Deepak Meel

usatodaysports: Yep, he’s in high school.

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:03:11 +0530

usatodaysports:

Yep, he’s in high school.

cultureofsports: Kobe ?? Just dropped 40+ points & 12+...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:43:41 +0530

cultureofsports:

Kobe ??

Just dropped 40+ points & 12+ assists two nights straight

#AmnestyThat

gotemcoach: WORK ETHIC A story about Kobe Bryant, as told by a...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:21:24 +0530

gotemcoach:

WORK ETHIC

A story about Kobe Bryant, as told by a professional trainer who worked with Bryant this past Summer, for the Olympics:

I’ve been a professional athletic trainer for about 16 years and have been able to work with a range of athletes from the high school to professional level. Right now I run in a clinic in Cincinnati and have most recently been training with some players on the Bengals.

I activated my reddit account just a moment ago and because I’ve been seeing the videos of Kobe’s most recent dunks and the comments you guys have had to share I decided I might as well chime in what I know about the man. And let me just state by saying that this story doesn’t touch on anything we don’t know about Kobe but rather that he simply is not human when he is working on his craft.

I was invited to Las Vegas this past Summer to help Team USA with their conditioning before they head off to London, and as we know they would eventually bring home the Gold (USA). I’ve had the opportunity to work with Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade in the past but this would be my first interaction with Kobe. We first met three days before the first scrimmage, on the day of the first practice, early July. It was a brief conversation where we talked about conditioning, where he would like to be by the end of the Summer, and we talked a little bit about the hustle of the Select Team. Then he got my number and I let him know that if he ever wanted some extra training he could hit me up any time.

The night before the first scrimmage I remember I was just watched “Casablanca” for the first time and it was about 3:30 AM. I lay in bed, slowly fading away when I hear my cell ring. It was Kobe. I nervously picked up.

“Hey, uhh Rob, I hope I’m not disturbing anything right?”

“Uhh no, what’s up Kob?”

“Just wondering if you could just help me out with some conditioning work, that’s all.”

I checked my clock. 4:15 AM.

“Yeah sure, I’ll see you in the facility in a bit.”

It took me about twenty minutes to get my gear and out of the hotel. When I arrived and opened the room to the main practice floor I saw Kobe. Alone. He was drenched in sweat as if he had just taken a swim. It wasn’t even 5AM.

We did some conditioning work for the next hour and fifteen minutes. Then we entered the weight room, where he would do a multitude of strength training exercises for the next 45 minutes. After that we parted ways and he went back to the practice floor to shoot. I went back to the hotel and crashed. Wow.

I was expected to be at the floor again at about 11 AM. I woke up feeling sleepy, drowsy, and almost pretty much every side effect of sleep deprivation. Thanks, Kobe. I had a bagel and headed to the practice facility.

This next part I remember very vividly. All the Team USA players were there, feeling good for the first scrimmage. LeBron was talking to Carmelo if I remember correctly and Coach Krzyzewski was trying to explain something to Kevin Durant. On the right side of the practice facility was Kobe by himself shooting jumpers. And this is how our next conversation went — I went over to him, patted him on the back and said, “Good work this morning.”

“Huh?”

“Like, the conditioning. Good work.”

“Oh. Yeah, thanks Rob. I really appreciate it.”

“So when did you finish?”

“Finish what?”

“Getting your shots up. What time did you leave the facility?”

“Oh just now. I wanted 800 makes so yeah, just now.”

My jaw dropped. Mother of holy God. It was then that I realized that there’s no surprise to why he’s been as effective as he was last season. Every story about his dedication, every quote that he’s said about hard work all came together and hit me like a train. It’s no surprise to me now that he’s dunking on players ten years younger than him and it wasn’t a surprise to me earlier this year when he led the league in scoring.

Thanks for reading and allowing me to share you my Kobe Bryant story. If anyone has any questions I can clarify. Sorry if the story was at all hard to follow as this is my first time on reddit.

Rob.

