"Before Steve Jobs, made the iPod..."
Jay-Z - The Prelude
Thursday I watched a movie entitled BIG with Tom Hanks...whereas he goes from being a child to age 30, and while he became successful at a toy company as a product line manager...all he wanted in the end was to be a kid again.
Innocence
The film made me think of my youth and how I really enjoyed competing and playing sports...now my main concerns are the responsibilities of life after college, and paying bills. When I write and travel to arenas for interviews, I find it as an opportunity to escape...sometimes losing myself in the game, and my work.
I got my start as a journalist with SLAM Magazine in '03, and my favorite subject has always been Kobe Bryant. Aside from the fact that he is the best in the league...what I admire most about him is his drive, determination, and the fact that I know him and his family from our days growing up in Philadelphia. It's not everyday that you meet someone that grows up to become and accomplish what he has done in the wide world of sports.
Last season I covered the 61-point game in the Garden, and the NBA Finals, so this year I'm looking forward to even more memories and inspiration.
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3 comments:
That's really amazing that you know Kobe!
I watch this game atleast once every other week. Amazing how far he's come.
It still amazes me to think that someone from Philadelphia has become the world's best basketball player...and now as an adult...I can not only watch Kobe play, but I can interview him and write tons of stories about him. He does his thing and I do mine...and it works!
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