Who is Kobe?

"Nationality" USA

Chinese Translation Kobe Bean Bryant Cox and Gaby Bayern (Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao)

Flying fighter, black mamba, show-be (pronounced like Kobe Bryant, representing a miracle), Mr.8 1 (scored an amazing 81point against the Raptors on June 23rd, 2006), frog (given by my sister for jumping high).

No.8 (NBA 1996 -2006), No.24 (NBA 2006- present), 10 (national team), No.33 (high school).

[Height] Write198cm (official website)

[weight] 100kg

"Team" (1) played for LOWER MERION in high school, wearing No.33 jersey.

② He has been with the Los Angeles Lakers since the 1996-97 season; NBA number -8, because the previous number in Adidas ABCD training camp was 143, which adds up to 8;

③ No.24 was worn in the 2006-07 season;

④ In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the United States team wore the jersey number. 10.

"Position" shooting guard (who played point guard in his early career and now occasionally makes a guest appearance at small forward)

Kobe Bryant is the best scorer in the NBA. Breakthrough, shooting, free throws and three-pointers are all proficient. He is perfect on the offensive end. The personal record of 8 1 minute in a single game strongly proves this point. In addition to scoring crazily, Kobe's organizational ability is also outstanding, and he often serves as the first sponsor of the team's attack. In addition, Kobe is one of the best defenders in the league, and one-on-one defense is very oppressive.

"Current Residence" Newport Beach, California

Speak "Language" fluently in English, Italian and Spanish!

"Birthday"1August 23, 978

"Constellation" Virgo (7.23- 08.22 is a lion, 8.23 is a virgin, don't change anything else)

Family [Wife] Vanessa Lane (Mexico)

[Father] "Sweet Bean" Joe Bryant (8.7 points in 606 NBA professional games)

Sharia Bryant and Shaya Bryant.

[eldest daughter] natalia diamond bryant.

Jaina Maria-Honnore Bryant

Education: Graduated from Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia.

"Place of Birth" Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Former residence of Milan, Italy

13 in the first draft of Draft 1996 was selected by Charlotte Hornets. In July of the same year, 1 1 was traded to the Lakers, and the Hornets got Divac.

"『NBA ball age"13 years.

"total number of champions" 4 times

[Edit this paragraph] Personal honor

265438+Best NBA Player of the 20th Century

Olympic champion: 1 time (2008 Beijing Olympic Games)

NBA championship: 4 times (99-00, 00-0 1, 0 1-02, 08-09).

NBA Finals MVP: He led the Los Angeles Lakers to win the championship in 2008-2009 season and won the title of "Most Valuable Player" in the first finals of his career.

NBA scoring champion: twice (35.4 points per game in 2005-06 and 3 1.6 points per game in 2006-07).

NBA Western Champion: 6 times (2000,2001,2002,2004,2008,2009)

NBA MVP in regular season:1time (07-08)

NBA All-Star Game MVP: 3 times (Philadelphia in 2002, Las Vegas in 2007, Phoenix in 2009-shared with O 'Neill).

NBA Slam Dunk King: 1 time (1997 Cleveland All-Star Weekend)

NBA All-Stars: 1 1 times (1998, 2000, 200 1, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.

NBA First Team: 7 times (0 1-02, 02-03, 03-04, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09).

Second place in the best team in NBA: 2 times (99-00,00-01)

Third place in the best team in NBA: 2 times (98-99, 04-05)

The first defensive lineup in NBA: 7 times (99-00, 02-03, 03-04, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09).

The second best defensive team in NBA: twice (00-0 1, 0 1-02)

The second NBA rookie team: 1997

The second team of the best interview team in NBA: (99-00)

The average score in the NBA is the first: in 2006 (35.4 points) and in 2007 (3 1.6 points).

The total points in the NBA regular season are the first: three times in 2003 (246 1), 2006 (2832 points) and 2007 (2430 points).

Official evaluation of NBA (Best Innovative Player in July) (05-06)

Kobe Bryant's rookie scoring champion in the rookie year.

