Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:26 am Post subject: Lee Jenkins on Kobe Bryant video.
Hi. This video aired on the night of Kobe's return from his achilles injury. I thought it would get more recognition than it did. I think it's a pretty good video. He pointed out some things that I didn't notice before (lipstick, stone cutter poem etc), hope you guys enjoy.
And for those who did not get to see his 1st game back: 1st Game Post Achilles _________________ I'm On point, On task, On message, and Off drugs. A Streetwise Smart Bomb, Out of rehab and In denial. Over the Top, On the edge, Under the Radar, and In Control. Behind the 8 ball, Ahead of the Curve and I've got a Love Child who sends me Hate mail.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:12 pm Post subject:
This vid is really good, too: _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketball…but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him
I have to say that this - and like videos- reminds me of two (2) things:
1. Kobe Bryant is so rare and special, both in how he plays the game and how much of himself he gives; and
2. How painful it is to know that the time is coming when I won't have the privilege of watching Kobe Bryant play basketball anymore.
That just hurts.
Yep. I feel the same way about him. For me and my personality and asthetic and demeanor, Kobe is far and away my favorite athlete of all time. It will hurt so much when he retires. _________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Lee Jenkins on Kobe Bryant video.
stoneplz wrote:
Hi. This video aired on the night of Kobe's return from his achilles injury. I thought it would get more recognition than it did. I think it's a pretty good video. He pointed out some things that I didn't notice before (lipstick, stone cutter poem etc), hope you guys enjoy.
Yeah I forgot about that, that's pretty deep. No one knows how this season will turnout but we will all be rooting for Kobe Bryant. Hope he's able to be the assassin he has always been.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: Lee Jenkins on Kobe Bryant video.
stoneplz wrote:
Hi. This video aired on the night of Kobe's return from his achilles injury. I thought it would get more recognition than it did. I think it's a pretty good video. He pointed out some things that I didn't notice before (lipstick, stone cutter poem etc), hope you guys enjoy.
Thank you for posting this. I dont know how I missed this when it first came out.
Great video and the picture of the quote at the end of the video gives me goosebumps because the quote itself really has a lot to do with what Kobe's career has all been about. The tireless work ethic, the chipping away at the rock...
Great Stuff! _________________ "It doesn't matter how hard you try because you can always try as hard as you want, but its how smart you play"-Phil Jackson advice to Kobe
"I just put my faith in God. Through him we can do all things"
- Kobe Bryant, March 24, 2004
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:53 pm Post subject:
LandsbergerRules wrote:
This vid is really good, too:
Yes, just posted this in the Kobe thread at Clublakers.com
Just a Spectacular video _________________ "It doesn't matter how hard you try because you can always try as hard as you want, but its how smart you play"-Phil Jackson advice to Kobe
"I just put my faith in God. Through him we can do all things"
- Kobe Bryant, March 24, 2004
I remember everything from the night Los Angeles stopped. I remember the way my brother and I were sitting in the living room with stone faced looks as we stared at the TV without blinking. I remember swallowing hard and my stomach falling to the floor, I remember my heart sinking when he didn't hop up the way I'm used to seeing him after every hard hit. After what seemed like an eternity, I found my breath. I breathed hard and I remember turning my head and looking at his jersey hanging on my wall.
B. R. Y. A. N. T. Twenty Four.
That jersey didn't only identify Kobe. It stood for hope. It stood for passion. It stood for perfection.
I remember seeing my childhood fade in front of my eyes. Ever since I was a child, I had been watching Kobe tear up the hardwood and knock down any obstacle in his way. I remember watching myself fade.
And just as I was fading away, I saw him walk back out towards the free-throw line. And I remembered something else....
