[外絮] Kobe：我的專業大都從Jordan那學來的 - 籃球

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標題: [外絮] Kobe：我的專業大都從Jordan那學來的
時間: Sat Dec 11 16:01:58 2010

Kobe受訪時表示：在我的NBA職業生涯中，Jordan令我獲益非淺，我很多東西都是從Jordan
那學來的。

此外，Kobe接受受訪時也談到了當今馬刺 、 魔術 、熱火、塞爾提克等幾支強隊。縱然，
帶領湖人今年奪冠軍仍然是他的目標；但是他終極目標仍為昔日帶領公牛取得6枚戒指的
Jordan。也就是說Jordan（6枚戒）仍然為Kobe（5枚戒）所追逐的目標。

從這段訪談內容中充斥著，Kobe對Jordan有著老大哥般的敬重；對此，Kobe說道：我的絕
大部分能力，都是從Jordan身上學到的，我真的從他那學到了許多東西。

面對當今諸多強隊的衝擊，Kobe坦言Jordan所樹立的典範，仍是他打球的終極目標與動力
所在。如今的Kobe戒指數已超越大歐，但與其導師（Jordan）仍有一枚戒指之差。因此，
為了進一步證明自己的能力，Jordan的6枚戒仍然是激勵其不斷前進的最大動力。
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▓ Kobe Bryant hopes to help Phil Jackson win his 12th ring.

▓ Kobe Bryant says much of what he has learned came from Michael Jordan.

Kobe takes note of blooming Rose http://goo.gl/EImxP

CHICAGO -- It's not very often young players earn the praise of Kobe Bryant,
which is why many in the pro basketball community seemed to notice last month
when Bryant sought out Derrick Rose for a hug and some kinds words after the
Bulls' 98-91 loss in Los Angeles.

"I can tell when a player truly wants to be better and does what it takes to
improve," Bryant said Thursday, one night before the rematch in Chicago. "It
was a quality I had when I was growing up. … I admire that about him. I
could really see it from last year to this year."

It's difficult to think of Kobe as an elder statesman, but at 32 years old
and in his 15th season, his blessing now means every bit as much as Michael
Jordan's did in the late 1990s, when Bryant was a young pup. And Rose has
caught his eye, which is one of the reasons Friday night's meeting is a big
deal. We've seen enough to know now, six weeks into the season, that D-Rose
wasn't being presumptuous when he essentially asked in the preseason, "Why
not me?" for MVP.

"He's got a long-range ball now," Bryant said. "He can pop behind the pick
and shoot the jumper. He can pull up off the dribble and shoot it, and him
getting to the rim goes unquestioned. He's putting the time in the gym, and I
certainly respect that."

The best sign yet of how desperately Rose wants to win came after the Bulls'
narrow victory over Cleveland on Wednesday, a game that could have gone
either way, the kind of game the Bulls shouldn't be nearly squandering if
they have serious aspirations about contending. Rose knows winning alone
isn't enough. It is if you merely want to make the playoffs, but not for
teams such as the Celtics and Magic, Spurs and Lakers, for whom that's the
minimum required. Rose was too annoyed to eat the postgame spread, not easily
satisfied -- in the tradition of Bryant and Jordan. Rose isn't blessed with
their height, but increasingly he seems to have their hatred of losing.
Friday's game with the Lakers is one of those chances to see to what lengths
Rose will go to not lose because Kobe is wary of all comers now.

Real challengers already have revealed themselves. "The usual suspects," Kobe
called them the other night. He didn't list any names, but he didn't have to.
The Celtics, Spurs and Magic … probably in that order. Obviously, the Lakers
expected Boston to be championship-caliber; the two just fought each other
respectfully for 12 rounds in June. And Orlando, probably a half-step back,
is nonetheless a finalist once removed. But the Spurs? San Antonio was rudely
chased from the playoffs the last time it played on the national stage. The
Spurs looked old and sickly. Tim Duncan's minutes are down, as is his
scoring. Fresh faces are scattered throughout the lineup. So Kobe couldn't
possibly have expected San Antonio to race off to the best record in the NBA,
to play through the first six weeks of the season the way the Spurs did in
'99 and '03 and '05 and '07 when they won it all.

Kobe looked at me like I was a complete fool when I asked him whether he
thought the Spurs were still capable of this kind of superlative play, and
said: "Of course … of course. Why wouldn't I? The last couple of years
they've had to deal with injuries all year long. But now they're healthy. Tim
looks great. They have incredible coaching. All those guys know their roles.
There's no question about them. … They've been this way for a decade. Fans
continue to be surprised, but they're not sneaking up on us."

These Spurs have been as much a nemesis to the Lakers as the Celtics have
been; some would say more so. Before trades brought Ray Allen and Kevin
Garnett to Boston a few years ago, the Celtics weren't much of a threat. San
Antonio directly blocked the Lakers' path to the championship more than once
-- yet, as Kobe said, it's not as contentious. "It's not mean," he said.
"It's not nasty. Even when they're playing you, they're nice guys. Even when
Tim knocks you on the floor, he'll help you up. He'll continue to kick your
butt, but … they play the game. They don't play that mean. … Boston,
they'll push you to the floor."

It's fair to wonder whether the Celtics are reserving some of their mean and
nasty for the Miami Heat this time around. Bryant said he paid little
attention to the obsession with the Heat all summer; wasn't even in the
United States to hear a lot of it. Bryant seems so removed from it, above it,
as if he's content to check in on Christmas Day, wave to the crowd again at
All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, then recede from view until the playoffs
begin. "I don't do it," he said, "for the attention."

Thing is, Bryant will receive plenty of attention come playoff time, not for
premature dancing but for all the right reasons, because he'll be approaching
Jordan's mark of six NBA championships. Jordan has been a big brotherly
figure to this point, saying only the most adoring things publicly about
Bryant. Jordan might be even more inclined in that direction this spring
because he so disapproves of the LeBron/Wade/Bosh hookup. Then again, given
Jordan's legendary competitiveness, it could turn ugly if folks try for the
first time to diminish Jordan's accomplishments. Bryant was dismissive of
that possibility, if for no other reason than"We never played against each
other … not when he was in his prime."

Bryant, it sounds, still views Jordan as big brotherly, even after all these
years. "Most of the things I learned have come from him. … I learned a great
deal from him," he said.

It might be the most at peace we've seen Kobe Bryant in his career. He's not
in the tabloids. The beef between him and Shaq appears buried. The beef
between him and Phil Jackson is so old it might as well have never happened.
Although not too long ago everything he did was up for some kind of
referendum, now it's players such as Rose who look to Kobe for some kind of
confirmation. And why not, now that Bryant owns more championship rings than
Shaq? LeBron is still struggling to get his first. Jordan is within Kobe's
sights. The Spurs and Celtics still have to go through him. And if all that
doesn't make a man feel downright secure, then probably nothing will.

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