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goodgame Kobe was a rock star in China and will always be throughout the rest of the world, the majority of derogative and negative comments made to him and his personal life (and even after hes won the gold medal for his country) come mostly from his own countrymen, Im shocked, he doesnt have to prove anything to anyone anymore. I hope he gets offered a contract overseas and takes his family and leaves cos theres a big world out there. after 2 wks of watching Olympic basketball at its highest level, I really do find the NBA to be rather boring and ego bling driven. Cant wait to watch the world champs!
Watch Kobe talk Olympics
Lakers Blog —
Literally. Watch him. Dude's right there on screen talking in a SportsCenter interview. Praise gets tossed about for his teammates (in particular, CP3 and Deron Williams), Michael Phelps and the overall Olympic experience. Some interesting stuff at the start about how differently this team and the less successful 2004 squad were formed, citing the three year commitment, doing away with the "grab the best players available and just assume they'll win" approach, and increased respect accorded to the competition. I would have included "having a coach that alienates and confuses players less often than Larry Brown," but Kobe's more polite. But his points about ...
ESPN: Kobe Bryant’s Olympic Experience
Slam Dunk Central —
Does anyone believe a word Kobe Bryant says?
Clubhouse Cancer —
He’s been such an overt media creation his entire life…almost always saying the perfect thing. It’s almost like Kobe doesn’t have actual conversations, he speaks in sound bites. After hearing what a selfish jackass he has been throughout his career, we find it hard to trust Bryant’s word on anything. It’s too bad, ...
Opals Go For Gold, Spain Will Play For Gold and Dragons Look At New Import
JR, On Fire —
Could Opal Erin Phillips have some teammates follow her lead if they win GOLD? (I really just wanted to use the picture.) All Australians that are wondering if Penny Taylor will play in the Opals gold medal game against the USA will have to wait until 12.00am (Sunday) Aussie time. Although the Opals got past the host nation China without Taylor's services, I feel she will have to make some type of appearance for the Opals to claim their first ever Olympic gold medal. Playing arch rivals, the USA, the Aussies need to be at full strength and pack ...
KOBE BRYANT INTERVIEW
Docksquad Sports —
Check out this Kobe Bryant interview below. He talks about playing for the Redeem Team and his country, about his Olympic Experience, and about "The Flying Fish", M Phelps... ...
