Everyone from the President of the USA to international Soccer players are eulogizing Kobe

I didn’t realize that mambas put their craft before everything else.

It’s a good thing for a culture to memorialize our most talented people. It brings us together and it makes us reflect on our common mortality.

That said, it’s better to be stoic and respectful rather than the Grief Junkie stuff you see on social media. That cheapens the moment.

I'll always remember Kobe for this

Let us know what you do. And how you inspire millions and have millions of fans worldwide.

There are some edgy frickfaces in this thread

You’re talking to a bunch of racist country bumpkins. They won’t understand

He was one of the world’s most popular athletes. Perhaps only Jordan, LeBron and a handful of soccer players were more well known. Obviously, in part, because it was unique, but he was in the rare are of being simply a “one name” athlete.

I’ve always been pretty edgy. It’s who I am

Inspire them to do what?

What's the percentage of doctors have had the opportunity to make a 170 million dollars guaranteed 4 year contracts? What's the percentage of kids playing basketball have learned things like how to be a leader or finding a role best fit for them. Sports are a great avenue for kids to learn discipline. It takes good coaches on the ground level to do that. If more doctors would take on a teaching role maybe we would have more doctors? Just a thought.