The results on the field reflected his Mamba mentality -- right down to the last score.
He was going to tell a story about competitiveness to his players. During the bus ride to Washington, a clip from the upcoming "Redeem Team" documentary popped up on his screen as he scrolled through his phone.
Kobe Bryant told his teammates that he was going to run through Pau Gasol's chest on the first play of the game against Spain, according to the report. It didn't matter to Bryant, what mattered was winning and setting a tone for the team.
Bryant was able to hit Gasol to the ground.
James said that they are not losing this game. We are going to beat Spain.
It was perfect for him to talk to his players. It was in line with the theme of competing. It fit nicely with the Eagles' situation in Week 3, as they faced their former franchise quarterback for the first time.
Philadelphia hit 17 quarterbacks and sacked nine of them.
It was a perfect video to add to the story I was telling there, and it fit well with the opponent, like, 'Pau Gasol is my brother, Pau Gasol is my teammate, Pau Gasol, I love him, but I'm running.' It fit well this weekend to say that we are the ultimate competitors.
The two numbers Bryant wore as a pro were the only ones that mattered on Sunday.
Bryant was a fan of the Eagles and spent a lot of time in the Philadelphia area.
It was clear to me that the score was 24-8, even though we wanted to score a lot more points than that, and we wanted them to score nothing. We'll accept that.
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