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“It’sfunny.Ithinkalotofpeople,alotofwriters,trytotakeshortcutsintheirassignmentsand

justregurgitate(照搬)whatsomebodyelsemayhavewritten,youknow,insteadoftrulysaying

what’sgoingon,”Kobesays.“I’mnodifferentthananybody.Basketballtomeisagamethat

Iwanttotrytobethebestat,andtrytoworkatitasmuchaspossible.ButIunderstandit’sagame.

ButI’mextremelyoutgoing.Peoplesay,‘He’squiet’andallthatstuff.That’scrazy.Theyobviously

don’tknowme.So,Imean,peoplethatknowmeandpeoplethatseemeinteract...stufflikethat...

I’mcompletelyoppositeofwhattheyread.Andalotofpeopleactuallytellmethat.They’llsay,

‘Man,you’renothinglikeIthoughtyouwere.’”

“Ijustgo.Ijustgo.Ijustkeepgoinguntilitfeelsrighttome,”Kobesaysofhishabits.“If

somethingdoesn’tfeelright,I’mgonnastaythereuntilIgetitright.Ijustcontinuetokeeppushing

andpushingandpushing.That’sallI’veknown.That’showmyparentsraisedme.Ifyou’re

goingtobefocusedonsomething,ifyouwanttodosomething,youcan’t,youcan’tgoaboutit

halfway.Youreallygottadedicate(奉献)yourselftoit.Trytobethebestatit.That’stheonly

way.”

“I’myingagainstgreatyers,yingagainstthebestintheworld.Thecompetition—that’s

whatI’vealwayswanted.”

“Myparentsaremybackbone.Stillare.They’retheonlygroupthatwillsupportyouifyouscore

zerooryouscore40.”

“I’lldowhateverittakestowingames,whetherit’ssittingonabenchwavingatowel,handing

acupofwatertoatete,orhittingthegame-winningshot.Asfarascarryingthetorch(火炬)

fortheyearstocome,Idon’tknow.IjustwanttobethebestbasketballyerIcanbe.”

ToKobe,