Kobe

The legend Michael Jordan made the number "23". The "24" appears as the natural continuity. Whatever the Kobe Bryant, that ...

the gazzetta.gr with 24 short stories presents 33chrono superstar who against the euro crisis, sees millions be laid on his feet to bring the shine at European level. At the moment, brought to GreeceEven to open a shop! 1.The most dangerous and deadly snake in Africa ... So chose to "call it" the Kobe Bryant, who bears the nickname «Black Mamba» in the second and longest venomous reptile in the world. The nickname was given by the first years of his career because of the offensive skills and habit of killing his opponents! 2. The Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia on August 23, 1978 and is the youngest of three children, Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox. His parents were inspired its name from a menu Japanese restaurant and the famous "beef of Kobe". on the 3rd. He lived from six in Italy, after his father being a professional basketball player moved in our neighboring country. He grew up in Milan, where he developed a different culture, learned to speak Italian and Spanish and the summers when he returned to the United States, participated in various summer league. The talent of his father had not left unaffected, since he was a basketball in his three years. Neither, however, remained unaffected by the Italian aura, having to play football in Milan, which is the follower. His family returned to the United States in 1991 and a number took high school ... 4. In the first year it did not take long to convince ... coach for his talent! You see, coach at Lower Merion High School was his father, something for which I blame his classmates. The first distinction to Kobe came in 1995 when it became MVP of the senior and slowly began to cause interest groups in the NBA. In last year led his high school in the title with 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals and 3.8 blocks. The coach then why did a player to conquer the American basketball had begun paving the red carpet. The performance of basketball, but the score 1080 on SAT tests guaranteeing any college he wanted. He announced his decision to go straight to the NBA and not to attend college. Years later he admitted that if you take a different decision would follow the path of Duke, but the jump from high school to professional sports and have collateral damage. His father was forced to resign as assistant coach in «La Salle University», as the Philadelphia Society crossed the knot of his decision. In evil came out, however, after taking to represent his son. 5. In all these years struggling in the NBA, The Kobe Bryant has had some individual record. In 2006, achieved 81 points towards Raptots and became just the second player in NBA history, behind the 100 points Wilton Tsamperlein. At the same time the exceptional styling, will become the first player since 1964 to score 45 or more points in four consecutive games ... Overall it has some impressive league record for the magical and has written his name in history. Here are briefly some of the record: * More three-pointers in a game (12). * More three-pointers in a half (8). * The youngest player who reached the 18,000, to 20.00, to 23,000, to 24,000, 25,000 and the 26,000 points. In all cases surpassed Tsamperlein. Overall record has twenty around the NBA, some of which are shared with other athletes and is the only player in the history of the 'magic' championship has gone three consecutive seasons of 600 points. 6. In 2009, shortly before the start of the NBA finals, the renowned filmmaker and lover of basketball, Spike Lee, created the «Kobe doin 'work». This is a tribute to 90 minutes around the everyday life and how it works by Kobe Bryant on the court, with the director to admit that he got the idea from a similar documentary was watched for Zinedine Zidane. "Whether you love or hate the, should you respect what he does on the court," he said about his work on the Kobe Bryant. "It's a real leader," replied the conclusion of the thirty-time ace of the end of filming.     7. The number "24" was not something that arose from the start of his career in the NBA. When he transcribed for the Lakers requested but was unavailable. Neither was 33, so did the "8", which emerged from the 143 who wore the Adidas ABCD camp, where he had distinguished himself in first year playing basketball. In high school the "24" was his first number, followed by the "33". He took back the lucky number at the start of the season 2006-07.   