Before his death, Kobe Bryant was writing a children's book, but his co-author, Paulo Coelho, is deleting the draft: 'Will delete the draft right now, this book has lost its reason.'
"You were more than a great player, dear Kobe Bryant," the writer tweeted on Sunday after news of the basketball star's passing broke."I learned a lot by interacting with you. Will delete the draft right now, this book has lost its reason."
He also shared a screenshot of an August 2019 text exchange with Bryant in which the Lakers legend wrote,"Let's right that book together" before correcting his typo."With all due respect, I don't think you should delete it,","finish it in his memory if you can." During an interview with the Associated Press, Coelho said he"deleted the draft because it didn't make any sense to publish without him.".
As for the idea behind the book, Coelho claimed it was meant to inspire underprivileged children to overcome adversity through sports. "Kobe was always very concerned about making a book that was a positive example for children, especially those coming from humble beginnings," Coelho continued, perAccording to the interview, Coelho said the two initially discussed the project in 2016—after Bryant retired from the NBA—but didn't start working on it until a few months ago.
You were more than a great player, dear Kobe Bryant. I learned a lot by interacting with you. Will delete the draft right now, this book has lost its reason
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