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The Mamba Mentality
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play | Kobe Bryant
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The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryanta lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all time In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe The Black Mamba Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary Mamba mentality. Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it the right way, The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most intelligent, analytical, and creative basketball players ever. For the first time, and in his own words, Bryant reveals his famously detailed approach and the steps he took to prepare mentally and physically to not just succeed at the game, but to excel. Readers will learn how Bryant studied an opponent, how he channeled his passion for the game, how he played through injuries. Theyll also get fascinating granular detail as he breaks down specific plays and match-ups from throughout his career. Bryants detailed accounts are paired with stunning photographs by the Hall of Fame photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Bernstein, long the Lakers and NBA official photographer, captured Bryants very first NBA photo in 1996 and his last in 2016and hundreds of thousands in between, the record of a unique, twenty-year relationship between one athlete and one photographer. The combination of Bryants narrative and Bernsteins photos make The Mamba Mentality an unprecedented look behind the curtain at the career of one of the worlds most celebrated and fascinating athletes.
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Eggs Perfection 2y
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GatheringBooks
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#WeRemember Day 21: #KobeBryant - my husband‘s fave. 🏀⛹🏽‍♂️

Eggs 👏🏻📚🥰 2y
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SusanLee
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Eggs RIP Kobe 2y
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Nute
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#FallTreasures - Face On Cover: Some voids are never filled! This book is still on the coffee table. A legacy remembered!

Eggs Great photo and book choice 👏🏻📖❤️ 3y
Nute @Eggs Thanks, Sherri!💕 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I have the celebration of his life still recorded and I still can‘t watch it… just hurts my heart 💔💔💔😓😓😓 (edited) 3y
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S3V3N I love this book. I have a hardcopy. 2y
Nute @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Some folks‘ lives though they are strangers or only known to us through celebrity/fame touch us so deeply that we are greatly impacted by their death especially if it is an untimely loss of life. I definitely understand why you can‘t view Kobe‘s Celebration of Life right now. One day though…when our heart mend a little bit more.❤️‍🩹 2y
Nute @BeaG It‘s a wonderful tribute to Kobe‘s basketball career.🙂 2y
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I was a huge Bulls fan in the 90s, but my NBA watching days were over once MJ retired the second time, so I missed most of Kobe Bryant‘s career. I was horrified by the crash that happened in January; a tragedy that seems like lifetimes ago.

Kobe‘s book is wonderful. Great photography by Andrew Bernstein is combined with insight into how Kobe studied and played the game. I found his approach fascinating; it made me miss my days as a fan. Loved it!

Smrloomis I feel the same way. I was so shocked to hear he and his daughter died, and now that just seems like ages ago. Glad it was a good read! 4y
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Rosewinter
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Rosewinter
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Beautiful photography and amazing insight into the game! 🏀

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heylaurenmack
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I‘m going to start reading this very soon. My team and I have been crying for days over the loss of Kobe and his daughter. Nike as an entire company held 24 seconds of silence at 3pm in honor of this absolute legend. When I began my career at this brand, I had no idea how much bigger than basketball you were. Thank you for everything. We miss you, Kobe.

Cinfhen 😢 4y
rather_be_reading 💛💜 4y
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Still having a hard day 💛💜 Glad I have you all as distractions!

Come-read-with-me @rarher_be_reading I just learned about this today. I‘m so sad and hope that you‘re feeling better soon. 4y
Vivlio_Gnosi Same.💔😢 4y
Leftcoastzen So heartbreaking, ESPN just replayed his last game , he scored 60 points.He was eloquent and gracious.Such a loss.💜💛💔💔💔 (edited) 4y
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rather_be_reading @Come-read-with-me ty 💛💜 4y
rather_be_reading @Leftcoastzen yes i watched it. i shudnt have, i was not ready for it 4y
Leftcoastzen It‘s hard and awful, hugs to you. 4y
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SleepyDragon
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#RIPMamba RIPGigi, and the seven other victims of the horrific helicopter crash.

Not only did Kobe write the tagged book, he also cowrote some juvenile titles. I didn't know know that till today.

Southern California is in mourning tonight. People are gathered at the Staples Center and a park near the crash site, paying respects to the Legend, his rising star 13 yr old daughter, the pilot, and the six other passengers.

