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cool to remember
it's really Cool remembering Greatness in it's early stages.Kobe Bryant has gotten better&better with each passing season&you are seeing a Guy that is truly gonna Leave His Mark on the Game before His Day is done.Kobe Bryant Is one of the Baddest Players in the League Today&The Guy is a Champion&He had a Dream at being the Best He could&the scary part we haven't even got to His Prime&Peak.Stay Tune for Number #8.

The Kobe Bryant Story (through the teenage years...)
Wayne Coffey's juvenile biography of Kobe Bryant for the Fast Breaks series was written after the 1997-98 season, which was only Bryant's second season in the NBA and still a teenager.That was the season Bryant was picked to start the All-Star game, when he was not even starting games for his team, the Los Angeles Lakers.Consequently, this book is as much about his potential as it is about his life and basketball career up to that point.Coffey does a good job of explaining both Bryant's work ethic and capturing the downs as well as the ups of his early pro career (his first shot in the NBA was blocked).Hopefully young readers of this informative biography will pick up the lessons about working hard to improve your skills on the court.If you want to find out what happened with Kobe Bryant the next two seasons culminating in his first World Championship ring, then check out the superb juvenile biography "On the Court with...Kobe Bryant" by Glenn Stout.

Simply the best!
This author(Wayne R. Coffey), really got to the point.This book told us about the "REAL KOBE BRYANT" and the "ON-THE-COURT KOBE BRYANT.If there is another Kobe Bryant book for kids,it is nothing likethis one!Thanks for reading my review on Wayne R. Coffey's biography on"KOBE BRYANT." ... Read more

Book Description

Real-Life Reader Biographies present the lives of contemporary role models for young readers. These are the stories of real men and women who, despite many obstacles, followed their dreams.

Kobe Bryant entered the NBA straight out of Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania. He was an All-Star by his second season. The son of Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, a forward of the Philadelphia 76ers back when the franchise was a league power, Kobe has basketball in his blood. He spent seven years in Italy while his father played professional ball in the Italian League. He speaks fluent Italian. In December 1999, he purchased a 50 percent ownership in Olimpia Milano, the team his father played for in Italy. By the time he was 21 years old, Kobe was an NBA superstar and an entrepreneur. With his whole life ahead of him, this talented young man with the confident smile is enjoying every moment. ... Read more

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KOBE BRYANT
Chabon's narratives can sometimes go endlessly rambling along to the poient where meaning is completely lost! For instance on page 63 you will find a sentence with 124 words! (Yes, I counted). I also found the ending of the bood to be a bit abrupt, and I was left with alot of questions. What I did like the photo on the book, it was quite cool. And you should of put alot more stuff about his family and life.

KOBE BRYANT
This book was pretty good but there was one part in the book that you didn't put. You should of listed where he lived, how old he is, what his life was when he growing up, whats his mom's like and what his friends were like. ... Read more

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great book
tells everthing you wanna know about kobe.Buy it! ... Read more