What if we could go back in time, before he became the icon, and ask him: how did you become Kobe Bryant? “I Am Kobe” tells the story of Kobe Bryant’s early life through his coaches, his family, his friends. With never-before-heard intimate tapes of Kobe himself. His thoughts, his dreams, his goals from his teenage years, revealed for the first time. Listen to “I Am Kobe” for free on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, and all the places you get podcasts. Listen to his voice.
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Episode Transcript
Hey, my name is Kobe Bryant and I love to
play basketball. Where did it come from? I'm always loved James.
I love the smell of the love it. You don't
have plays. What if we could go back in time
before he became the icon and asked him, how did
(00:23):
you become? Kobe Bryant? Is gonna be the same post
been up to this point and high school losses basketball
there with a lot of confidence that without being played
wells when to win the batbook game? Know that's I
I Am Kobe tells the story of Kobe Bryant's early
life through his coaches, his family, his friends. We've never
(00:45):
before heard intimate tapes of Kobe himself, his thoughts, his dreams,
his goals from his teenage years, all revealed for the
first time. Yeah, they realized that when a night we
made come out and kill you. Actually you got to
pay yourself. Yeah, I know, I'm going to prepare myself.
You guy, come down kill me. I'm not gonna kill
(01:08):
put everything I can out. Listen to I Am Kobe
from Diversion Podcasts for free on the I Heart Radio app,
Apple podcasts in all the places you get podcasts. Got
the person I am. Somebody says I can't do so
don't want to listen to his voice. November sixteen, I
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came from the vast over de wave for US dog
Hold Joe breath
Host
Mike Sielski
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