#GotEmCoach

gotemcoach: CAN’T DECIDE BETWEEN: Joe Johnson...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:15:13 +0530

gotemcoach:

CAN’T DECIDE BETWEEN:

Joe Johnson #GotEmCoach

or

GOTDAMN, CHRIS BOSH!!!

gotemcoach: KOBE DESTROYS BROOKLYN 34 years, 17 seasons, 1,209...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:13:00 +0530

gotemcoach:

KOBE DESTROYS BROOKLYN

34 years, 17 seasons, 1,209 games, 44,233 minutes, 30,813 points scored, 1 dunk on Brooklyn, and 2 more on the old body count.

#GotEmCoach

cultureofsports: Kobe Bryant had as many assists as much his...

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:36:06 +0530

cultureofsports:

Kobe Bryant had as many assists as much his points #ZONKERS

I guess we don’t have the “Kobe we used to know” this year.

thepeaceofgod: If Prince had a son, his name would surely be...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:57:32 +0530

thepeaceofgod:

If Prince had a son, his name would surely be Miguel. An invitation to a night of drugs and sex never sounded sooo good…

Do You… - Miguel

But do you like drugs? Do you like drugs? Yeah?

Well me too…me too…me too… me too

Well do you like love? Do you like love? Yeah?

Well me to…me too…

It’s what we’re gonna do…

"It’s over for my Lakers. No playoffs, no nothing."

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:54:13 +0530

“It’s over for my Lakers. No playoffs, no nothing.”

- Magic Johnson (via foreverla)

fuck yeah Kobe bean Bryant.

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:38:13 +0530

fuck yeah Kobe bean Bryant.

gotemcoach: BREAKING: Lakers lose, Kobe wanted for vicious...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:31:52 +0530

gotemcoach:

BREAKING: Lakers lose, Kobe wanted for vicious murder of Chris Paul.

#GotEmCoach

"Six months ago he was unbelievable in the Olympics. That’s still in there somewhere."

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:30:42 +0530

“Six months ago he was unbelievable in the Olympics. That’s still in there somewhere.”

- Steve Nash on Pau Gasol (via foreverla)

nba: Jumpball between Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:54:51 +0530

nba:

Jumpball between Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and Savas Oguz of the Fenerbahce Ulker during NBA Europe Live on October 5, 2012 at the Ulker Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.

(Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

nba: August 6, 2012: USA Basketball defeats Argentina 126-97 in...

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:42:58 +0530

nba:

August 6, 2012: USA Basketball defeats Argentina 126-97 in Preliminary Round action at 2012 Olympics.

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Photo

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:45:00 +0530

Blake Griffin Hilarious Mode Face

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:43:00 +0530

Blake Griffin Hilarious Mode Face

cultureofsports: Kobe Bryant #LikeABoss

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:00:16 +0530

cultureofsports:

Kobe Bryant #LikeABoss

thetickr: Olympic outfit showdown. Pau vs. Kobe. Who takes...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:57:20 +0530

thetickr:

Olympic outfit showdown. Pau vs. Kobe. Who takes it?

PAUUU

Photo

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:56:06 +0530

nba: July 16, 2012: USA defeats Brazil 80-69 in Washington...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:17:32 +0530

nba:

July 16, 2012: USA defeats Brazil 80-69 in Washington D.C.

(Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)

cultureofsports: The Portugal National Football Team is quiet...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:17:03 +0530

CR7

Miguel Veloso

Hélder Postiga

Hugo Viana

Miguel Lopes

Joao Pereira

Nélson Oliveira

Fábio Coentrão

João Moutinho

Raul Meireles

cultureofsports:

The Portugal National Football Team is quiet fashionable,and,Cristiano Ronaldo is fucking crazy that his hair is not getting the whole attention.

Left to Right from top after CR7 :

(4) Miguel Veloso // (23) Hélder Postiga // (20) Hugo Viana

(19) Miguel Lopes // (21) Joao Pereira // (11) Nélson Oliveira

(5) Fábio Coentrão // (8) João Moutinho // (16) Raul Meireles

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