SleepyDragon This one is about tennis! The others center around basketball. All these books appear to be sports themed fantasies. Has anyone read any of these? 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Unrelated to books***
How it must have felt as a father in those final moments holding his daughter close knowing what was to come... I can‘t even imagine. I pray for his wife, other children and family, friends, and past teammates... I pray for the others families who had family members on board... We are never promised tomorrow, let your family know how much they mean to you today... 💔💔😪😪 2/10/11

Maybe I can get back on here tomorrow😥

CoffeeAndABook 😢😢😢 4y
Megabooks 💞💞💞 4y
LeshaMac So tragic. 😭 4y
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GHABI4ROSES
Mamba Mentality | Kobe Bryant

(Paying my respects with the Post Title.) My first ReadAThon meant so much to me, THANK YOU, LITSY COMMUNITY! Thank you, again, Amanda xo. I definitely needed to plan better, so I got about 13 hours in... I had forgotten to turn my timer back on a couple times, facepalm.

DieAReader You did fantastic!! I got somewhere close to 6 hours of reading done all weekend! Next time will be better, I hope! 🤦🏻‍♀️🙈 4y
GHABI4ROSES It WILL be better; mega planning for that one from NOW. The next one is the weekend that precedes my big Exam, so it will be a study push, and then after that, those blessed last weekends will be mine, Mine, MINE (menacing laughter and wringing of hands). 4y
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nelehelen
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Our family is in mourning. Today, the city of LA, basketball and everyone who is still breathing lost a legend. My husband lost a piece of himself. And Kobe‘s family lost not only a father and husband, but a daughter. This is one of the books I bought for my husband just recently. I hope he finds comfort in his words. #RIPKobe #GOAT

Lauraandherbooks Incredibly sad!! I can‘t imagine what their family is going through 4y
marleed It‘s so sad. I didn‘t follow the Laker‘s but was aware of Kobe‘s genius. My heart is breaking for Kobe, his daughter, the other victims, and their family, friends, and fans. I‘m so sorry for you and your entire community of fans. 4y
nelehelen @Lauraandherbooks @marleed we are all so devastated. 💔💔💔 4y
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Leaving your house & returning back safely is such an underrated blessing.~unknown
Rest in peace Kobe.
Kobe everything is sold out. I scored this brand new hard copy at Half Price Books today. It's only right to start reading it now.

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No words.

Megabooks So sad. 4y
BookNAround That poor family! 4y
Thndrstd Awful 4y
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Leftcoastzen So awful 💔 4y
Scochrane26 NBC said there was another parent & child aboard. 4y
TheBookHippie @Scochrane26 how horrific .. 4y
GingerAntics That broke me. He was bad enough, but his daughter, too. I‘m not a cryer, but that got me. 4y
GingerAntics @Scochrane26 CNN said the same thing. 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 13 or 14 whichever just too much ...my heart hurts for Vanessa... your baby and your other half.. 4y
Susanita 💔 4y
AmyG Such a tragedy. I cannot imagine the pain their family is in. 😪 4y
GingerAntics Right? I don‘t think the daughter‘s age even matters. She‘s lost her husband and her child. Some other family has lost a parent and child. It‘s just way too much. (edited) 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I can't imagine the pain the Bryant family is feeling right now. Such a tragedy a 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics and they‘re apparently showing the helicopter crash ...serious people..have compassion... 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics they‘re saying NINE people died now .. 4y
TheBookHippie @Scochrane26 AP is saying NINE people dead..😭 4y
DaveGreen7777 😢😢😢 4y
GingerAntics I saw that when we walked in from doing the laundry. That‘s just heartbreaking. 4y
GingerAntics I didn‘t know they were showing the actual crash? What is wrong with people?! They showed people who had gathered to watch and half of them were filming on their phones. Put your phones down, people!!! Drives me nuts. This millennial says you don‘t have to film EVERYTHING!!! 4y
Scochrane26 Humans have an interest in the details of tragedy. Sometimes I think I want to know details but usually regret it if I find out. 4y
JaclynW 😭💔😭💔😭💔 4y
batsy So devastating 💔💔 4y
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I can‘t imagine losing the love of your life, my thoughts are with Vanessa and these girls who have lost their daddy. RIP KOBE. So surreal.

