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Kobe Bryant: A Hero by Definition

By Michael Del Muro
JUNE 9, 2009 B/R

Buddha. Moses. Jesus Christ. Kobe Bryant?

When Kobe Bryant came into the NBA, he wasn't your average high-school player.

Then-Laker General Manager Jerry West called Bryant the most talented player he'd seen.

But very quickly, Kobe became one of the most hated players in the league. Rumors of him being a “ballhog” and “uncoachable” leaked quickly out of the Lakers locker room.

And jealousy abounded from the other massive talent on that team, Shaquille O'Neal.

Kobe ended up being successful by winning three NBA titles en route to unseating a retired Michael Jordan to become the best guard in the league.

The on-court success tells only part of Kobe’s story, however. Bryant is more than just a basketball player. Like Jordan, he’s a transcendent figure. He’s one of the most recognizable people on the planet and arguably the biggest star in sports.

So that begs the question, what is it about Bryant that makes him so popular? What is it about him that makes him so loved, and so hated at the same time?

My answer is simple: Kobe Bryant is a hero.

I am not attempting to say that Kobe is a god, or that he’s god-like (even though he is, at times, on the court). Rather, it’s my belief that all universally transcendent athletes go through what's called a hero's journey—Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali come to mind immediately.

He’s not a hero in the common way in which the word is used—saving someone's life or fighting and dying for a cause.

He is a hero in the way mythologist Joseph Campbell used the word. Bryant fits the archetype of someone fulfilling what Campbell, who guided George Lucas through the creation of Star Wars, called the “monomyth”.

All heroes, according to Campbell, must overcome specific types of trials while trying to achieve a quest. All major religious figures, Campbell argued, go through similar trials, which lead to self-awareness and the eventual fulfillment of a quest.

Although there are different variations of the monomyth, or the hero’s journey, there are three main phases—the departure, the initiation and the return. The one taught by Campbell includes 17 steps within these phases.

I will just cover some of the major ones and how Kobe fits this archetype.

A. DEPARTURE

Step 1: Call to Adventure

In 1996, Kobe was 17-years-old and was attempting to do what only seven footers had successfully done before—enter the NBA Draft and be a successful player. He was picked 13th by the Hornets and traded to the Lakers so he could eventually be Shaq’s running mate.

Step 2: Refusal of the Call

One thing we know about Kobe is the role his father played in his youth. We know that Kobe's father had a huge ego—he thought he was the best player on the Sixers teams he played for (he imagined himself better than Dr. J, better than Moses Malone).

We also know that he encouraged Kobe to be more selfish.

In addition, we know that Shaq and the older Lakers didn't make it easy for Kobe. So he was tagged "selfish", a "ballhog". His stubbornness and refusal to play within the system his first couple of years didn't help either. Kobe was immediately cast down as the bad guy.

The belief that both Kobe and Shaq couldn’t succeed was already growing both in local media and nationally.

Step 3: Supernatural Aid, or Meeting the Guide

After another failed attempt at winning a title, the Lakers brought in Phil Jackson as coach. Jackson had won the NBA Finals six times previously. Like Obi-Wan Kenobi, he was brought in not only to coach the team, but to guide the young upstart to become a better teammate.

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