all them dudes they are also inefficient to todays standards because todays game is SOFT.And did you just bring up the 3 years after Shaq? I like Kobe but I will bash him for that first season when he didn’t make the playoffs , but you have to look at the lakers roster and look at the other rosters in the west and be honest with your self. It was Kobe Lamar Odom and Smush Parker vs The BEST conference in nba history and u shaming him for losing with those cats? lol have a good day bro
@@Von.NorthEndlmao u feel me his name say it all mannn😂
@@Von.NorthEnd☠️
I agree with Kobe's shooting effeciency, but a key component everyone forgets to mention when bring up shot percentage is Zone. If the 2000s NBA wouldn't have implemented Zone, Kobe right along with other top prolific scorers would have a high shooting percentage.
An absolute warrior! He is one of the greatest players in our generation. So blessed to have grown up watching Jordan and Magic then Kobe and Shaq, now James and Curry.
What lies...4am at the gym for 2-3hrs, followed by 3 more workouts one of them a 3 hour training....what horsesheet
it was not lies, Kobe worked out dat hard
Mamba mentality! and this is how slick he was, he didn't tell people about this routine until later in his career when he was past that point of ante no catching him! 💯. Man is a fking LEGEND! RiP 🐍🐐
Espn, Bleacher Report, Sports illustrated, Fox 5 sports all had a Top 10 NBA Greatest player list and Koby was not on the list? Until Koby dìed and now they got him on the list!!! How real is that? Smh...
he top 10 but thats abt it
Big respect to Kobe Bryant
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Wish I could do something I truly love and get compensated for it. Those guys were truly blessed. Bc I am so tired of construction life 😢😢😢
Tell that to his archilles and shoulder and knees. Overtraining is inefficient. Kobe is intelligent he should have known that or his trainers should have told him.
Everyone is different. He managed 16 elite years of play while "overtraining". I'd say it worked out for him.
5 ships too. @KxngKUDA
Exactly, Lebron doesn’t have to do any of that and he’s still great. Maybe Kobe should’ve done whatever Bron did to keep him healthy
Wear n tear happens to every athlete regardless. I'm sure he doesn't regret his hard work becoming one of the goats. U can work hard or u can stay a bitch whining about how it's too much. Also I'm sure he knows if he's overtraining or not bc it'll impair his performance which is the last thing he wants. Some people can just work all day, as long as they recover when they need to
Kobe is great and his hard work paid off. What I am saying is he could have gotten more out of his career if he didn't overtrain and was more efficient with it. Everybody embellishes his work ethic but working smarter not harder will get you more out of it.
Kobe was unique
he was jordan 2.0😭
He would have better been better off training 4x a week. Aside from his jump shot which you should work on a lot more.
You think you know more than one of the greatest players to ever play? 🤣🤣
@@philb.1502 in specifically saying that it’s more optimal to train 4x a week than 3x a day 7 days a week. Yes, yes I think what I’m saying is 100% more accurate. Anyone lifting weights twice a day is just wearing out their joints, tendons, and delaying muscle growth. The human body needs recovery to become stronger. Kobe wasn’t recovering nearly as much as he could, likely why he had injuries later in his career.
@@greg9069 Kobe had the best trainers and strength coaches on earth available to him as a Lakers player and superstar and you think you know more?? 🤣🤣
@@philb.1502 I said what I said.
@greg9069 Well, go ask the Lakers for a job if you know more. 🤣🤣
Kobe was a true phenomenon In the game of basketball, truly an inspiration.
Phenomenal, 💯💯💯💯 RIP to the those three Athletes....
I was born in England where they started showing one “American football” game a week. My dad was from Mississippi & said #34 went to Jackson State. Payton was my first sport hero. The ethic & competitiveness of Mississippi’s Rice, Larry Bird, MJ, & Kobe is truly inspiring
The greatest of all time
no😭
Most skilled player of all time turned out to be the most hardworking player of all time, rest in peace kobe
Kobe was a true Virgo they strive for perfection Rise in Power Mamba !!!! ❤
gtfo with these astrology signs they dont mean shit
Kobe was truly dedicated to his craft. His work ethic was great before his game ever was.
Kobe was one of greats , that's secret very encouraging
Kobe was the popularist man in the 🌎 work ethic was amazing
❤true ....KB is Truly missed😢
Damn props for Kobe fr rest in peace 🫡🙏🏽🕊️
Love that man... I'm upset I didn't watch basketball before he retired, I literally started watching the year after he retired
You’re def 12
The best example of black mamba mentality
Kobe and Jerry rice show everyone how great you can be if your give it you all and how hard work beats everything
Relentless! The Mamba Mentality! Miss you man! Rest easy!
That's dedication!
Rip Kobe hard work pays off
I really wish I appreciated the time when Kobe was playing. Didn't care much about Basket Ball, but I watch these clips and highlights of him now and I didn't realize how lucky we were to have players like him back then. 🙏 It just isn't the same anymore.
Kobe was different. Shout out to that man!
The definition of a real Legend
Thats why Kobe was so pissed at Shaq back in the day. Even Shaq said if he had Kobe's work ethic he woulda been the greatest player in nba history
💯