Kobe Bryant was one of the most decorated players in NBA history, and won two Olympic gold medals for USA men's basketball.
It's hard to believe NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, whose prodigious talent and fiery, win-at-all-costs spirit made him one of the most famous and decorated athletes in history, is gone.
Still youthful at 41, Bryant -- who died in a helicopter crash Sunday in California -- looked like he could suit up and drop 30 points on a rival NBA team. It doesn't seem that long ago that he was scoring 60 points in his final NBA game, soaking up the cheers of Los Angeles Lakers fans who worshiped him for two decades as one of the city's favorite sons.
See Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's touching Kobe tribute 02:00"Seeing him come straight out of high school, he is someone that I used as inspiration," James said."It was like, wow. Seeing a kid, 17 years old, come into the NBA and trying to make an impact on a franchise, I used it as motivation."He helped me before he even knew of me because of what he was able to do.
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