I remembered the duel with MJ in Kobe's rookie year. I remembered the two air balls in Utah. I remembered the assault case in Colorado. I remembered Kobe crying in San Antonio in 2003. I remembered the him holding back tears in 2004 after falling to the pistons. I remembered Kobe falling to the floor and grabbing his knee. I remembered Kobe breaking finger after finger and still not stopping to catch his breath. I remembered the tears on his face in 2008 after falling in Boston. I remembered Shaq rapping in some club and rubbing salt in our wounds. I remembered Kobe sprain ankle after ankle, knee after knee. And as these thoughts were flooding my mind...
I saw him knock down two free throws and walk into the darkness of the tunnel.
And I remember turning to my brother and I saw tears welling up in his eyes. I remember seeing the love that this man had instilled in our hearts. In a society where the word "love" is thrown around without hesitation and has almost lost its meaning, we love Kobe. We love him because he gives us happiness and promise.
Kobe endures all the pain and agony, and gives us excitement. Gives us happiness. All the broken fingers are his, but the steals and dunks are for us. The sprained ankles are his, but the blocks and rebounds are for us. The painful ice baths and knee treatments are his, but the points are for us. The hours, days, months and years of training are his, but the rings are for us.
I don't know what legacy he'll leave behind, I don't know if he's gonna win his 6th, I don't know how many points he'll score, I don't know how much longer he'll play.... But I know that the memories that he's given us will never fade. All the times I was jumping on my head and screaming in joy, all the times I was staring at the TV and crying, all the times I was biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my sofa... All those times were real.
I do know one thing... He's gonna play his heart out. He's not going down without a fight. He's instilled a fighting spirit in his fans. He has taught us that quitting is not an option. You may win, you may lose. But you never quit.
In an era where Shaq quit on the Lakers, Dwight quit on Orlando and the Lakers, LeBron quit on Cleveland and Miami. Kobe never quit. He kept fighting. Next year, while we may not be the best team in the league. We will have the guy with the biggest heart. We'll have a 5 time champion. And as someone once said... Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
I remember everything from the night Los Angeles stopped. I remember the way my brother and I were sitting in the living room with stone faced looks as we stared at the TV without blinking. I remember swallowing hard and my stomach falling to the floor, I remember my heart sinking when he didn't hop up the way I'm used to seeing him after every hard hit. After what seemed like an eternity, I found my breath. I breathed hard and I remember turning my head and looking at his jersey hanging on my wall.
B. R. Y. A. N. T. Twenty Four.
That jersey didn't only identify Kobe. It stood for hope. It stood for passion. It stood for perfection.
I remember seeing my childhood fade in front of my eyes. Ever since I was a child, I had been watching Kobe tear up the hardwood and knock down any obstacle in his way. I remember watching myself fade.
And just as I was fading away, I saw him walk back out towards the free-throw line. And I remembered something else....
I remembered the duel with MJ in Kobe's rookie year. I remembered the two air balls in Utah. I remembered the assault case in Colorado. I remembered Kobe crying in San Antonio in 2003. I remembered the him holding back tears in 2004 after falling to the pistons. I remembered Kobe falling to the floor and grabbing his knee. I remembered Kobe breaking finger after finger and still not stopping to catch his breath. I remembered the tears on his face in 2008 after falling in Boston. I remembered Shaq rapping in some club and rubbing salt in our wounds. I remembered Kobe sprain ankle after ankle, knee after knee. And as these thoughts were flooding my mind...
I saw him knock down two free throws and walk into the darkness of the tunnel.
And I remember turning to my brother and I saw tears welling up in his eyes. I remember seeing the love that this man had instilled in our hearts. In a society where the word "love" is thrown around without hesitation and has almost lost its meaning, we love Kobe. We love him because he gives us happiness and promise.
Kobe endures all the pain and agony, and gives us excitement. Gives us happiness. All the broken fingers are his, but the steals and dunks are for us. The sprained ankles are his, but the blocks and rebounds are for us. The painful ice baths and knee treatments are his, but the points are for us. The hours, days, months and years of training are his, but the rings are for us.
