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First hand experience on Kobe's work ethic from an Olympics trainer
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:09 am
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:09 am
I'm posting this and going to bed. I'll check tomorrow. Yes, this is stolen from reddit and maybe Germans. It's an older post. DWI.
No wonder DH couldn't cut it. Mamba is demanding son.
No wonder DH couldn't cut it. Mamba is demanding son.
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I've been a professional athletic trainer for about 16 years and have been able to work with a range of athletes from the high school to professional level. Right now I run in a clinic in Cincinnati and have most recently been training with some players on the Bengals.
I activated my reddit account just a moment ago and because I've been seeing the videos of Kobe's most recent dunks and the comments you guys have had to share I decided I might as well chime in what I know about the man. And let me just state by saying that this story doesn't touch on anything we don't know about Kobe but rather that he simply is not human when he is working on his craft.
I was invited to Las Vegas this past Summer to help Team USA with their conditioning before they head off to London, and as we know they would eventually bring home the Gold (USA). I've had the opportunity to work with Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade in the past but this would be my first interaction with Kobe. We first met three days before the first scrimmage, on the day of the first practice, early July. It was a brief conversation where we talked about conditioning, where he would like to be by the end of the Summer, and we talked a little bit about the hustle of the Select Team. Then he got my number and I let him know that if he ever wanted some extra training he could hit me up any time.
The night before the first scrimmage I remember I was just watched "Casablanca" for the first time and it was about 3:30 AM. I lay in bed, slowly fading away when I hear my cell ring. It was Kobe. I nervously picked up.
"Hey, uhh Rob, I hope I'm not disturbing anything right?"
"Uhh no, what's up Kob?"
"Just wondering if you could just help me out with some conditioning work, that's all."
I checked my clock. 4:15 AM."Yeah sure, I'll see you in the facility in a bit."
It took me about twenty minutes to get my gear and out of the hotel. When I arrived and opened the room to the main practice floor I saw Kobe. Alone. He was drenched in sweat as if he had just taken a swim. It wasn't even 5AM.
We did some conditioning work for the next hour and fifteen minutes. Then we entered the weight room, where he would do a multitude of strength training exercises for the next 45 minutes. After that we parted ways and he went back to the practice floor to shoot. I went back to the hotel and crashed. Wow.I was expected to be at the floor again at about 11 AM. I woke up feeling sleepy, drowsy, and almost pretty much every side effect of sleep deprivation. Thanks, Kobe. I had a bagel and headed to the practice facility.
This next part I remember very vividly. All the Team USA players were there, feeling good for the first scrimmage. LeBron was talking to Carmelo if I remember correctly and Coach Krzyzewski was trying to explain something to Kevin Durant. On the right side of the practice facility was Kobe by himself shooting jumpers. And this is how our next conversation went -- I went over to him, patted him on the back and said, "Good work this morning."
"Huh?"
"Like, the conditioning. Good work."
"Oh. Yeah, thanks Rob. I really appreciate it."
"So when did you finish?""Finish what?"
"Getting your shots up. What time did you leave the facility?"
"Oh just now. I wanted 800 makes so yeah, just now."
My jaw dropped. Mother of holy God. It was then that I realized that there's no surprise to why he's been as effective as he was last season. Every story about his dedication, every quote that he's said about hard work all came together and hit me like a train. It's no surprise to me now that he's dunking on players ten years younger than him and it wasn't a surprise to me earlier this year when he led the league in scoring.Thanks for reading and allowing me to share you my Kobe Bryant story. If anyone has any questions I can clarify. Sorry if the story was at all hard to follow as this is my first time on reddit.
Rob.
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:12 am to cas4t
And that's why, even at his age, he's still the League's best player.
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:13 am to Professor Parks
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And that's why, even at his age, he's still the League's best player.
U dun did it now....
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:14 am to cas4t
Closest thing there is the MJ, not even debatable...Kobe is the man
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:16 am to cas4t
Worked from 6am-11am before practice... meh 5 hours
This post was edited on 7/9/13 at 12:17 am
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:17 am to theunknownknight
I used to really dislike him and think him arrogant, but when someone works this hard at something it's pretty hard to hate them.
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:18 am to biglil3
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Closest thing there is the MJ, not even debatable...Kobe is the man
Truth
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:19 am to cas4t
so embellished its not even funny
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:19 am to cas4t
You have to respect Kobe's work ethic and commitment to his game. He's not flawless by any means and there are plenty of critiques you can legitimately make about him, but he takes no days off. It's amazing, really.
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:22 am to cas4t
How are there enough hours in the day to pound the hotel maids
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:26 am to tigerpimpbot
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How are there enough hours in the day to pound the hotel maids
Posted on 7/9/13 at 12:26 am to cas4t
I'm not going to lie. I believe it. The dude is an animal. I love giving him shite, but I love him.
He is still an a-hole, though.
He is still an a-hole, though.
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