Kobe Bryant era foarte mândru de numele „The Black Mamba”, pe care și l-a ales singur, după ce a văzut filmul „Kill Bill”, regizat de Quentin Tarantino. De altfel, pe Gianna, fiica de lui de 13 ani, care a murit împreună cu el, în tragicul accident de elicopter, o alinta „Mambacita”, iar academia lui de sport, care sprijină peste 50.000 de tineri, se numește Mamba Sports Academy.
Kobe Bryant a fost unul dintre cei mai mari jucători de baschet ai lumii. Întreaga sa carieră și-a petrecut-o la echipa din NBA, Los Angeles Lakers.
Kobe a câștigat de cinci ori campionatul NBA (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 și 2010). Bryant a fost inclus de 18 ori în echipa All-Star. În 2008, a fost desemnat cel mai bun jucător NBA (n.red. NBA MVP). La Jocurile Olimpice din 2008 și din 2012, a câștigat medalii de aur, făcând parte din echipa de baschet a Statelor Unite ale Americii.
Kobe Bryant le-a povestit, la un moment dat, jurnaliștilor americani cum a apărut porecla „The Black Mamba'. Regretatul baschetbalsist a devenit „The Black Mamba' într-un moment delicat al vieții. În anul 2003, când a fost acuzat de viol de angajata unui hotel, Kobe a făcut tot ce i-a stat în putință pentru a demonstra că nu a făcut așa ceva. Ulterior, instanța l-a găsit nevinovat de aceste acuzații, iar Kobe a mărturisit că a găsit acest nume pentru a separa „viața de tribunal de cea personală', potrivit prosport.ro.
Kobe Bryant a povestit că ideea cu acest nume i-a venit după ce a văzut filmul „Kill Bill', regizat de Quentin Tarantino, în care actrița Uma Thurman a jucat rolul principal.
„Mă aflam în vârful carierei, iar un am mai târziu nu mai știam unde merge viața mea', a povestit sportivul într-un film documentar.
Acest nume l-a folosit mai târziu și într-o mulțime de clipuri publicitare, dar își și alinta fetele cu porecla „Mambacita', iar pe soția sa, Vanessa, „Queen Mamba'.
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