Recount the achievements—some personal, some professional, and many halted—of an NBA legend before his untimely deat | dG1fTkZtVE9rZ0c4Nlk
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00:03 >> It was devastating in a way that I can't explain.
00:05 >> You're shocked.
00:05 >> You don't want to believe it.
00:06 >> My heart dropped.
00:08 >> And somebody that was like almost a hero to you.
00:10 >> Emotions are all over the place.
00:12 >> I've never had a brother, but
00:13 I've never felt like to lose a brother.
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00:19 >> Kobe came over to Philadelphia from Italy in eighth grade.
00:22 >> Over the next five years, Kobe is like a beast with basketball.
00:26 >> Most people run from pressure.
00:28 I think he wanted pressure.
00:29 He wanted the last shot.
00:30 >> You could see in his eyes he was gonna be a star.
00:33 He was on a mission.
00:34 >> Kobe is the superstar player.
00:37 He also had an underdog mentality.
00:39 >> Kobe had this persona, the Black Mamba,
00:42 was just this killer instinct, this mentality.
00:45 >> He spent the same amount of time for his game and his kids.
00:50 It was just amazing.
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00:54 >> The Mamba mentality is making sure you're actually meeting the potential that
00:58 you set for yourself.
00:59 >> Even when you think that you're at your zenith, at your peak.
01:01 >> There are a lot of people that thought that he would struggle with post-retirement
01:05 because he loved the game so much.
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01:09 >> The Mamba Academy, he started it to create a niche for
01:12 youth women's basketball and his relationship with his daughter.
01:14 >> Recognizing retiring from basketball being not only a chance to say goodbye to
01:20 one thing, but hello to another.
01:21 >> To be a legend in a city like Los Angeles,
01:26 that really shows you the connection that a lot of people in this city and
01:30 Lakers fans have.
01:32 >> For his loved ones, it was just a blip that he was here.
01:37 And that's heartbreaking.
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