An accomplished NBA (National basketball association) starter and father, Kobe Bryant. Possible the greatest NBA star since Michael Jordan. A loving father and sponsored by nike to come out with an annual shoe. He is a very successful man and he has had deals with Nike, Adidas, and Gatorade. He is estimated at $360 million dollars according to Forbes magazine.
Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on August 23 1978, Kobe Bryant was the son of basketball star Joe Jellybean Bryant and his wife Pamela.( Gale 1 Kobe bryant), His parents named him after a type of steak they had seen on a menu before his birth. And at age six Kobe moved to Reti, italy with his family. Kobe has two sisters Sharia and Shaya Who moved with him back to america in 1991.
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After he made the move back to America in 1991, he returned to Philadelphia, PA. He was in a small town with many state titles and a couple national rankings. At Lower Merion High School he became a basketball star.Kobe went to a variety of schools as he was growing up. He started out at Lower Merion Elementary School at the age of 5 years old.his father, an eight-year veteran of the NBA with the 76ers, the Clippers, and the Rockets. He then went on to attended Lower Merion High School and graduated in 1996. He did not attend any college, he was drafted to the NBA right out of high school. "Kobe Bryant," NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kobe_bryant/printable_player_files.html (December 2, 2002) He had many major accomplishment throughout his career.
Starting in high school he led his tem at lower marien to an A A A A State Championship. Then right out of high school he was drafted by the charlotte hornets but then traded to the L A Lakers in 1996. He then became the youngest player in the NBA to debut. In 1998, Kobe bryant became the youngest player to ever appear in an NBA All Star Game.1998 he made history as basketball's youngest All-Star player. Then sings a six year contract with the laker valued at 71 million dollars. 2000 He helps the laker take home the Win at the NBA championship. 2000 he releases his rap single KOBE. (Sony Records). 2001 He helps the Los angeles lakers win a 2nd consecutive NBA championship. 2002 Named the NBA all star of the year 2001 (sports illustrated).2006 He hold the highest scoring record. Again in 2007 named Most valuable played in the NBA all star game. In 2008 He was named the most valuable player Of the NBA. In 2008 He also becomes a gold medalist with the us basketball team. In 2009 He again wins the NBA championship. HE was named NBA all star game again in 2009.2009 Beats his own scoring record.2013 Becomes the number 4 basketball player in NBA history .Early in 2006 he scored 81 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors, the second highest total ever scored in an NBA game. "All-Star Game Caps Off Weekend with True Hollywood Ending," NBA.com,
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/features/shaun_powell/02/21/2011.allstar.game/index.html (February 21, 2011) Kobe starts his NBA career in 1996 when he was drafted right out of lower merion high school. He was originally drafted to the charlotte hornets and then traded to the los angeles lakers. He has then since stayed with the los angeles lakers. He was the most timed most valuable player to the los angeles lakers.He was also named all star of all time ( for the los angeles lakers). Kobe was a very accomplished man that has had very many national and world wide titles. He is a very successful man that is very grateful and does not have and record of violence. He has made the best out of his life like many other men in the NBA. "Kobe Bryant." Notable Sports Figures, edited by Dana R. Barnes, Gale, 2004. Biography in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K2440301073/BIC1?u=morenetsv&xid=a92e6ad5. Accessed 7 Apr. 2017.
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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York (Biography.com Editors). He was raised in North Carolina. His parents are Delores and James Jordan. He was very close with his dad and they both loved baseball above all things. He has an older brother Larry, who he worshipped. Larry played basketball and Michael followed in his footsteps. He attended Laney High school in Wilmington, North Carolina. As a sophomore he was
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Kobe Bean Bryant is a recently retired professional basketball player, shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He has worn two numbers in his career, number 8 and number 24. Throughout the 20 years I have spent with the team, he has built up an impressive list of accomplishments. He has won five NBA championships, appearing in the finals seven times. He received Finals MVP honors in 2009 and 2010, and along with that, league MVP in 2008. Furthermore, Kobe ranks third on the NBA's all-time
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Additionally, Bryant joined the all-star team in just his second season in the league, therefore becoming the single youngest player to be part of the all-star team of all time (“Bryant, Kobe” 1) at just 19 years old (Kobe at 30--Oh, how the years go by 2). Surprisingly, these achievements would not be the only ones he would acquire. By 2003, Bryant had already captured 3 NBA titles for himself (“Bryant, Kobe” 1), winning three titles in a row from 2000 to 2002 (Kobe at 30-- 2), and these would surely not be his last.... ... middle of paper ... ...
Gordon Hayward. Wow, Amazing, Great and how. How does he do it. He is an awesome player. I love the way he plays. I just would love to spend a day with him. He is an awesome player and a special person. I would just ask him to tell me how he got so good and in shape.
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Michael Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is the fourth youngest of five kids. Once Michael was born, his parents did not want to raise their family in the streets of Brooklyn where there was violence and drugs. They thought this would be too much temptation for their kids to not fall into. They then moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, a small, laid back town. Mr. and Mrs. Jordan showed all their kids how to work hard and make things happen rather than sit around and wait for things to happen. Although most of their kids stuck to hard work, Michael had some tendencies to be lazy when playing sports. He was always discouraged because he could never compete in sports with his older brother, Larry.