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Void
Jan 27, 2020
#4440
Kobe BryantKobe Bryant

If my accomplishments in the next 20 years don't exceed my NBA career, then I failed

I told somebody said listen if what I do in the next 20 years is not better than my last 20 then I failed... I wouldn't accomplish what I accomplished my last 20 years if I did not have this mentality to begin with.

OpinionLifeScorchingSubjective
Due to his untimely death, Kobe was unable to complete the 20-year window to fulfill this personal ambition. In the short time he had, he won an Oscar and built a successful media company, but the take is ultimately unresolvable.

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Void
Jan 27, 2020
#4414
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The NBA should have canceled all games on the day Kobe Bryant died

I think [the NBA] should have canceled the games today because of what he meant everybody in the league. It seemed like Kobe had some sort of influence on every single team... it felt like one of those things where the the whole league was like sleepwalking.

OpinionBasketballMediumSubjective
The NBA did not cancel games that night, though they later postponed a Lakers/Clippers game. This remains a subjective opinion on how the league should handle tragedies.
Void
Jan 27, 2020·Who's Back
#4426
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm only joining an XFL team if I have a real chance to make the roster

The practice squad offer is apparently legit. Like I'm going to get a contract if I want to go down that road... in which case I'm only going down that road if they give me an opportunity to work my way onto a team. I'm not just going to be on practice squad a year.

OpinionFootballMildSubjective
PFT never actually signed a contract or played for an XFL team, as the 2020 season was cut short by COVID-19 and the bit eventually faded.
Void
Jan 27, 2020·Who's Back
#4436
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryson DeChambeau worries too much about angles and should just play golf

He does like the compass and the he does like all the math behind his shots. Just go out and shoot the ball, dude, maybe if you stop thinking about it, you'd be like Brooks [Koepka] and wind shit... You worry too much about angles buddy.

OpinionGolfMediumSubjective
Bryson DeChambeau went on to win the U.S. Open later that year (2020) using his analytical methods, proving they could win championships, though the debate over his pace of play continued.

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Void
Jan 27, 2020
#4423
Kobe BryantKobe Bryant

Claiming a bad system or bad teammates ruined your career is just an excuse

That sounds like excuses to me. I mean, you got to figure it out, right? If you really have an obsession to figure it out. You will figure it out, right and every puzzles constructed differently... You just got to figure out Your own puzzles.

OpinionBasketballHotSubjective
This is a foundational philosophy of Kobe's career and cannot be objectively proven true or false, though it is a highly debated topic in sports analytics regarding player environment.
Win
Jan 27, 2020
#4429
Kobe BryantKobe Bryant

Shaq admitted he used to coast through the summer because he knew I was training

When we sat down we did the interview together. He finally He copped to the fact that after we won championships, she's like I can just relax and Coastal with the summer because I know I got a teammate who's going to be training 8 10 hours a day and I was like see that's the BSS yet that would piss and shit.

Fact ClaimBasketballHot
Shaquille O'Neal has admitted in various interviews (including the one with Kobe) that he did not maintain the same year-round training intensity as Kobe, often using the regular season to play himself into shape.