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Stephen Curry vs Nuggets Fan

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gotemcoach:

WORK ETHIC

A story about Kobe Bryant, as told by a professional trainer who worked with Bryant this past Summer, for the Olympics:

I’ve been a professional athletic trainer for about 16 years and have been able to work with a range of athletes from the high school to professional level. Right now I run in a clinic in Cincinnati and have most recently been training with some players on the Bengals.

I activated my reddit account just a moment ago and because I’ve been seeing the videos of Kobe’s most recent dunks and the comments you guys have had to share I decided I might as well chime in what I know about the man. And let me just state by saying that this story doesn’t touch on anything we don’t know about Kobe but rather that he simply is not human when he is working on his craft.

I was invited to Las Vegas this past Summer to help Team USA with their conditioning before they head off to London, and as we know they would eventually bring home the Gold (USA). I’ve had the opportunity to work with Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade in the past but this would be my first interaction with Kobe. We first met three days before the first scrimmage, on the day of the first practice, early July. It was a brief conversation where we talked about conditioning, where he would like to be by the end of the Summer, and we talked a little bit about the hustle of the Select Team. Then he got my number and I let him know that if he ever wanted some extra training he could hit me up any time.

The night before the first scrimmage I remember I was just watched “Casablanca” for the first time and it was about 3:30 AM. I lay in bed, slowly fading away when I hear my cell ring. It was Kobe. I nervously picked up.

“Hey, uhh Rob, I hope I’m not disturbing anything right?”

“Uhh no, what’s up Kob?”

“Just wondering if you could just help me out with some conditioning work, that’s all.”

I checked my clock. 4:15 AM.

“Yeah sure, I’ll see you in the facility in a bit.”

It took me about twenty minutes to get my gear and out of the hotel. When I arrived and opened the room to the main practice floor I saw Kobe. Alone. He was drenched in sweat as if he had just taken a swim. It wasn’t even 5AM.

We did some conditioning work for the next hour and fifteen minutes. Then we entered the weight room, where he would do a multitude of strength training exercises for the next 45 minutes. After that we parted ways and he went back to the practice floor to shoot. I went back to the hotel and crashed. Wow.

I was expected to be at the floor again at about 11 AM. I woke up feeling sleepy, drowsy, and almost pretty much every side effect of sleep deprivation. Thanks, Kobe. I had a bagel and headed to the practice facility.

This next part I remember very vividly. All the Team USA players were there, feeling good for the first scrimmage. LeBron was talking to Carmelo if I remember correctly and Coach Krzyzewski was trying to explain something to Kevin Durant. On the right side of the practice facility was Kobe by himself shooting jumpers. And this is how our next conversation went — I went over to him, patted him on the back and said, “Good work this morning.”

“Huh?”

“Like, the conditioning. Good work.”

“Oh. Yeah, thanks Rob. I really appreciate it.”

“So when did you finish?”

“Finish what?”

“Getting your shots up. What time did you leave the facility?”

“Oh just now. I wanted 800 makes so yeah, just now.”

My jaw dropped. Mother of holy God. It was then that I realized that there’s no surprise to why he’s been as effective as he was last season. Every story about his dedication, every quote that he’s said about hard work all came together and hit me like a train. It’s no surprise to me now that he’s dunking on players ten years younger than him and it wasn’t a surprise to me earlier this year when he led the league in scoring.

Thanks for reading and allowing me to share you my Kobe Bryant story. If anyone has any questions I can clarify. Sorry if the story was at all hard to follow as this is my first time on reddit.

Rob.

#GotEmCoach

iheartjenniferdao:

I WANT THIS SHIRT. LOL

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gamefreaksnz:

Not sure if effective by *Pertheseus on deviantART

gotemcoach:

REPORT: Kobe confronts Dwight Howard

According to Lakers’ beat reporter Dave McMenamin, the Los Angeles Lakers held a team meeting today before their game/loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.  D’Antoni asked players to speak freely, and after Steve Nash squeezed a few words out of his old, Grandpa mouth, Kobe took the floor.

Bryant asked Dwight Howard if he was bothered by playing alongside him…

Bryant acknowledged he could be “hard to play with,” according to the Times, and challenged Howard to speak up if he had a problem with it.

Howard was “despondent” and did not offer much of a reply to Bryant, according to a team source.

That is - how shall I put it - very bad.  Dwight folded.  Kobe losing respect for a guy is WAY worse than him hating you.  Kobe hated Shaq, and still won 3 titles.  Crazily, this apparently isn’t the first time Dwight tucked tail:

One example of the rocky relationship between the two Western Conference All-Star starters, according to a league source, was a game this season when Howard harped to a teammate about the disparity between his and Bryant’s shots while sitting on the bench. The teammate called Bryant over so Howard could tell it to Bryant’s face, but Howard refused to speak up.

I went in on twitter:

I think Dwight is still injured. I think Dwight is a Top 5 talent in the NBA, and the best C. I think he’s LA’s best shot at future, but…

January 24, 2013

…if he can’t play with Kobe THIS early, it’s a wrap. Kobe’s not going anywhere, for better or worse. Might have to trade him.

January 24, 2013

#Lakers can get rid of both, or just fire D’Antoni, but you cannot move Dwight and keep the coach. That…cannot happen.

January 24, 2013

The Lakers not choosing Phil hurt them this year, but it killed them for the future. Jackson was Dwight’s best chance to mature.

January 24, 2013

I think Lakers lose to Utah, OKC. If they lose 2 out of 3 to New Orleans, PHX, or Minny, something’s happening: Dwight trade or MDA fired.

January 24, 2013

Follow me: @GotEm_Coach

gotemcoach:

FIXING DWIGHT HOWARD’S FREE THROWS

[made by Got ‘Em’s Jerry Wang, herein known as Dr. Jerry]

Remember when Dwight Howard missed two free throws (air-balling one) that could have tied the game, with 1:15 left in the 4th quarter, against the prohibitive favorite to win the 2012-2013 NBA Championship, Miami Heat?

Remember that?

Well, it’s been handled.  Never again.

#GotEmCoach

foreverla:

“Obviously, this isn’t working. I’ve tried to go out of my way to get him [Dwight Howard] the ball. Sometimes I end up looking like an idiot, because I get up in the air, I’ve got a shot, but I try to find him. But he thinks I’m going to shoot, so his back is turned. I’m trying to think about getting him the ball a lot – take care of him as much as I possibly can. It takes me out of rhythm a little bit, but I’m fine with that. If that’s going to help our team, I’m more than willing to do that. I’ve constantly tried to help him out, tried to talk to him. Two o’clock in the morning, three o’clock in the morning. Texting him. Sharing reading materials. Anything to try and help him. “He’s coming off a major surgery in a market where it’s just merciless; where there’s demands and responsibilities of athletes. It’s been tough on him.” —Kobe Bryant on the Lakers and playing with Dwight Howard

foreverla:

Count on the sun to shine. Count on the rain to fall. Count on snakes to bite. Count on grass to grow. Count your blessings. #COUNTONKOBE

realdopekid:

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Finally COMPLETE.

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Best looking one I made. lol.

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😅😅😅

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Watching the game on my tablet at work. SWAG!

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Change my mind, I want this picture up instead of the food picture lol

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Going w/ that #hipsterdoofus look lol