Kobe Bryant born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1978, was a former professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his NBA career (职业生涯) (1996-2016). He was famous as "Black Mamba" or "Little Flying Man". He was 198cm tall and weighed 100kg. He had a happy family with his wife and three daughters.
He was also a famous NBA star. In his career, he got a great success and had lots of achievements, such as 15 times of all-NBA teams, 5 times of NBA championship (冠军) and Two Olympic champions. The reasons for so many fans were not just because he played basketball well but also for Kobe spirit called Mamba Mentality. Kobe was good at playing basketball. Most importantly, he played beautifully. Every match with Kobe was a wonderful and exciting performance. In the match, people could feel his hunger of victory. He improved himself by winning every game. As the leader of Lakers, Kobe never let people down. He was always calm and got the key score for the team at last. Whenever he faced the difficulties in the games, he never ran away but insisted (坚持), and then conquered his opponents (征服对手). It was famous Mamba Mentality. He never gave up even when his left foot was hurt seriously. What's more, Kobe was a famous and respected basketball player and an approachable (平易近人) star as well.
Therefore, on January 27, 2020, the news of the death of Kobe Bryant shocked all fans of Kobe Bryant around the world. It was reported that Kobe Bryant died because of a plane crash with 9 people including his second daughter. Kobe generation is over with Kobe's death, but I think his Mamba Mentality will last forever.