2007 America's Cup champion

American Senior High School Student of the Year: 1996 (selected by USA Today Magazine and Parade)

Player of the year: (selected by Nai Smith of the United States)

Player of the Year: (selected by Gatorade Champion Circle)

The first team of McDonald's in America;

1996 adidas ABCD training camp MVP

The prestigious classic MVP of beach ball

High-end interview on August 2, 2009 (CCTV News)

Kobe and Wade Kobe and James

Kobe and O 'Neal Kobe and McGrady

[Edit this paragraph] Kobe's friends

Michael Jackson, the king of pop music, is his good friend and Kobe's own life mentor.

Kobe Bryant and McGrady have a good personal relationship. They have known each other since high school, and Hamilton of Pistons. They have known each other since high school and have been good brothers for many years. Kobe Bryant and Pierce also have a good relationship. In addition, Kobe and Beckham are also good friends. It's also good for Messi to take Barcelona. Sun Yue, the Lakers' top comedian, has become a good friend of Kobe Bryant. And O 'Neill.

[Edit this paragraph] Personal record

Personal best

Single game score: 8 1(065438+20061October 23rd against Raptors)

Number of hits in one shot: 28(065438 20061October 23rd against Raptors)

Average shots per game: 47 (against Celtic in 2002 1 1.7)

Steals per game: 7 (February 2006 13 vs Jazz)

Rebounds per game:16 (20065438+0 May 14 vs Kings)

Number of offensive rebounds in a single game: 8 (April 2000 18 against Mavericks)

Number of defensive rebounds per game:13 (65438+ 10 month 17 vs supersonic in 2000)

Number of blocked shots per game: 5 (reach this number in three games)

Average assists per game:15 (February 2002 12 against wizards)

Number of three-point hits in a single game: 1 2 (in July 2003,1against the Sonics)

Number of three-point shots in a single game: 1 8 (July 2003,1against the Sonics)

Number of free throws in a single game: 23 (reaching this number in two games)

Number of free throws in a single game: 27 (reaching this number in two games)

Playing time in a single game: 54 minutes (three games to reach this number)

Highest score in individual final: 40 points (June 2009 15 vs Magic)

Maximum number of times to strike the iron in a single game: 30 times (against Celtic on June 7, 2002+165438)

Occupational record

The first high school guard in NBA history

The youngest starter in NBA history: 18 years old, 158 days (96-97 season against timberwolves)

The youngest all-star starter in NBA history: 19 years old, 175 days (97-98 season)

The youngest person in NBA history was selected as the best rookie team (1997)

The youngest player in NBA history to be selected for the first team of a defensive team: 2 1 25 1 day (99-00 season).

The youngest player to break through 13000 points in NBA history.

The youngest player to break 14000 points in NBA history: 26 years and 240 days (April 2, 20051vs. Trailblazers)

The youngest player in NBA history to break 15000 points: 27 years old, 136 days (20061October 7, 65438+76 players).

The youngest player in NBA history to break 16000 points: March 3, 2006 against Warriors.

The youngest player to break through 17000 points in NBA history: in 2006 165438+ 10 against the Raptors 17.

The youngest player in NBA history to break 18000 points: June 26, 2007 against Bobcats.

The youngest player in NBA history to break through 19000 points: April 3, 2007 against Nuggets.

The youngest player in NBA history to break through 20,000 points: 29 years old, 122 days (against Knicks on February 23rd, 2007).

The youngest player in NBA history to break through 23,000 points: 30 years old, 17 1 day (against thunder 1 1 in February 2009).

The youngest starter of NBA historical guard;

The youngest player among NBA historical guards;

The youngest scoring champion among NBA historical guards: (1 1 1996 against Knicks)

The record of hitting three-pointers in a single game in NBA history: 9(65438+20031October 7 against the Sonics)

The record of hitting a three-pointer in a single game in NBA history: 12(65438+2003 10/7 against the Sonics)

Record of three-pointer hits in the first half of NBA history: 8 (against Wizards in the first half on March 28th, 2003) (Note: shared with tim thomas, Reid, ray allen and McGrady).

The number of free throws in a single quarter in NBA history is the highest: 14 (against Mavericks in the third quarter on February 2 1 2005) (note: shared with Jordan)

The number of free throws in a single quarter is the highest in NBA history:16 (the third quarter against Mavericks on February 2 1 2005) (note: shared with Jordan)

NBA historical guard's highest score per game: 81(against Raptors on June 23rd, 2006).