I don't know what legacy he'll leave behind, I don't know if he's gonna win his 6th, I don't know how many points he'll score, I don't know how much longer he'll play.... But I know that the memories that he's given us will never fade. All the times I was jumping on my head and screaming in joy, all the times I was staring at the TV and crying, all the times I was biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my sofa... All those times were real.
I do know one thing... He's gonna play his heart out. He's not going down without a fight. He's instilled a fighting spirit in his fans. He has taught us that quitting is not an option. You may win, you may lose. But you never quit.
In an era where Shaq quit on the Lakers, Dwight quit on Orlando and the Lakers, LeBron quit on Cleveland and Miami. Kobe never quit. He kept fighting. Next year, while we may not be the best team in the league. We will have the guy with the biggest heart. We'll have a 5 time champion. And as someone once said... Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
_________________ “It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I’d been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the earth as though I had a right to be here.”
― James Baldwin, Collected Essays
Joined: 12 Jul 2014 Posts: 2154 Location: Inglewood, CA
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:06 pm Post subject:
12 wrote:
I remember everything from the night Los Angeles stopped. I remember the way my brother and I were sitting in the living room with stone faced looks as we stared at the TV without blinking. I remember swallowing hard and my stomach falling to the floor, I remember my heart sinking when he didn't hop up the way I'm used to seeing him after every hard hit. After what seemed like an eternity, I found my breath. I breathed hard and I remember turning my head and looking at his jersey hanging on my wall.
B. R. Y. A. N. T. Twenty Four.
That jersey didn't only identify Kobe. It stood for hope. It stood for passion. It stood for perfection.
I remember seeing my childhood fade in front of my eyes. Ever since I was a child, I had been watching Kobe tear up the hardwood and knock down any obstacle in his way. I remember watching myself fade.
And just as I was fading away, I saw him walk back out towards the free-throw line. And I remembered something else....
I remembered the duel with MJ in Kobe's rookie year. I remembered the two air balls in Utah. I remembered the assault case in Colorado. I remembered Kobe crying in San Antonio in 2003. I remembered the him holding back tears in 2004 after falling to the pistons. I remembered Kobe falling to the floor and grabbing his knee. I remembered Kobe breaking finger after finger and still not stopping to catch his breath. I remembered the tears on his face in 2008 after falling in Boston. I remembered Shaq rapping in some club and rubbing salt in our wounds. I remembered Kobe sprain ankle after ankle, knee after knee. And as these thoughts were flooding my mind...
I saw him knock down two free throws and walk into the darkness of the tunnel.
And I remember turning to my brother and I saw tears welling up in his eyes. I remember seeing the love that this man had instilled in our hearts. In a society where the word "love" is thrown around without hesitation and has almost lost its meaning, we love Kobe. We love him because he gives us happiness and promise.
Kobe endures all the pain and agony, and gives us excitement. Gives us happiness. All the broken fingers are his, but the steals and dunks are for us. The sprained ankles are his, but the blocks and rebounds are for us. The painful ice baths and knee treatments are his, but the points are for us. The hours, days, months and years of training are his, but the rings are for us.
I don't know what legacy he'll leave behind, I don't know if he's gonna win his 6th, I don't know how many points he'll score, I don't know how much longer he'll play.... But I know that the memories that he's given us will never fade. All the times I was jumping on my head and screaming in joy, all the times I was staring at the TV and crying, all the times I was biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my sofa... All those times were real.
I do know one thing... He's gonna play his heart out. He's not going down without a fight. He's instilled a fighting spirit in his fans. He has taught us that quitting is not an option. You may win, you may lose. But you never quit.
In an era where Shaq quit on the Lakers, Dwight quit on Orlando and the Lakers, LeBron quit on Cleveland and Miami. Kobe never quit. He kept fighting. Next year, while we may not be the best team in the league. We will have the guy with the biggest heart. We'll have a 5 time champion. And as someone once said... Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
Joined: 07 May 2014 Posts: 13823 Location: Boulder ;)
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:23 pm Post subject:
12 wrote:
I remember everything from the night Los Angeles stopped. I remember the way my brother and I were sitting in the living room with stone faced looks as we stared at the TV without blinking. I remember swallowing hard and my stomach falling to the floor, I remember my heart sinking when he didn't hop up the way I'm used to seeing him after every hard hit. After what seemed like an eternity, I found my breath. I breathed hard and I remember turning my head and looking at his jersey hanging on my wall.
