I recently scrolled past a quote on Instagram from Kobe Bryant on one of his fan's pages. The quote read, “There’s a choice that we have to make as people, as individuals. If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make a choice. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be. There are sacrifices that come along with making that decision.” I am actually a big fan of Kobe and his legendary work ethic but pointed out that Kobe (similar to Tom Brady) is starting to become one of these out of touch/delusional celebrities that forgets; A) He came from a family that had a decent standard of living B) a father who was a top level athlete and had the essential knowledge to train his son correctly C) Kobe was drafted at 18 years old and almost became a millionaire over night, thus giving him the funds to become anything he wants to be.
The responses were like if I told a Bieber fan, he sucked lol.
- 'U mad cos u broke' (page operator)... others follow similar narrative:
- 'still you are nothing compare to kobe..and you reaaly dont know what kobe is doing in his entire life..so shut the * up!!'
- 'you're an idiot lol. If life is a game, which it is, he's beating you. And will continue to beat you.' (my favourite)