Kobe Bryant Discussion: Mamba Out!

One thing that stood out to me was Vince Carter's interview about Kobe. He said Kobe kept saying how at peace and happy he was. You know the old elders tale about people being at their happiest before passing, that made me even more hurt inside.

 

Welcome. Great to have you and we all hope you stick around. It's so bizarre... We're having our best season in a long time and then something like this breaks out.

 

I know everyone will be sharing their greatest Kobe memories, but for me I have to go all the way back to those airballs he shot in that playoff series in Utah. Sure he failed, and the Lakers lost, but even then you could see the supreme confidence in his abilities and the singular will to win. You knew that in his mind he was thinking that I may have missed these shots today, but I will learn from this and grow and become better, and then I will beat you so bad. 20 years later, even with his body broken down by giving everything he had to the game he loved and the city that embraced him with open arms, he put up 60 against the same Utah franchise, in a storybook ending. I just want to say, from a lifelong Laker fan whose life you have touched and made ultimately better, thank you Kobe Bryant. For the 20 wonderful years, the 5 championships and countless games that you won (and lost), the relentless drive and passion that you have that is sadly lacking in today's athletes. For showing us that with hard work and determination, anyone can excel in whatever field you choose. God, I feel like someone keeps hitting me in the chest, this is so hard.

I will pray for the family you have left behind, and may God grant them the same strength of will and character that you had, so that they can somehow get through the days to come. Rest easy, for you and Gianna have been selected by God now to play for his team. Thank you, and you will be forever in our hearts.

 

def share your xp...hes only 4yrs older then me, this is a legend we all grew with thru his entire career.....ill always remember the come back wcf gm 7 against por, i was a freshman in college n was the only one in my dorm who didnt leave at the start of the 4th qtr and that pho playoff gm where he hit the gm winnner, my fondest memory of this legend

 

I don’t post much at all anymore, but I’ve always been here in spirit. My heart hurts. This man has been a huge influence on my life. Since I was 8 years old. 20 years later, and I can’t believe it’s even real.

Been crying all day. I love you all. Laker Nation needs some prayers...

 

This really hurts, not sure how i'll be able to go to work tomorrow.

 

My heart just sank when I read the news and all the details that were coming out this afternoon. I actually cried about someone that I have admired from so far away but meant so much to me. There would be no LakersBall forum or anything Laker related to talk about if it wasn't for Kobe. I feel like my family member passed away. He is not supposed to go away man, he's invincible, he's the MAMBA, the GREAT ONE. I can't believe he's gone just like that. I still cannot believe its true. I can't imagine how it must feel for Vanessa now that both Kobe and Gianna are gone.

 

I will stick around. Thanks for accepting me. My go to forums have been Rams forums. Been a lifelong fan of that team as well. But the Lakers were before my Rams fandom by a couple years. My most fond stories are Laker stories. Like I shot hoops with Wilt when I was 10 years old. Another story for another time.

Today is about Kobe and all the families involved. I am in the aviation business and my phone has been blowing up with forensic details of the accident that I really can't process right now. This loss is enough right now.

Life is good. What a blessing to be a Laker fan.

 

I think Kobe would tell Wilt he could score 102!

 

Thanks LT... This dude was simply world changing and it shows. Love seeing all that people are sharing and lets be honest we all know Kobe would love upstaging the Grammy's in Kobe fashion. All jokes aside, he was loved and respected.

 

Woke up,still feel like sht.
I cried couple if times...in 2004, when he raptured the acl and farewell tour but this is something diferent,this puts all those stuff in different perspective.
I am 35 and i have feeling i growed with him.
I felt every made,missed basket,every injury,every win or lose...
Thank you for amazing ride,thank You for being You, thank you for touching my life.
And thank the God for giving me opurtunity to see you play live.
Rest in peace

 

Some pictures from the memorial outside the Lakers practice facility tonight

 

81 points combined. 24 shots taken each. 24 fg's made combined

 

what else can i say that you all havent... this is just the worst. my favorite athlete ever. my role model. the source of so many good times. other than my parents, the most impact full person in my life. a true inspiration to me. without kobe, im not sure i ever would have became a lakers fan. i remember buying his shoes (the ugly space ones) that were super expensive and terrible looking only because they were his. i never did that for any one else. people want to laugh when i say hes the goat and whether he is or isnt, the fact is hes in the conversation.

as someone said earlier, what really hurts is not being able to tell him how much he meant to me. i feel like kobe had so much more to offer to the bball world and so many other industries. he was thriving. that gets me even more.

i dont currently have any kids, but if I do, best believe they will hear about the legend of kobe.

i wont be alright for a while, but the truth is, when anything tough happened to kobe he was able to compartmentalize and continue towards his goal. that doesnt mean ill ever forget him, but im going to try to live the mamba mentality from here on out. he would want that. mourn but dont let that let you stop living your life.

i know we all loved kobe. lets celebrate his life and appreciate every day.

RIP to my personal GOAT. i'll miss you. kobe for life.

 

Crushed. I’ll have to read everything later after some deadlines that wait for no one.

truly one of those things you just can’t believe, and are sure they will come walking through that door any minute.

Got to watch his entire career. Never be another like him.

 

i pretty much cried all day since i found out in the morning. normally celebrities and athletes who have died i do feel a bit sad but then i go on to my everyday life. but kobes death, man its been hitting me hard. and then to hear later his daughter was with him, my first thoughts were... the moment the helicopter is going down knowing its not gonna end well. I personally have a daughter and dont ever want to be in that kind of situation and makes me even sadder. the way i felt today was like i lost a close family member. it still feels like its not real and just waiting for kobe to just appear as if nothing had happened.

 

i saw this post on facebook, im sure some of you have read this, but just wanted to post it.

Can you even imagine how difficult it was for him in that moment? The moment he knew that not only his own life was about to end, but that of his daughter...a life he helped create. Can you imagine how he felt as a father knowing he couldn't protect her? Can you imagine him holding her, consoling her, telling her he loved her as that helicopter went down? As a parent, I can tell you, Kobe Bryant's greatest fear was realized today. And it wasn't the fear for his own life, but for that of his beautiful daughter. Because as a parent, your life means nothing in comparison to the lives of your children. We live for our children. We breathe for our children. They are our reason for being. We would also die for them, without hesitation. Without question, without a moments notice, we would lay down our own lives to ensure theirs. Just thinking of his internal struggle in those last moments tears my heart into pieces. He knew his daughter's young life was ending. He knew he was leaving 3 other precious children behind. Oh, how his heart must have ached! Can you even imagine the agony that played out in his mind? Every parents worst nightmare happening to him in real time. He was there when his sweet girl took her first breath, and he was there with her when she took her last. And that's the only solace I can find in this...that he was there. In her final moments, her daddy was there to remind her of his undying love. And with everything in me, I hope that baby felt every ounce of love her daddy had for her. I hope it overwhelmed her, and carried her straight into paradise. Because I know that's all her daddy wanted too. Rest in piece Kobe and Gigi. Our hearts mourn you ❤ Hug your children extra tight tonight, mamas and daddies. Tomorrow is never promised. - Jade North of Four Norths in the South #Repost