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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant

thechanelmuse's review against another edition

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5.0

Mamba Mentality: How I Play contains takeaways on discipline, sacrifice, passion, work ethic, mental toughness, willpower, time management, and perfecting one's craft through other lanes. Here's one of my favorite passages:

"After [my ankle injury in Game 2 of the 2000 NBA Finals], I missed Game 3, but managed, thanks to stimulation therapy, to play the rest of the series. This treatment involves wires that deliver low-level electrical current directly through your skin. It actually helps bring the pain down. But the ankle was so bad that, to be honest, I couldn’t hoop much that summer. What I did do, though, was take up tap dancing.

That’s right: tap dancing.

That was my worst sprain, but it certainly wasn’t my first. I realized at that point I needed to be proactive about strengthening my ankles. After researching the matter, it became apparent that tap dancing was going to be the best way to build up my ankle strength while simultaneously improving my foot speed and rhythm. So I hired an instructor and started going to the studio. I worked on it all of that summer and benefited for the rest of my career."

bhuge21's review against another edition

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informative inspiring relaxing

4.0

cranberryjuce's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

chaser26's review against another edition

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inspiring medium-paced

4.0

kfrit17's review against another edition

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informative inspiring

5.0

Anticipated more stories, lots of photographs instead, but those really helped to explain Kobe’s technical game. Loved how authentic his narrative voice felt

ivaelo's review against another edition

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5.0

Завинаги името на Коби Брайънт ще е свързано с всеотдайността му, и на моменти маниакална любов към баскетбола. За работната му етика се носят легенди.
Коби безпорно има талант, но ако разчиташе само на това надали щеше да има такъв отпечатък върху играта, защото величието изисква много жертви. И ако някой е готов с лека ръка да отхвърли тази книга (или друга свързана с Коби) трябва да кажа, че "съветите" му са насочени точно към подобряването на баскетболните способности, но дисциплината която той проповядва надскача (pun intended) баскетбола. Мамба манталитета е приложим във всяка професия. Манията да си най-добрият в нещо, и да го постигнеш с работа (върху себе си най-вече) е нагона, който тласка човек към величието.
Ако желаете да се четете по-обстойно за гореспоменатите неща, то трябва да се насочите към друга книга. В тази, Коби от първо лице бегло щрихира етиката си, като след това описва всяка личност, без значение треньор, лекар, съотбоник или опонент, и това как те са му помогнали да подобри играта си. Всичко това, е придружено с прекрасни фотографии.

Не намирам думите, с които да финализирам това ревю, затова ще споделя цитат от Коби:
"Най-важното нещо е да опитваш да вдъхновяваш хората, за да могат да бъдат велики във всяко нещо, което правят.“ . Той успя!

bobednj's review against another edition

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4.0

Not overly revealing, but I really enjoyed the photographs.

peterfox93's review against another edition

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inspiring

5.0

smurf2416's review against another edition

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5.0

Great book and really cool pictures. Fast read. Kobe was the pinnacle when it came to preparation, training, and refining his game. It was really cool to see and read about his mindset. Great book for any basketball player, coach, or fan.

intojuli's review against another edition

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inspiring medium-paced

3.75