Beijing time April 5, from the Lakers star Kobe Bryant-Bryant officially retired, only 8 days left. Today we are going to tell the Kobe keyword story is: Four o'clock in the morning.
An American journalist asked Kobe Bryant: "Why did you succeed?" Bryant smiled and said, "Have you seen the look of Los Angeles four o'clock in the morning?" "The reporter inexplicably shook his head," Bryant went on: "I often see!" Because I started training early in the day. ”
From then on, "Four o'clock in the morning Los Angeles" became the wisdom. In fact, this is really the secret that Kobe Bryant can achieve great success in the NBA.
The 1996 NBA Draft Congress is now in the majority of the NBA's history after 1984 years of high-quality draft, and even some people think 1996 is the best rookie in NBA history, but before the 1996 draft, no one predicted the results. Rick Sanders, the head of the Pistons team, has a representative view, "There are no popular top performers, no players like Patrick Ewing, Shaq-O ' Neill or David Robinson, who have no superstars in this rookie." ”
Even in such a non-bullish draft, Kobe Bryant is not favored. That year, Marcus Camby was considered to be the best center, Alan Iverson, Ray Allen and Stephen Marbury are also expected, no one is optimistic about running as a high school student in Kobe Bryant. Although Kevin Garnett, also a high-school candidate, was the most senior in the 1995 draft, he had only 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds in the rookie season, and his forest wolves were far from the playoffs. In people's subconscious, high school students are difficult to succeed in the NBA.
Despite the amazing 30.8 points 12 rebounds 6.5 assists 4.0 steals the super data of 3.8 caps, led the MA Lyon Middle School to achieve 31 wins 3 defeats the record, was elected Naismith year best high school student player, Gatorade the best high School Player of the Year, The best lineup of McDonald's in the United States and America's first squad today, but as the sixth player in NBA history to enter the NBA directly from high School, the first in NBA history to directly from high school to participate in the draft of the defender player, Kobe Bryant's name was selected by the Hornets (now Pelicans) in the 13th straight round of the 1996 draft.
However, the Hornets do not want Kobe Bryant, because in the draft the day before the Hornets have reached a deal with the Lakers, the Lakers with their starting center, all-star player Divac to Trade Hornets 13th, and the Lakers 5 minutes before the draft to tell the Hornets in 13th to select Kobe Bryant. Although the Lakers ' deal is now oft, their real idea was to save the pay space to sign the "big shark"-o ' Neill.
Unlike many superstars who enter the NBA league with a golden key, Kobe Bryant has a talent signature of only 13th. There is no high-level draft, the early stage of career time is difficult to guarantee. Bryant's NBA rookie season, he played 71 regular games, only 6 games first hair, the field is only 15.5 minutes to play, he is just Eddie-Jones and Nick-Nick Van Exel of the bench, the second season, Kobe Bryant's field play time despite the rise to 26 minutes, But he had only 1 games in 79 regular races. The 1997 champion Shutim-Duncan has only 3 games in the 1387 regular games so far, and the 2003 champion Sulebrong-James has only 1 games in the 983 regular games so far. From this data you can see how difficult Kobe Bryant is to achieve today's success.
Even in the early 21st century of the "East Aisico North Kanen Wheat" period, Kobe Bryant compared with them there are also obvious short board. Allen Iverson is the champion of the 1996, he in rookie season will be able to get 23.5 points 4.1 rebounds 7.5 assists 2.1 steals, no suspense in the election of the best rookie, Iverson sharp footsteps and no solution of the breakthrough are Kobe Bryant incomparable; Before this year's Zach-Rahl, Vince Carter is the most people in the NBA history of the best Dunk King, although Kobe Bryant also took the slam Dunk King, but Bryant's dunk and Carter still have a clear gap, Carter's bounce and slam dunk of the violent aesthetics is also Kobe Bryant can not reach In 1997, Tracy McGrady, 9th, had won the league scoring king for two years in a row, and his physical talent and dry-pull abilities were better than that of Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant does not have the long arm show, without Iverson that burst opponent's first step speed, without the bounce of Carter, can say, on physical fitness, Kobe Bryant is the worst of four people.
But why, as a 13th-year-old rookie with two years of bench and a player who doesn't have the talent to be a genius, why Kobe Bryant became the iconic figure of the post-Jordan-era NBA and became the top ten player in NBA history? It was because of his hard work, The secret of "four o'clock in the morning".
Kobe Bryant is not the most gifted player in NBA history, but he must be one of the most hardworking players in NBA history, and this "one" can even be removed.
Kobe Bryant is a typical training freak. Everyone should have heard of his almost perverted infernal training, and there are even rumors that "Kobe Bryant has been riding a 40-mile bike in the desert every night for a while"! 40 miles? At night? Desert? Every day? These are certainly the first reactions that many people have seen this news, but this incident happened to Kobe Bryant, I feel normal! The rumor was later confirmed that it was just part of Kobe's fitness plan for the summer, his ride ended at two o'clock in the morning, and at 7:30 A.M. he had to start a new fitness program!
Robert Alert, the American national team trainer, recalled a real thing between him and Kobe: the night before the first training game of the 2012 American men's basketball team for the London Olympics in Las Vegas training, he received a call from Kobe Bryant at 3:30 A.M., asking him to guide his training. And when Robert came to the gym, Kobe was already trained and drenched as if he had just climbed out of the water. At this point, it is less than 5 in the morning. After coaching Bryant for 1 hours of fitness training and strength training, the exhausted Robert returned to the hotel to rest, while Kobe Bryant ran to the arena to practice shooting. And when Robert returned to the gym 11 o'clock noon, Kobe Bryant was still practicing jumpers, and shortly after Robert arrived, Kobe hit the No. 800 shot of the day! You know, the 34-year-old Bryant was already successful, scarred, but he still insisted on such "abnormal" training!
Bryant's NBA career is the most inspirational story in NBA history, he is "genius out of diligence" Model! Kobe Bryant is able to succeed in the NBA, precisely because of his hard training results, it is "four o'clock in the morning" Kobe spirit!
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