Facts About The Legendary Late Kobe Bryant You May Not Have Come Across Before

Excelling at School

Kobe was an excellent student, scoring good grades in high school and excelling on his SATs. His ambitions to go to college would need to be put on hold, however, as his draft into the NBA changed things up for him substantially. Needless to say, fans agree that it was the right choice. We’ll never know whether he had planned to further his studies at some point in his life, but in the time he was getting an education, it was clear that he placed a lot of emphases and focus on doing well.

The Olympic Arena

Kobe represented the US in the Olympics twice, both times walking away with a gold medal while playing alongside other legends like Carmelo Anthony, Lebron James and others. One secret trick to his success at the Olympics involved purposefully losing weight before the event. This was due to the demands of his basketball schedule that year, especially with the added commitments, so he was taking precautions to reduce the stress on his knees, to avoid unexpected injury. The master!