"Put one foot in front of the other, smile and just keep on rolling."
— Kobe Bryant, 2008.
Kobe Bryant was famous as basketball player, but his achievements stand far outside the basketball world. He an Oscar for his short film, "Dear Basketball", in 2018. It was based on a poem he wrote announcing his retirement(宣布退役) from the NBA.
Bryant said the idea to make it into a film was from his , Gianna, who told him, "Dad, you always tell us to go after dreams, so man up." And she was right. He called the Oscar a meaningful achievement than winning an NBA title(称号)."To be honest, I feel better than winning a championship," Bryant said he was interviewed by some reporters.
Kobe considered as one of the greatest NBA players of all time. As a child, he worked really hard to make his basketball dream come . He is a super star that hundreds of thousands of basketball fans look up to. However, to all fans' sorrow(悲痛), he and Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash January 28, 2020. It is a huge loss for not only his family also the basketball world. Kobe Bryant will live in the hearts of his fans forever and Mamba Mentality(曼巴精神) will keep encouraging them.