The only player in NBA history who is selected to the All-Star Team every season: 1 1 starting lineup.

Players who scored more than 30 points in a single quarter in NBA history: 2 times

NBA historical record: 7-for-7 (65438+176ers on October 7th, 2006).

Players with the most 50+ times in a single month: 5 times.

NBA historical defender with the most 50+ times in a single season: 10 times.

The youngest player in NBA history to reach 20 lore times;

The youngest player in NBA history to reach 25 lore times;

NBA historical guards scored more than 40+ times in a row: 9 times.

NBA historical guards scored more than 35+ times in a row: 13 times.

The youngest player in NBA history who scored more than 20+ in a single game;

The youngest player in NBA history who scored more than 30+ in a single game;

The youngest player in NBA history who scored more than 18+ in all-star game;

McGrady Xunguang's highest NBA score: 6 1.

The first person in NBA history to score more than his opponent's team in three games.

The second player in the history of the Lakers (even Magic Johnson) who has assisted more than eight times in six consecutive playoff games.

The first high school player in Lakers history: (18 years and 2 months 1 1 day)

The first player in the history of the Lakers to win the NBA dunk contest.

The Lakers' highest score in history is 81(against Toronto Raptors on June 23, 2006)

Players who scored more than 40 points in the history of the Lakers (96 games, as of March 2009 1, more than Baylor's 88 games)

Players who have scored more than 50 points in the history of the Lakers (23 games, as of April 6, 2008, more than Baylor 17 games)

Lakers' total scoring record in a single season: 2832 points (2005-06 season).

Lakers' historical single-game scoring record: 81(against Raptors on June 23, 2006).

Lakers' historical half-court scoring record: 55 points (20061October 23rd, 65438+ Raptors)

Lakers' scoring record in a single quarter: 30 points (twice, February 2, 20051third quarter against Mavericks, February 2, 20061third quarter against Jazz) (note: the fourth in league history)

Lakers' historical playoff overtime score: 12 (against Suns on May 4, 2006)

The Lakers' average monthly score: 43.4 (2006 1 month)

Lakers scored 50+ points in a single season: 10 game (06-07 season).

Lakers scored 40+ points in a single season: 27 times (2005-06 season).

The Lakers scored 40 points in a row. Record: 9 times (6-23 February 2003)

The Lakers scored 35+ points in a row: 13 games (02-03 season).

The Lakers scored 20+62 games in a row (65438+February 9, 2005-April 2006 19).

Lakers' historical half-court shooting record: 18 times (2006165438+ Raptors in the second half of October 23rd).

Lakers' historical single-quarter shooting record: 1 1 time (twice,1February 2, 1999 against the Sonics, and 20061October 23 against the Raptors).

Lakers' record of hitting free throws in a single game: 23 times (20061October 3, 65438+ Knicks)

The Lakers' record of free throws in the first half: 16 times (0 1 year, 1.30 days against Cavaliers).

The Lakers' record of hitting free throws in a single quarter in the playoffs: 1 1 time (1May 8, 1997 against Utah) (note: shared by three people)

Lakers' record of continuous free throws: 62 times (in 2006, 65438+1October1-65438+1October 22nd).

Lakers' all-time three-point hit record: 1086 (refreshed)

The Lakers' historical three-point hit record in a single quarter: six points (65438+20031October 7, the second quarter against the Sonics)

Lakers' record of hitting three points in a single game: 7 shots (65438 shots in 2006+10/76ers on October 7th).

Lakers' historical half-court steal record: 6 times (the first half against Utah on February 6, 2006)

Lakers' historical playoff steals in a single quarter: 3 times (1May 1999 17 against Spurs) (note: shared by 6 people)

Lakers scored more than 30+ points in the playoffs: Kobe scored more than 30 points in the playoffs 14 times in 2008-09, breaking the Lakers' historical record of O 'Neill 13 times in 2000.

Score 60+ in a single game.

1.2006 1.23, Kobe scored 8 1 minute. The Lakers beat the Raptors at home 122- 104. The score of 8 1 is the second highest in NBA history, second only to the score of 100 created by the basketball emperor Chamberlain.

