ThepersonIadmiremost•Hisparentsnamedhimafterakindofsteak(牛排),whichtheysawonarestaurantmenu.•Hemadethecontroversial(有争议的)decisiontogodirectlytotheNBAwhenhewasonly17.•Hekepthispersonalrecordof81scoreinasinglegamewhenhewasinLosAngelesLakers.•HegottheMVPof08~09&09~10sportscompetitionseasons.•ThatishimKobeBryant•KobeBryantistheyoungestchildandonlysonofJoeandPamBryant.Hisparentsnamedhimafterakindofsteak:thefamousbeefofKobeinJapan,whichtheysawonarestaurantmenu.Atanearlyage,helearnedtoplaysoccerandhisfavoriteteamwasACMilan.KobemadeacontroversialdecisiontogodirectlytotheNBAwhenhewas17yearsold.Becausethen-LakersgeneralmanagerJerryWestforesawthepotential(潜能)inBryant'sbasketballtalent,hetradedforKobewiththeHornets.Fromthenon,Kobebegantocreatehisera.LakerswitnessedKobe’sgrowth.Hebecamethetopplayeroftheteamgradually.NowheisoneoftheNBA'sbestscorerswhocanbreakthrough,shootatthebasket,dopenaltyshotandthree-pointshotwithease(轻而易举地).•Inthesummerof2006,Kobedecidedtochangehisjerseynumberfrom8to24,andheexplained,“24means24hoursinaday,IhopeIcanputallmyenergiesintobasketball.Ifnot,Iwon’tbeKobeBryant!”•InNovember1999,21year-oldBryantmet17year-oldVanessawhileshewasworkingasabackgrounddancer.Thentheyquicklyfellinlovewitheachother.TheymarriedonApril18,2001inCalifornia.Andbeforelong,theyhadtheirtwoprettydaughters.Kobe’sfamily•KobegothisfirstMVPin2008,andfinallyledhisteaminto2008NBAfinals.Inthenexttwosportscompetitionseasons,hescoredhisfifthchampionandgottheMVPCuponend.Asuccessfulmanalwayshavebothsidesdisposition,Kobe’santhersideisquitecute.Thoughheisoverthirty,healwaysmakeothersthinkhimabigboy.•JustasKobehimselfoncesaid,“Idon’twanttobethenextMichaelJordan,IonlywanttobeKobeBryant!”Iknowthat’sKobe,whoishandsome,aggressive,andnevergivesup.Beyondalldoubt,hisspiritsalwaysencouragemewhenI’mintrouble.That’sthepersonIadmiremost,KobeBryant!Thankyouverymuch!