Keep Ya Head up, Kobe

            Kobe Bryant looked into the picture of Michael Jordan that zoomed into life in the film room. “The master,” he summarized, succinctly, as he nodded his head, almost in unbelief as memories of His Airness ran across his mind, “he perfected the game.” Michael Jordan’s legacy is complete, a legacy so surreal that it borders blasphemy to suggest that someone may one day match it. But here, at the bottom of the mountain facing that daunting task of another championship, we find Kobe Bryant, unconquerable spirit and unrelenting will, pouring his heart out on the hardwood, day in, day out, through all of its ups and downs.             Just remember, it is us, the fans, and not Kobe himself, who are forcing the unfair and premature comparisons. Kobe Bryant is a student of the game and honors its history. He knows very well the pantheon of greats and his own ... (link)