8. The history is always small details ... In 1996, the Charlotte Hornets were the ones who chose the number 13 draft pick of the graduate school, Kobe Bryant. The Neg Telemann, spokesman for Bryant at the time, said that "not going to play in Charlotte" and waited to exchange with the Lakers. As it happened, with Jerry West to take the decision on July 1, 1996 to exchange the Vlado Ntivats with Kobe Bryant. In his first contract with the Lakers, even had to sign and his parents, since Kobe was a minor. 9. He started to become stars in the NBA, when he knew the woman's life. Vanessa Lane worked dancer video clip in November 1999, the same studio where Kobe Bryant was preparing his first cd. There they met, they began to come out and got engaged six months later. Married on April 18, 2001 and did not sign a marriage contract. The relationship of Kobe with Vanessa resulted cooled with his family.Neither his parents nor his two sisters attended the wedding and was opposed to the relationship of Bryant. It is said that their problem was not just that she married very young, but he chose to marry a woman who was not Afroamerikanida. For two years, Kobe Bryant had the slightest contact with his parents. 10 . The coexistence with Shaquille O'Neal, but the fights and gave them two huge publicity. And they say Americans «bad publicity is better than no publicity». Both went to Los Angeles in 2006 and their relationship became increasingly worse. The climax was the filing of Kobe Bryant in court on rape case for which the accused when he said "I had to do everything and Shaquille. To pay the woman to say nothing. " The savage Center-was-married and reacted by saying: "It's ridiculous. I never went out together. In eight years we were teammates, never, never were together. Those, therefore, believes that this guy knows about me is funny. " Later, Shaquille O'Neal will blame Kobe for his divorce, while occasionally have exchanged quite a few decorative adjectives. Shaquille has called the "clowns and bum," while Kobe 'jealous, selfish and immature. " In the past, O'Neill had been up and rapping against Bryant and the big reconciliation came in 2006. The two embraced, while the All Star Game that season showed that they have restored their relationship.   11 . Great personalities, big problems ... His relationship with Kobe Bryant Phil Jackson was not the best, although there was a mutual appreciation for the professional ability of each. Cause was the book that the famous coach decided to adopt after the 2004-05 season in which he described the thirty superstar as "impossible to workouts." He added it ... "There were moments during the season I felt that there was a psychological war between us. Get through and entered the playoffs, but not developed such a trust to take the championship. "The answer to Kobe Bryant was very sharp ... "I sweat my ear. It is an excellent coach, I learned a lot from that Mrs. I respect him. Wrote diaries and then issue ... I prefer to read the Lord of the Rings . " 12. 's life and career she almost cut in half in the summer of 2003. Shortly after consecutive championships he won with the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant was arrested by Colorado on charges of rape. The 19-year old hotel employee Caitlin Feimper the accused raped her during her stay at the hotel for the rehabilitation of the injury. The superstar admitted that the Lakers have had sex, but it was voluntary on the part of the girl. The Bryant, and his wife Vanessa were at the heart of the media for many months and tears on camera had been the subject of comment. The history of rape resulted in canceled their contracts with the McDonald's and Nutella, and there was sharp decline in sales of the shirt. The case was closed in September 2004 because Feimper refused to testify at trial. He later filed a separate lawsuit, which he withdrew a compromise. In his last public statement on the subject, Bryant said: "While I sincerely believe that our intercourse was mutual, I recognize now that she did not see and does not see the incident in the same way that I saw." 13. The first contract with the Los Angeles Lakers ended in 2004 when Kobe Bryant and the rejected proposal of the Clippers and signed for seven more years! In May 2007, however, came a step away from the exit. Rumors that demanded that Jerry West return to the team, otherwise he would leave, taken out of the clothes.Initially denied, but when enriched with information that Shaquille left because Kobe wanted, it was absolute: "I want to be sharing," he said in a radio broadcast, and only after discussion with Phil Jackson changed his decision. 