Kobe Bryant personified the modern sports alpha. On the court, he was the alpha, really—for better, and, sometimes, worse, in greatness and defeat, jasongay writes.
Kobe Bryant personified the modern sports alpha. On the court, he was the alpha, really—for better, and, sometimes, worse, in greatness and defeat, demanding to put the whole game on his shoulders when it mattered most, and even when it didn’t matter much at all.
He was not playing basketball to make friends. He kept a restless edge, even among his teammates. Bryant played to win, period, and over his 20 seasons as a Los Angeles Laker, he won all the time, finishing with five championship rings, and a firm space among the very best to ever play the game.
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