Gary Payton says he taught Kobe his secrets because Kobe asked him to teach him, despite knowing he would use that information against him for the rest of his career
“Kobe was already different. He was a different kid. I was about 10 or 11 years into the NBA at the time, and Kobe didn’t have a fear of asking anybody how to get better.”
“He came by me and was like, ‘Big bro, you be doing this and that. I really want to learn this because of you.’ When he said that, that took something in my heart. A kid with his ability, knowing where he was going, really wanted to learn, and he didn’t have an ego.”
“I didn’t mind. I didn’t care about him knowing how to do it and stop it because if he knows it, it makes me better too. Because I gave him the game, now I’ve got to learn how to stop him. I’ve got to show him something else.”
“It didn’t really bother me, and me and him got so tight. Especially when I went to the Lakers and was mentoring him, we got really, really tight.”
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Scored 18 Premier League goals at 37 and was labelled a problem because he was supposedly “holding back” the progress of the young players.
Since he left and the young players were free to develop:
- Greenwood ended up at Fenerbahce
- Absolutely nobody wants to sign Rashford
- Jadon Sancho is a free agent at 26
- Elanga ended up at Newcastle
Since Ronaldo left, not a single United player has managed to score 18 Premier League goals.
It’s sad how United fans are actually allergic to great players.
“I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars. We are here. We are waiting.”
- Peter Cullen (1941 - 2026)
they really try to act like my dawg wasn’t still terrorizing everyone before that injury. In his 17th szn being called Vino because his game was aging like wine mmcht
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The game before Kobe tears his Achilles
47 points
8 rebounds
5 assists
3 steals
4 blocks
14/27 FgA (51.9%)
1/5 3fga (20%)
18/18 ftm (100%)
Kobe was still peaking before his Achilles At Age 34. KOBE WAS DIFFERENT 🙏🏻