B. R. Y. A. N. T. Twenty Four.
That jersey didn't only identify Kobe. It stood for hope. It stood for passion. It stood for perfection.
I remember seeing my childhood fade in front of my eyes. Ever since I was a child, I had been watching Kobe tear up the hardwood and knock down any obstacle in his way. I remember watching myself fade.
And just as I was fading away, I saw him walk back out towards the free-throw line. And I remembered something else....
I remembered the duel with MJ in Kobe's rookie year. I remembered the two air balls in Utah. I remembered the assault case in Colorado. I remembered Kobe crying in San Antonio in 2003. I remembered the him holding back tears in 2004 after falling to the pistons. I remembered Kobe falling to the floor and grabbing his knee. I remembered Kobe breaking finger after finger and still not stopping to catch his breath. I remembered the tears on his face in 2008 after falling in Boston. I remembered Shaq rapping in some club and rubbing salt in our wounds. I remembered Kobe sprain ankle after ankle, knee after knee. And as these thoughts were flooding my mind...
I saw him knock down two free throws and walk into the darkness of the tunnel.
And I remember turning to my brother and I saw tears welling up in his eyes. I remember seeing the love that this man had instilled in our hearts. In a society where the word "love" is thrown around without hesitation and has almost lost its meaning, we love Kobe. We love him because he gives us happiness and promise.
Kobe endures all the pain and agony, and gives us excitement. Gives us happiness. All the broken fingers are his, but the steals and dunks are for us. The sprained ankles are his, but the blocks and rebounds are for us. The painful ice baths and knee treatments are his, but the points are for us. The hours, days, months and years of training are his, but the rings are for us.
I don't know what legacy he'll leave behind, I don't know if he's gonna win his 6th, I don't know how many points he'll score, I don't know how much longer he'll play.... But I know that the memories that he's given us will never fade. All the times I was jumping on my head and screaming in joy, all the times I was staring at the TV and crying, all the times I was biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my sofa... All those times were real.
I do know one thing... He's gonna play his heart out. He's not going down without a fight. He's instilled a fighting spirit in his fans. He has taught us that quitting is not an option. You may win, you may lose. But you never quit.
In an era where Shaq quit on the Lakers, Dwight quit on Orlando and the Lakers, LeBron quit on Cleveland and Miami. Kobe never quit. He kept fighting. Next year, while we may not be the best team in the league. We will have the guy with the biggest heart. We'll have a 5 time champion. And as someone once said... Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
FREEDOM!
That is some high quality writing skill. Send that ish to John Black and let him pass that around to either the current team or the fans or both...
I have to say that this - and like videos- reminds me of two (2) things:
1. Kobe Bryant is so rare and special, both in how he plays the game and how much of himself he gives; and
2. How painful it is to know that the time is coming when I won't have the privilege of watching Kobe Bryant play basketball anymore.
That just hurts.
Thanks stoneplz for posting.
Also, this above gets to where I'm at with Kobe. It will be so hollow to know he won't ever play again. Kobe is such a Champion, in every respect. _________________ "We might have had the worst season ever or could have the worst season ever for a Lakers team, but now let's have the greatest comeback that the league has ever seen." - Kobe Bryant
I remember everything from the night Los Angeles stopped. I remember the way my brother and I were sitting in the living room with stone faced looks as we stared at the TV without blinking. I remember swallowing hard and my stomach falling to the floor, I remember my heart sinking when he didn't hop up the way I'm used to seeing him after every hard hit. After what seemed like an eternity, I found my breath. I breathed hard and I remember turning my head and looking at his jersey hanging on my wall.
