Me, growing up, I was a Kobe fan, Kobe fanatic, and just getting, just being able to just wear his shoes, it's my favorite shoe to play in.
Kobe can play in any league.
Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.
If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god.
I don't want to see Kobe Bryant ever leave. If he was 100 years old and still playing, I'd be happy.
I'm a huge fan of Clyde Frazier and Earl Monroe.
I think the greatest player I've ever played against was Magic Johnson. Next, was Larry Bird. Then, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
I've been watching Kobe ever since I can remember.
Herb Brown is like a basketball icon. What's the saying - he's forgotten more than I'll ever know.
Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against.
If you mention the Lakers, you think about Kobe.
Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.
I think I'm changing the game. In that sense, I'm what Steph Curry is to basketball. Don't get me wrong: I don't necessarily think Steph Curry is the best basketball player, but he changed the game, so he's going to always go down as being remembered. Now everyone wants to shoot the 3 and shoot it from deep.
Huge Kobe fan growing up. My dog's name is Kobe.
I grew up watching Kobe Bryant.
George Gervin was my childhood idol since I was little. In Oakland I had all his posters on my wall.
I remember watching Mike [Michael Jordan]. I remember him having a royal blue blazer and all black t-shirt and he came out of a blue Corvette. That was dope to us. We were like, 'Yo, Michael killed today.' He didn't even talk to the media and walked straight into the arena. Everyday's like Mike.
All I used to want to do was shoot fadeaways like Kobe because he was my favorite player.
I was in Charlotte, N.C., when they launched the NBA team there, the Charlotte Hornets. And the first guy to roll into town was Carolina native Michael Jordan.
I want to be that guy who comes to mind when you think of Canadian basketball one day.
Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.
In my head, I'm a big Kobe fan.
A lot of people wish they could be in the house with the greatest of anything. I just so happened to live across the hall from absolutely, positively the greatest women's basketball player ever.
It's a different role for me, playing with the great Dwyane Wade.
I want people to say that an African basketball player is the best player in the whole world.