2. In March 2007 17, Kobe scored 65 points. In this game, the Lakers beat the Blazers at home116:11.

3.2005165438+1October 2 1, Kobe scored 62 points in three quarters. The Lakers beat the Mavericks 90- 1 12 at home. (Note: After getting the 62nd point, the Mavericks took the initiative to change games, when the Mavericks were 6 1. The only person in NBA history who scored more points than the opponent team after the third quarter)

On February 3, 2009, the Lakers beat the Knicks 126: 1 17.

On March 23rd, 2007, Kobe Bryant scored 60 points and the Lakers121-19 defeated the grizzlies.

Kobe Bryant in childhood

Personal experiences of childhood

1978 was born in Philadelphia and went to Italy with his father for seven years when he was a child. In Italy, besides basketball, Kobe also plays football. Father Joe was selected by Golden State Warriors in the 1975 draft. When the Warriors rejected his contract request, he was transferred to Philadelphia. Since then, Joe has been wandering between teams, playing for Philadelphia 76 ers, San Diego Clippers and Houston Rockets, averaging 8.7 points in 606 games. He also plays professional leagues in Europe. First he played in Italian League for seven years, and then he moved to French League for one year in 9 1-92 season. After that, Joe retired and his family returned to America.

High school period

1. Joined Rowe Menyon Middle School in Pennsylvania, and dunked for the first time in his life in his first year (14 years old).

Step 2 wear No.33 jersey

3. The highest score of high school students in the history of southeastern Pennsylvania: 2883 1995.

4. The highest score in a single game is 50 points.

I sneaked into the 76ers training camp to experience the NBA experience.

6. Participate in the McDonald's All-American Star Contest and win the prize.

7. Won the player of the year award before graduation.

8. Take the future rap actress Brandy (the ex-girlfriend of three-point king Richardson) to the dance.

9. Kobe scored 2883 points when he played for the school in high school (this broke Chamberlain's record of 2539 points for 38 years).

10. USA-Today magazine selected 1995 as the best player in American high schools.

1 1. 1995 naismith American High School Player of the Year.

12. 1995 Best player in McDonald's All-American High School Star Game

13. 1995 Best Player in Adidas ABCD Training Camp

14. Parade magazine was named the best high school player of the year.

15. Gatorade Champion Player of the Year

16. McDonald's first team in America

17. The prestigious classic MVP of beach ball

18.2006~2007, the sales volume of jerseys ranked first in China.

NBA career

On June 15, 2009, the Lakers beat Magic 99-86, and Kobe got 30 points, 5 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals, leading the Lakers to beat Magic 4- 1 and win the fourth NBA championship in their career! And won the first championship MVP in his career!

On June 5, 2009, Kobe scored 40 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, becoming the fourth player to play "40+8+8" in the finals after O 'Neill, Jordan and West. The Lakers won the first game of the finals with 100-75.

On May 30, 2009, Kobe scored 35 points to help the Lakers beat the Nuggets with 1 19-92. The Lakers advanced to the finals with a total score of 4-2, defending the Western Conference champion.

On May 18, 2009, the Lakers beat the Rockets 89-70 and advanced to the Western Conference finals with a total score of 4-3. Kobe only scored 14 points in this game, but he became the youngest player in NBA history to score 4000 points in the playoffs. He reached this height at the age of 30 years and 264 days.

In 2009, he was selected as the first team of the best NBA team in 2008-2009 season.

In 2009, he was selected as the first defensive team in the NBA in 2008-2009 season.

In April 2009 1 1, the Lakers scored 32 points away from home in 98- 106, and their career total score reached 23,788 points, surpassing Charles Buckley's 23,757 points, and rose to 17 in the NBA history total score list.

On April 8, 2009, the Lakers beat the Kings with 122- 104, and Kobe scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, with a total of more than 5,000 rebounds in his career. !

On April 4th, 2009, the Lakers beat the Rockets 93-8 1 at home, scored 20 points and led the Lakers to win 60 games in the regular season again after 9 years 1999 ~ 2000!

On March 13, 2009, the Lakers beat the Spurs with 102-95, scored 23 points and led the Lakers to lock the playoff seats in advance with a record of 52 wins 13 losses, becoming the first team in the West to advance to the playoffs.

