10 Things We Learned From the Kobe Bryant Interview
NBA superstar had revealing sit-down with Ahmad Rashad.
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Kobe Bryant Had a Revealing Interview on NBA TV - Kobe Bryant shared thoughts on constantly persevering through injury, Michael Jordan, how "leadership is lonely," and the players he admires during a one-on-one interview with Ahmad Rashad for NBA TV on Monday night. BET.com took note about 10 things we learned from watching the Black Mamba's interview. Future Hall of Famer!(Photo: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Kobe Bryant Played With a Torn Rotator Cuff for a Long Time - During his one-on-one with Ahmad Rashad on NBA TV, Kobe Bryant revealed that he had actually been playing with a torn rotator cuff for a long time, before completely tearing it last month during the Los Angeles Lakers-New Orleans Pelicans game. Tough dude. (Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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Seriously Had Doubts About Returning From Ruptured Achilles - As strong-minded as the Black Mamba is, even he had doubts about returning from the ruptures Achilles' tendon in April 2013. The five-time NBA champion was brutally honest in revealing that he had days where he thought he wouldn't make it back, but that he did what he had to do and continues that today. (Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Michael Jordan's Technique Was Flawless - "His technique was flawless. I wanted to make sure my technique was just as flawless," Kobe said about Michael Jordan. During the interview, he also revealed that he did play one-on-one with MJ during a Los Angeles Lakers practice years ago and how Jordan loved that Kobe didn't back down. (Photo: Vince Bucci/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russell Westbrook Plays With the Same Passion - When asked if there's a player in today's NBA who plays with similar passion, Kobe gave the nod to Russell Westbrook. "Westbrook plays mean, mean like I did," Bryant said of the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard. We see it. (Photo: Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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