Kobe Bryant born August 23, 1978 is an All American shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. Bryant had a very successful high school basketball career. Bryant made many people talk when word came around that Bryant would go directly into the NBA after graduation. “He was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte hornets then traded to the Lakers. In 06′ Bryant scored a career high of 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. This was the second in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain who scored 100 points in one game.On January 31, 2010, Kobe made what would be the game-winning field goal against the Boston Celtics with 7.3 seconds left, leading the Lakers to comeback from an eleven point fourth quarter deficit. On February 1, 2010, Kobe passed Jerry West to reach 25,208 career points as of that night.” I feel Kobe Bryant is a great role model because of the actions he shows people on and off the court. People do not only look at the achievements he has had on the basketball court but, they also look at the individual he is off the court.
