At 7, I was shooting 3s with so much ease that the guys at the neighborhood park were impressed. Michael Jordan was one of the best humans to walk the earth in my eyes, third only to Jesus and my mother.
I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.
I became real good friends with John Stockton and Karl Malone and am still good friends with them to this day. It was always good to go see them and then play with them in the 1996 Olympics as well. I idolized John Stockton at the time, I tried to model my game after him.
Who wouldn't want to be compared to a guy like Steph Curry?
My favorite player, growing up, was David Robinson. He was really the first person that I actually knew about and actually watched.
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.
Larry Bird is like a basketball god to me for what he's done for my career.
I fantasize about LeBron's ability. He is the best player I have ever seen at this age.
Even when I wasn't a shooter, when I was younger, I used to watch Rip Hamilton. He was one of my favorite players with the way he moved without the ball.
I love LeBron, but Kobe was the first player I actually considered my favorite.
