Was gonna post this in the Steve Nash thread, but said fuke et!
An interesting longread about an athlete in his twilight aggressively constructing a myth around himself.
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15232286/former-lakers-star-kobe-bryant-left-nba-just-getting-started-We know he hasn't spoken to his parents in 3 years, but he has a decent relationship with his sisters because he refuses to let money factor into their relationship.(One of the sisters is named Sharia)
-Has plans on "storytelling" in some capacity ( doesn't elaborate on the medium), has spoken with JJ Abrams and JK Rowling, does not plan to do the bulk of the writing.
-Has been paying the film crew from his last documentary, "The Muse", to document every waking moment for the last two years.
-Seems to have embraced reputation as "the bad guy", to an extent, even encouraging it.
-Sent a pep talk to Rhonda Rousey after her defeat "Get your ass up!"
-Could not be bothered to say anything nice about Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony or Chris Paul in regards to that farewell dinner.
-Briefly alludes to rape, focuses on how his obsession with basketball took over his life at that point.
-Gets in a few digs at Shaq.
-Learned to play "Moonlight Sonata" by ear to win Vanessa back.
