Kobe Bryant would have turned 42 years old today.
On this difficult day for his family, we send them love and prayers, and comfort from happy memories of their time together.
Legends are missed, but never forgotten.
I had the pleasure of calling Kobe Bryant my friend for 20 years. Nobody, and I mean nobody, worked harder and more passionately to be great, day in and day out. As a player, as a coach, as a mentor, as a husband and as a father. ๐๐
Happy Birthday to the Goat..the Black Mamba himself...Kobe Bean Bryant! Your legacy lives forever in every person who refuses to give up and attacks each day, and every obstacle with everything they have! #MambaMentality#MambaForever ๐ค๐ค๐๐
Kobe in response to how he wanted to be remembered. "To think of me as a person that's overachieved, that would mean a lot to me. That means I put a lot of work in and squeezed every ounce of juice out of this orange that I could." Kobe Bryant
Thank you for inspiring a generation of Laker fans to try our best at whatever it is we set out to do, and for showing us the value of sharing what's learned along the way with the next generation, so that they may reach even greater heights. Mamba forever.
Kobe Bryant would've turned 42 years old today. He, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26. Bryant's devoted fans prepare to honor him tomorrow, a time in California known as Kobe Bryant Day.