Kobe Bryant created his 'Black Mamba' alter-ego as a way to get through the lowest point of his career

• Kobe Bryant called himself "The Black Mamba" because he wanted to separate his professional life from his personal life.

• Bryant was charged with sexual assault in Colorado in 2003

• Bryant said he needed to organize his life after the court case.

Kobe Bryant gave himself the nickname "The Black Mamba" Bryant's name was more than a nickname. He was able to get through the lowest point of his career by creating an alter-ego.

Bryant said that he created The Black Mamba to deal with the struggles he was going through off the court.

Bryant said in the documentary that he went from being at the top of his game to having no idea where life was going a year later.

Bryant was charged with sexual assault in Colorado in 2003 Bryant spent a lot of time in the documentary talking about how close his family came to breaking up.

Everything the crowd is saying is heard by me. I'm aware of it. The Boston Celtics fans can be heard chanting "Kobe sucks!" during the clip. It's like this place where I used to stay is now being bombarded with all kinds of things.

Kobe explained that he had to separate himself. There were a lot of things coming at the same time. It was becoming very difficult to understand. I had to make sure everything was in order. The black mamba was created by me.

Bryant explained that "Kobe" was tasked with dealing with all his personal challenges, while "The Black Mamba" dealt with the court.

Bryant explained in a story for The Washington Post how he got the black mamba for his alter ego when he was watching "Kill Bill."

Bryant said that he was aware that snakes shed their skin. Let me see this. I saw that it was me. That's me, I'm the one!

Babb later said that.

Bryant was gone when he came back to the court. Bryant says he felt free to reveal the darkness that had always been hidden in him because he was no longer portraying innocence.

The only way to move beyond the events of Colorado was to create an alternate persona.

Bryant explained in "Muse" that the ferociousness had nothing to do with his opponents and was more about the battle that was going on within himself, and that the opponents were just in the way.

The original post was written in 2015.

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