Ode to KOBE Bryant
Quotes: “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant”. Kobe Bryant ”I played with both Kobe and Michael. I would have to say that Kobe Bryant is the better player. Kobe has a much better shot, handles the ball better, and just has more tricks to go along with his game. And just look at his career...he already has 3 rings and he's going for his fourth this year”. John Salley, Best Damn Sports Show Period 2004 “Kobe Bryant at the end of the day will go down as the greatest basketball player that ever lived”. Mark Jackson ABC commentator “Having played with both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant...Kobe is definitely the greatest and most skilled player to have ever touched a round ball and Michael doesn’t even possess the skills Kobe possesses". Greg Anthony, ESPN “Kobe’s a model of what a young player should aspire to be. Year by year he learned and made his game more solid, and now he’s not just a highlight-film guy but an accomplished NBA player”. NBA head coach Larry Brown "How many times must Kobe demonstrate that no one in the league--and I mean no one--has his combination of skill, tenacity, understanding of time and score, killer instinct and ability to control the game at both ends?” Ric Bucher,ESPN |  Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan.
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STATS AND FACTS
NBA RECORDS
Most three-point field goals made, one game: 12
Most three-point field goals made in one half 8
Youngest player to score 15,000 points
Youngest player to score 18,000 points
Youngest player to score 20,000 points
Youngest player to score 23,000 points
Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Team
Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Defensive Team
Youngest player to start an All-Star game
Scored 81 pts in one game vs. Toronto Raptors
Most points scored at Madison Square Garden: 61
Current NBA awards and accomplishments3-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002
5 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
1-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008
2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007
11-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009 (shared with Shaq)
10-time All-NBA selection:
9-time All-Defensive selection:
NBA regular season leader in points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832, 7th in NBA history), 2007 (2,430), 2008 (2,323)
Leader, points per game: 2006 (35.4, 8th in NBA history), 2007 (31.6)
Most field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978), 2007 (813)
NBA RECORDS
Most three-point field goals made, one game: 12
Most three-point field goals made in one half 8
Youngest player to score 15,000 points
Youngest player to score 18,000 points
Youngest player to score 20,000 points
Youngest player to score 23,000 points
Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Rookie Team
Youngest player to be named to the NBA All-Defensive Team
Youngest player to start an All-Star game
Scored 81 pts in one game vs. Toronto Raptors
Most points scored at Madison Square Garden: 61
Current NBA awards and accomplishments3-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002
5 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
1-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008
2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007
11-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009 (shared with Shaq)
10-time All-NBA selection:
9-time All-Defensive selection:
NBA regular season leader in points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832, 7th in NBA history), 2007 (2,430), 2008 (2,323)
Leader, points per game: 2006 (35.4, 8th in NBA history), 2007 (31.6)
Most field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978), 2007 (813)
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