The Mind of Kobe Bryant: Embracing Intellectual Curiosity Through Basketball

“Kobe intellectualized his approach to basketball in a way that was really appealing to me” 🙏🏽🐍🕊️
Kobe was such a true STUDENT of basketball, he gave Bryce permission to feed his own intellectual curiosity. Intelligence is not just straight A’s. For Bryce, intellectual curiosity means finding and exploring narratives. As a fan looking at Kobe’s career, basketball was a powerful vehicle for expressing his intellect. Kobe’s intellectual curiosity lead him to very wise stances on things like failure, mindset, navigating talent vs conviction.
Just like Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, any one of Kobe’s plays, seasons, or Hall-of-Fame careers 👀, is an example of how “sports” are really these MENTAL LANDSCAPES where we can learn about ourselves, draw inspiration from previous masters, and discover how to bring our unique gifts into the world 🪡
“The world becomes your library to help you become better at your craft” -24
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