Lingva Presentation by Gruja Kobe Bryant basketball player

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Kobe Bryant basketball player Position 
Guard Born 08/23/78 Height 1,98 m Weight 99,8
 kg High School Lower Merion (PA)
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About Kobe

• Born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia,
  Pennsylvania
• The son of famed NBA star Joe "Jellybean" Bryant
• Attended Lower Merion High School
• Went to NBA straight from High School
• 13th pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA
  Draft by the Charlotte Hornets
• His first NBA team is Los Angeles Lakers and he
  is still there
• He wears a jersey with number 8 on it
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Something interesting about Kobe

• Kobe was named after a "Kobe" steak listed on
  the menu of a Japanese restaurant or,
• depending on the source, was named for the
  Japanese Restaurant itself
• - His mother's name is Pamela Bryant
• - He has two sisters, Sharia and Shaya
• Kobe's father, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, played
  eight seasons in the NBA, for the
• Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, Houston
  Rockets. Joe scored a career high 34
• points for the 80-81 Clippers and averages 8.7
  points in 606 games
• Kobe is fluent in Italian after spending eight
  childhood years in Italy, where father Joe
• was finishing his pro career
• - Kobe owns a professional Italian league
  basketball team
• - High School Coach Gregg Downer
• - Kobe took pop music star Brandy to his high
  school prom
• - He lists "Star Wars" as his all-time favorite
  movie
• - In May, 2000, Kobe became engaged to Vanessa
  Laine, a senior at Marina High School
• - In April, 2001, Kobe married Vanessa Laine in a
  private ceremony at Dana Point, CA
• - His daughters name is Natalia

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Career Highlights

• Selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as the
  National High School Player of the
• Year as a senior at Lower Merion H.S.
• Made his NBA debut at the age of 18 years, 2
  months and 11 days old, became the
• youngest player ever to appear in an NBA game,
  against the Minnesota Timberwolves on
• 11/3/96
• Made his first career start, scoring 12 points,
  against the Dallas Mavericks on 1/28/97
• Became the youngest All-Star in NBA history,
  posting a team-high 18 points and 6
• rebounds, in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New
  York
• Won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk during the 1997
  NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland
• and participated in the Schick Rookie Game,
  posting a rookie game-record 31 points and 8
• rebounds
• Was named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after
  tallying 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5
• assists
• Made an NBA-record 12 shots from 3-point range,
  including 9 straight
• His 9 straight 3-pointers is also an NBA
  single-game record
• Three NBA championship titles with LA Lakers

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Career Highlights
Points 56 vs. Memphis 1/14/02 Field Goals Made
21 vs. Memphis 1/14/02 Field Goals Attempted
47 _at_ Boston 11/07/02 Three Point Field Goals Made
12 vs. Seattle 1/07/03 Three Point Field Goals
Attempted 18 vs. Seattle 1/07/03 Free Throws
Made 23 _at_ Cleveland 1/30/01 Free Throws
Attempted 26 _at_ Cleveland1/30/01 Offensive
Rebounds 8 _at_ Dallas 4/18/00 Defensive Rebounds
10 - 4 Times Total Rebounds 15 - 2
Times Assists 14 - 2 Times Steals 6 - 3
Times Blocks 5 - 3 Times Minutes Played 54
vs. Houston 2/18/03
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"Kobe is really a gifted young player, said GM
of Charllote Hornets Jerry West about Bryant, who
was 17 at the time. Kobe plays the best
basketball Ive ever seen, said Utahs playmaker
Mark Jackson. Kobe is a complete player and
nobody can stop him now, said his collegue from
Lakers Rick Fox. Kobe plays fantastic this
season. He is the only candidate for MVP title.
He made all the records He sometimes inspires
me, too. said Shaq. In normal situations I
dont approve so much shootin from hard
positions, but Kobe shot as good as possible so
it would be complete madness to stop him from
shooting, says Tex Wintrer, Kobes coach
assistant.
2002-03 Statistics  PPG 29.7 RPG 6.90 APG 5.9 EFF
27.68
What others said about Kobe
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What Kobe said about the others
-about MJ- After Magic, Barkley, Wilkins went,
Jordan was the only one left from that brilliant
generation. Hes everybodys idol, not only mine.
Im delighted because I was at the All-Star Game
with him. That was his last All-Star game. Hes
retiring. That game was something special, for
remembering. I respect him very much. -about
Peja Stojakovic- Peja is fantastic player, I
like the way he plays. He has great shoot, he is
a good assistant and rebounder. Complete player.
Hes my favourite European player. -about
Shaq- Shaq is my buddy and I know that he wants
me to be MVP, but thats important title so I
have to go through it by myself. I need him for
winning the fourth championship. And fifth,
sixth
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Other interesting stuff

• Bryant made over 10000 points in his career and
  is the youngest player who overcame that
• number of points
• Two times this season he made over 50 points in
  one game
• He is waiting the day when he will be able to
  play for the US National Team
• Since his daughters birth he is different man,
  he says.
• Just after he came to NBA, Charlotte traded
  Bryants signing rights to the LA Lakers for
• Yugoslavian center Vlade Divac

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Kobe wore Adidas shoes and he had a contract with
this company which payed him a few million
dollars to wear their equipment. He is now
promoting some of the Reebok and Nike stuff. When
Bryant signs his new deal (with Nike or Reebok),
he will have to pay close to 8 million to Adidas
for leaving the company seven months ago after a
six-year relationship.
Kobes shoes
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Some pictures from Kobes High school days
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Some exclusive photos of Kobe
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Some exclusive photos of Kobe
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This was a short story about my favourite
basketball player KOBE BRYANT
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