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1st of allOriginally Posted by airmaxpenny1
Not really. Dude hasn't had a real close relationship with any of his teammates over the years. If you read Phil Jackson's book, you know how distant he was from the rest of those early Laker squads. He got married at 19 to a bird and had a following out with his parents over it. He is a loner, plain and simple.
And yes, I consider normal people those who go out somewhat. He is a worshipped athlete in a city known for its nightlife, I'm not saying he has to be Hugh Hef or be doing lines with Paris Hilton but I've never even heard about stories about him going out. Anyone who has that devotion to the game of basketball like he does is weird to me. It's why Shaq is a normal guy. If Shaq cared about ball like Kobe did he would be wearing def. more than 4 rings, but Shaq is a normal, cool dude. He has other interests and has went from being poor to having crazy wealth. He'd rather give a 3.0 effort than a 4.0 effort, Kobe gives a 4.5 effort.
Does Kobe need a close relationship with the teammates ? No
The early squad that Kobe was with consist of players who are in their 30s while Kobe was only 17-21. You expect a 19 20 years old kid to be hanging out with old 30s something years old men ? What kind of relationship you want from them ?
Does Kobe need to show up in a club and taking pictures with bunch of fake people and post on his facebook/twitter and pretending to be outgoing ? No
Does Kobe need to act a fool like 40 years old Shaq with all the immature/dumb stuff that Shaq does off court ? No
How do you know Kobe doesn't go out ? He obvious doesn't use twitter to brag. He could be in Europe watching soccer, resting in Mexico beaches with the wife , go to Disneyland with his kids, etc
Does he need to report to TMZ where he go ? No
The point is you don't really know a person or what he does in his spare time until you spend a significant time with him/her.
You simply judge this guy from a tv, media and book .
And you think just like any random normal person would think which is not really open minded.