Kobe Bryant is one of the most motivated players in the NBA. While some guys show up for a check and a shot at stardom, the black mamba plays with a passion not rivaled by many. At 36 years of age that fire burns deeply in Kobe's soul.
ESPN recently ranked Kobe as the 40th best player in the NBA for this upcoming season. I find it hard naming 10 players in the league better than Kobe. 40 is outright disrespectful. The doubts are well deserved. The Lakers are four years removed from their last NBA Finals visit. However, this is one of the best players in NBA history we are discussing. When you work as hard as Kobe, you don't fall off the map in the same manner as other players.
Kobe's body has been through it all. To expect him to produce the way he did eight to 10 years ago would be foolish. He played in the NBA playoffs at an age when his peers were getting acclimated to campus life. This is what all those years of training were for. To remain elite at all times, even when father time tries to tell you otherwise.
Kobe is one championship away from tying the great Michael Jordan. Based on his team, most would say Kobe's ring count is not getting any bigger. Regardless of who suits up for the Lakers Kobe will go hard this season. Even at 36 Kobe Bryant is one of the 10 best basketball players in the NBA.
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