On March 7, 2009, Kobe Bryant dunked Mutombo and scored 23 points in the Lakers' game against Timberwolves. The career total score reached 23,354 points, surpassing the 23,334 points of the famous Celtic "Chief" Robert parrish, and ranking first in the NBA history total score list 18.

On February 23, 2009, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves at home. Kobe scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, with a total score of 23 164, surpassing Baylor (23 149), ranking 20th in the NBA's historical scoring list and 3rd in the Lakers' historical scoring list, second only to Jerry West and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

On February 6, 2009, 65438 won the 2008-2009 All-Star MVP with O 'Neill.

In February 2009 1 1, he scored 34 points in the game between the Lakers and the Thunder, breaking the career mark of 23,000 points and becoming the youngest player with 23,000 points in NBA history.

On February 3rd, 2009, in the away game against Knicks, he scored 6 1 point, surpassing bernard king (60 points) and Jordan (55 points), becoming the player with the highest score in a single game at Madison Square Garden.

In the 2008-2009 season, he won the All-Star Western Conference. The number of votes ranks third, second only to "Warcraft" Howard and "Little Emperor" James.

June 5438+February 65438+February 07, 2008: In the game between the Lakers and the Knicks, he scored 28 points, raising the total score to 22,220, surpassing Clyde drexler, a famous shooting guard of the former Rockets, and ranking second1in the league history.

65438+February 3, 2008: In the game between Lakers and Pacers, he scored 28 points, breaking the career record of 22,000 points and becoming the second youngest player with 22,000 points in NBA history.

June 2008: 5438+065438+1October 15: He scored 29 points in the Lakers-Pistons game, and his career total score reached 2 18 17, which was more than 2/3 of that of Larry Bird and Gloves.

August 24th, 2008: As the leader of Meng Ba, he led Meng Ba to win the gold medal in the 29th Beijing Olympic Games.

May 7, 2008: Won the NBA MVP in the NBA2007-2008 regular season.

2008: Selected as the first defensive team in NBA.

2008: selected to the first team of NBA.

2007: In the game between Lakers and Knicks on February 24th, 65438, 1 1: 08 was left in the third quarter. Kobe hit three points and scored the 20th point of the game, which also made his career score break through.

Twenty thousand marks. It took Kobe 29 years 122 to get 20000 points, earlier than Chamberlain and Jordan.

65438+February 23, 2007: Against the Knicks, he became the youngest player in league history to reach 20,000 points.

2007: Selected as the first defensive team in NBA;

2007: selected to the first team of NBA;

2007: Won the NBA scoring champion with an average score of 3 1.6;

2007: Won the All-Star Game mvp again;

2006: Won the NBA scoring champion with an average of 35.4 points;

2006: selected to the first team of NBA;

2006: Selected as the first defensive team in NBA;

2005: 27.6 points and 6.0 assists per game were selected into the third NBA team;

2004: Selected as the first defensive team in NBA;

2004: 24.0 points per game was selected for the first team of NBA;

2003: 30.0 points per game was selected for the NBA first team;

2003: Selected as the first defensive team in NBA;

March 5, 2003: Against the Pacers, he became the youngest player in the history of the league to reach 10000; (It has been broken by James)

65438+200310.8: Against the Sonics, he hit 12 three-pointers, 9 of which were consecutive hits, setting an NBA record for hitting three-pointers in a single game;

2002: In the finals against the Nets, he averaged 26.6 points and 5.8 assists, helping the Lakers win the 2002 NBA championship;

2002: 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game were selected into the NBA first team;

2002: Selected as the second defensive team in NBA;

2002: He scored 3 1 point, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and was elected as the most valuable player in the 2002 All-Star Game.

In 2002, for the fourth time in a row, he became the starter of the All-Star Game Western Army;

200 1: The finals played against 76ers, averaging 24.6 points and 5.8 assists, helping the Lakers win the 200 1 NBA championship;

200 1: elected as the second NBA team;

2000: Against Pacers in the finals, averaging 15.6 points and 4.6 assists, helping the Lakers win the 2000 NBA championship;

2000: selected for the second team of NBA;

2000: Selected as the first defensive team in NBA; And was selected as the second lineup of the NBA's best lineup;

1999: The Lakers won the steal (1.44 steal), and the team got 19.9 points, ranking among the third NBA team;

1998: He won the highest 18 points and 6 rebounds in the West at the All-Star Game in new york, becoming the youngest all-star player;

1998: cooperated with Leslie to win the all-star weekend double shooting championship;

1997:7 1 game, averaging 7.6 points, playing 15.5 minutes, and being selected as the second rookie team;

1997: won the all-star dunk contest;

1997: all-star rookie contest, scored 3 1 point and 8 rebounds;

165438+ 19961October 3: 18 years old, February 1 1 day, against the timberwolves, becoming the youngest player in the NBA for the first time;

1996: He was selected by the Hornets with 13 in the first draft and was traded to the Lakers soon after.

