“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do.” —Kobe Bryant. 🕊️We lost Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant 5 years ago today. No music Monday comes a little early this week as I share a pic of Kobe in 1995 that was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. 📸 by Michael Bryant Having grown up not far from Kobe, I was fortunate to have seen him play ball in high school back in 1994 when Lower Merion played my brother and his high school basketball team. There was already so much hype around him and I immediately fell into the early hysteria. After seeing him, I was an instant fan. I would cut out articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer (like the one attached) and plaster anything and everything Kobe to my bedroom walls. One of my favorite clippings was when he made news for taking Brandy to his prom. It was amazing to follow his career (after having seen him early on) and witness what he would later become. He is missed. 🐍
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