14 . In his career did not come all right, not everything was as he wanted ... In his first season in the first round of the playoffs has three air balls in crucial kick that could have changed the course of the race. The first was to win in the finale of the match and the other two in overtime. Years later he found a defense for those shots from the implacable friend. "The Kobe was the only one who had the guts at that point to get such a shot," said Shaquille O'Neal.   15. The repressed is football ... Apart from Milan, which he loved in Italy, loves and Barcelona. He visited last year coaching the Catalans and the Olympic Games in Beijing found Lionel Messi to swap shirts. "I love soccer, and when I retire from the NBA want to try in Barcelona! Once Michael (Jordan pp) can be a baseball player because I do not try to do soccer; »said a few months ago. The first ... test came two days ago, when the shirt Galata Saray Turkey made ​​some soutakia the grass.   16. While he was in Beijing, started rumors about the possibility to play in Europe. The acquisition of Josh Childress from the Olympic seemed to have opened the bag of Aeolus and the media in America talked about 60 million proposal to Kobe Bryant of the Reds, with taxes paid. At first, he was to blame ... "I have no problem to play in Greece, Russia, Italy. With 40 million dollars a year, I come to Europe. There is nothing more simple, "he said, but shortly after, and seeing that rumors abound and the matter escapes, made ​​it clear:" Do not ask me that. It's silly.Next question. " 17. Once Shaquille O'Neal said: "With so jealous that she was raped and even make a child before me!" Six minutes to be precise ... The first child of Kobe Bryant and Vanessa was born on January 19, 2003 and was the reason he came back a short thirty superstar parents. The first daughter named Natalia Ntiamante, while the second-to which the comment-Shaquille was born on May 1, 2006 and was named Gianna Maria-Honore. In between two, Vanessa had a miscarriage in the spring of 2005. 18. Located in the 14th position of the richest celebrities in the list of Forbes , one position ahead of Jay-Z. Although in the past has been much better ... classification, the only athlete who overcomes is Tiger Woods! The shirt is first in sales in America, Canada and China, and receives 21 million dollars annually. The property amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars, because since 1996 he entered the world of the NBA, came in and the business world. In 1996 he signed a 48 million U.S. dollars with Adidas and later signed with Coca-cola, the McDonald's, to Spalding, the Nutella, the Russel and total dozens of other smaller companies. After Adidas signed a five-year contract with Nike over 45 million dollars, which essentially triggered two years ago, known as the company refused to raise the standard in both the pending legal dispute.   19. Like Shaquille O'Neal , so the Kobe Bryant has a love for music. In 2000 released a cd single titled KOBE I, however, since there never attempted something similar. 20. He is the owner or the accuracy of participant in the Italian basketball team Olimpia Milano, where he played my father. Joe Bryant is vice president of the group and responsible for the management. "It's my house. Where I developed my love for the sport. It's something I always wanted to do and want to grow my family in Italy. When my career in the NBA over, hopefully I'll be there. " The sirens from Italy, however, sounds more strongly than Bologna side that has come to offer him close to 500 thousand euros for each game! 21. There could be missing from the tribute our titles. He has won: Five NBA Championships and played in seven finals. Became MVP of the finals of 2009 and 2010 and was MVP of the regular season championship in 2008. He has played in 13 all star games and four times was MVP (last this year). Nine cases were in the top five in the NBA (six consecutive from 2006 to this year), twice in the second and two more in the third. It was the best defensive five eleven times in his career. Won rookie of the year in 1997, the year in which he won the dunk contest.   22. In the expansion that makes the NBA, Kobe Bryant found that starring in the reality of Chinese television. Called «Kobe Mentu Show» Chinese players and showed different teams to prepare for battle, with Bryant is one who gives them advice. 23. From the first moment she appeared in the NBA, comparisons were fatal ... "We want to be the next Michael Jordan. I just am Kobe Bryant. Moreover, there are how many who have been named next Michael Jordan, which is not something great. Some of them do not even play anymore. Michael Jordan was the best to ever play. There will be next. " These said Kobe Bryant ... 24. From the first moment she appeared in the NBA, comparisons were fatal ... "This kid is really good. Undoubtedly, I see many elements of myself in him. " The next best thing!