RowReads1 Some sources seem to think some of his family were also on board. Hopefully that‘s not true. 4y
Cinfhen What????? Kobe is a hometown legend/ Lower Merion HS 😭😭😭I‘m floored by this news 💔 4y
TheBookHippie @RowReads1 I see that too... 4y
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TheBookHippie @Cinfhen I‘m just stunned ...waiting to hear if it‘s his family too 4y
marleed Oh no! Makes me so sad. 4y
Cinfhen What a sad day/ I pray his family is ok 🙏🏼 4y
Chelsea.Poole So sad 😭 4y
Prairiegirl_reading I read that one of his daughters also died in the crash. 😢 4y
Jerdencon Just heard his 13 year old daughter was with him 😞 4y
TheBookHippie @Prairiegirl_reading yes. Just posted it...no words 4y
GingerAntics Just realised these all had to be from this Christmas. This is terrible. 💔 4y
TheBookHippie @GingerAntics yes the baby was born in June I think. 4y
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dariazeoli
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News reports say Kobe Bryant‘s helicopter crashed in California today. Five passengers died.

I‘m stunned. Thoughts to his family and his fans.

Nute 💔 4y
GripLitGrl 😢💔 4y
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TheBookHippie So sad. 4y
kspenmoll So so sad. Horrible for his family. 4y
marleed I‘m shocked and so sad. 4y
Clare-Dragonfly I read that his fifteen-year-old daughter was among those killed. So tragic. 4y
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I‘m absolutely speechless and in shock one of the greats !

ShelleyBooksie So young - tragic 4y
KT1432 It is unreal 🥺🥺🥺 4y
Bette So young. Unbelievably tragic. 😢 4y
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rather_be_reading
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Greatness is not for everybody.

KT1432 Looks like you were reading this about a year ago. Who would have thought this would happen...🥺🥺🥺 I got my husband this book . He always respected Kobe‘s work ethic. 4y
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rather_be_reading
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Sacrifice.

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That is why he's the Mamba

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rather_be_reading
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Obsession.

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rather_be_reading
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Reading is fundamental!! YES!

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never knew he wanted to go to Duke

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the newspaper

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Even Kobe reads

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Of course I loved it. Im a huge Lakers fan and hearing Kobe's view of everything was great.

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"Our whole pitch is like Harry Potter and the Olympics had a baby. It's a weird pitch." -Kobe Bryant talking at #Wi14 about his new publishing career

Judybskt Fun fact - he went to high school not far from me. His hs coach graduated a few years ahead of me and played on our bball team. 🏀 5y
LizzyNanney That's so cool! 5y
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Reading & watching playoff football 🏈

Kayla.Adriena Go Chiefs! 5y
heylaurenmack I‘m about to get some Mamba Mentality symbols as a tattoo! 5y
Christine Given the book you‘re reading, I feel safe-ish saying Go Rams! 🐏 💙💛😁 5y
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When the husband checks the mail and says "how many books did u order" ???

suvata Been there! 🤷‍♀️ 5y
AmyG Ha! This will be me in a few days.🤣 5y
Ehina I looooove ThriftBooks!! I always bulk order too so I have like 17 packages waiting on me always (edited) 5y
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bridge12 Your all‘s picture in the background seems perfect for this! 😍 5y
DivineDiana I try to get the mail before my dear husband! 😉 5y
tracey38 😂😂😂 I also think your picture in the background is perfect for this post! 5y
Sumtime77 😂😂 I'm guilty of that, too. Love Thriftbooks! 5y
LazyDays 😎🤣 5y
greenhairdontcare 😂 Love it! 5y
ladyshmelton One of the many reasons I'm thankful I work from home: I check the mail before he gets home! 😂 5y
faequeen84 My husband is gone until next week and told me i dont want to come home to see you have 25 new books then told my son make sure your mom doesnt buy anymore. I got bought 3 so i should be good 😂😂 5y
rather_be_reading @DivineDiana i try too bt i failed this time! 5y
rather_be_reading @Sumtime77 thriftbooks is amazing! 5y
rather_be_reading @ladyshmelton haha good idea! 5y
rather_be_reading @faequeen84 oh man! 😂😂 5y
faequeen84 @rather_be_reading. I know right my daughter keeps begging me to go to the book store. It breaks my heart to say no 5y
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rather_be_reading
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Relaxing for a min while everything is cooking, enjoying my new book i got for Christmas

Book 65 of 2018

gradcat Love Kobe!! 5y
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⚠Coming October 23⚠ Sorry guys I am a huuuuge Lakers fan so im ecstatic for this! 💜💛💜