Kobe Bryant Research Paper

Introduction: Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. But what made him different was his work ethic and his willingness to win. Childhood and early life Kobe Bryant was born on August 23rd, 1978. He was the youngest of his 2 sisters. From a young age, Kobe was tested as he was forced to move to Italy because of his dad's basketball with that being said “Bryant and his two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya, attended parochial schools in Italy and learned to speak Italian.”(Bryant 1). This displays early in Kobe life he had to go through adversity even when he was so young. But this was not the difficult part, after living there for 7 years Bryant and his family moved back to the United States where Bryant struggled

“As a senior, he was voted National High School Player of the Year by USA Today and Parade magazine.”( Bryant 2) This a true testament to Bryant's work ethic showing he is better than every single basketball player in the country. However, this is not Bryant's most prestigious honor. Bryant was drafted out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets, but then later traded to the Lakers, which caused Bryant's popularity to spike as he was so young.” Bryant skipped college and went directly into a career as a professional basketball player. Picked 13th overall in the 1996 NBA draft”(Bryant 2) This once again is a true testament to Bryant as he is only one of few players ever to be drafted out of high school. Continued success Kobe Bryant was drafted out of high school he did not stop in his rookie year he was the youngest player ever to step on an NBA floor” At 18 years, 2 months, and 11 days old, he became the youngest player ever to make an NBA debut.” (Bryant 2) Once again shows even though he had all this fame this was not going to stop Bryant from chasing perfection and stop him from reaching his full potential. Going on, Bryant did not disappoint in his debut and later on even made his first start as a Laker in his rookie year. “ his first career start on January 28, 1997, scoring 12