LeBron James is arguably the best basketball player on the planet, but what he has in talent, he lacks in other areas—mainly confidence and his need to be accepted and liked by people.
If LeBron develops that inner confidence and adds that killer instinct that he lacks at times, James could be next to unstoppable. To get that, though, LeBron could learn a lot from Kobe Bryant and the way he conducts himself on and off the court.
Bryant has what James lacks, and that's an amazing bravado that convinces him that he's the best player in the world. Even when he told ESPN recently that he doesn't have any rivals in the game today, that's just another way of him telling everyone, including himself, that he's the best.
He has this internal ambition and a self-motivation and drive to be the best.
Michael Jordan had that about him. So does Kobe. LeBron doesn't.
Bryant's bravado irks some. He's been known to tell people from time-to-time just how awesome he is, but he doesn't care what people think. Hate on him and it just drives him to be better.
James doesn't have that about him. When people hate on h ...
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What LeBron James Should Learn from Kobe Bryant’s Amazing Bravado
March 5th, 2012 by Matt Shetler Leave a reply »
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