Core position

1. The team has been the top scorer for the past seven seasons.

2. In the past six seasons, five seasons were the stealing kings of the team.

3. In the past six seasons, five seasons were the top assists of the team.

4. Hit 1086 3-pointers, ranking second in Lakers history.

Ranked third in Lakers history with 5.23820 points.

6. 144 1 steals ranked second in Lakers history.

7.445438+0 assists ranked third in Lakers history.

8.544 blocked shots ranked seventh in Lakers history.

9.55438+09 rebounds ranked 10 in Lakers history.

10. Ranked third in Lakers history with 3453 1 min.

1 1. Played 948 regular-season games, ranking second in Lakers history.

12. The players who all entered the top ten in seven statistics ranked second in the history of the Lakers.

[Edit this paragraph] Other information

When Kobe was a child, his favorite VCD was NBA SHOWMEN, an album about some of the greatest stars in NBA history.

R & ampb star Brandi was Kobe Bryant's partner when she was a teenager, and Kobe Bryant later made a guest appearance in her MTV《Moesha.

Kobe's pet is a dog named Gucci.

Kobe's favorite food is not steak, but apple pie, macaroni, cheese, sweet potato chips and vanilla malt.

Kobe Bryant's favorite basketball stars in his teens were Magic, Jordan and Penny Hardaway.

When Kobe was a child, his favorite cartoon was Roadrunner, and his favorite magazine was a basketball magazine named SLAM.

Kobe beat his father Joe Bryant for the first time on the court when he was 14 years old.

In high school, Kobe Bryant's total score was 2883, which made him the highest scoring record in high school basketball in southeastern Pennsylvania, breaking the records of Chamberlain's 2359 and Karin Wally's 24 1.

Kobe Bryant's number at Adidas ABCD Basketball Camp is 143, so he chose No.8 after joining the Lakers (1+4+3=8).

Kobe led the team with 77 wins and 13 losses in the last three years of high school.

Kobe played shooting guard, point guard and small forward in his first year with the Lakers.

Kobe's favorite actor is will smith, and his favorite actress is Jennifer Love Hewitt. Kobe's favorite song is Brian mcknight's hold me tight remix.

Kobe's favorite cartoon is Runners.

O' Neill once called him Showboat, indicating that he was gorgeous and flashy on the court.

Kobe Bryant's achilles tendon is 30cm long, and Michael Jordan's achilles tendon is 28.3cm long, which is 1.7cm longer than Jordan's. When he was fourteen, he bounced off the ground vertically to 135cm.

Kobe's favorite movie is Star Wars. The prequel trilogy II: Invasion of Clones was released at the beginning of the Western Conference finals in 2002. Kobe couldn't resist the temptation to sneak into a nearby cinema the night before the game. I also talked with a female King fan who I didn't recognize in the dark all night. Female fans told Kobe that she had found the secret to beat the Lakers.

Kobe's best friend in the league is McGrady; The best former teammate in the team is Devean George; When Harper was in the Lakers, Kobe Bryant was the closest to him and called him "Dad".

Kobe also likes reading, swimming and playing video games in his spare time. Unlike other young people, he seldom gets together with others.

The name "Kobe" comes from a flavor steak in Italy, which costs 420 lira (quite expensive locally).

Kobe Bryant was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine, along with Chow Yun Fat, Zhang Ziyi and Beckham.

Kobe believes that the perfect defender has Jordan's spiritual will, West's precision, magician's imagination, Pippen's legs and Thomas' hands.

In 2009, Kobe beat Jordan (18) and James (19) in the Forbes celebrity list, ranking in the NBA and 10, second only to Tiger Woods in sports.