B. R. Y. A. N. T. Twenty Four.
That jersey didn't only identify Kobe. It stood for hope. It stood for passion. It stood for perfection.
I remember seeing my childhood fade in front of my eyes. Ever since I was a child, I had been watching Kobe tear up the hardwood and knock down any obstacle in his way. I remember watching myself fade.
And just as I was fading away, I saw him walk back out towards the free-throw line. And I remembered something else....
I remembered the duel with MJ in Kobe's rookie year. I remembered the two air balls in Utah. I remembered the assault case in Colorado. I remembered Kobe crying in San Antonio in 2003. I remembered the him holding back tears in 2004 after falling to the pistons. I remembered Kobe falling to the floor and grabbing his knee. I remembered Kobe breaking finger after finger and still not stopping to catch his breath. I remembered the tears on his face in 2008 after falling in Boston. I remembered Shaq rapping in some club and rubbing salt in our wounds. I remembered Kobe sprain ankle after ankle, knee after knee. And as these thoughts were flooding my mind...
I saw him knock down two free throws and walk into the darkness of the tunnel.
And I remember turning to my brother and I saw tears welling up in his eyes. I remember seeing the love that this man had instilled in our hearts. In a society where the word "love" is thrown around without hesitation and has almost lost its meaning, we love Kobe. We love him because he gives us happiness and promise.
Kobe endures all the pain and agony, and gives us excitement. Gives us happiness. All the broken fingers are his, but the steals and dunks are for us. The sprained ankles are his, but the blocks and rebounds are for us. The painful ice baths and knee treatments are his, but the points are for us. The hours, days, months and years of training are his, but the rings are for us.
I don't know what legacy he'll leave behind, I don't know if he's gonna win his 6th, I don't know how many points he'll score, I don't know how much longer he'll play.... But I know that the memories that he's given us will never fade. All the times I was jumping on my head and screaming in joy, all the times I was staring at the TV and crying, all the times I was biting my nails and sitting on the edge of my sofa... All those times were real.
I do know one thing... He's gonna play his heart out. He's not going down without a fight. He's instilled a fighting spirit in his fans. He has taught us that quitting is not an option. You may win, you may lose. But you never quit.
In an era where Shaq quit on the Lakers, Dwight quit on Orlando and the Lakers, LeBron quit on Cleveland and Miami. Kobe never quit. He kept fighting. Next year, while we may not be the best team in the league. We will have the guy with the biggest heart. We'll have a 5 time champion. And as someone once said... Never underestimate the heart of a champion.
Wow. Very nice post. Well done. _________________ "We might have had the worst season ever or could have the worst season ever for a Lakers team, but now let's have the greatest comeback that the league has ever seen." - Kobe Bryant
It really irritates me when people or 'fans' on this board (and elsewhere) seemingly so easily and so effortlessly sweep Kobe Bryant aside and rubbish him, or the fact that he signed a generous 'thankyou' offer presented to him by the Lakers, etc, etc.....Kobe Bryant is a champion. Kobe Bryant is, however, NOT Michael Jordan or LeBron James, no. He is only Kobe Bryant. There has been and only ever will be one model made. There cannot be another one like him. Kobe Bryant is unique, special and should always be cherished as an individual and as a Laker.
Just the same as you should 'never underestimate the heart of a champion' (thanks '12'), you don't know what you've got until its gone. _________________ "We might have had the worst season ever or could have the worst season ever for a Lakers team, but now let's have the greatest comeback that the league has ever seen." - Kobe Bryant
"Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before."
- Jacob Riis _________________ "Free throw defense was great tonight...one of the best I seen in a long time" - Phil Jackson
It's hard seeing any superstar finish their career, but it will be especially hard for Lakers fans with Kobe because you saw him come in as teen, endure all sorts of growing pains over the years, and spend roughly twenty years in purple and gold. We're at least twenty years from ever seeing that happen again
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