Kobe Bryant: His Road To Becoming the Greatest Of All-Time

The five-time champion has gone through a lot of adversity throughout his entire career.

Let's bullet point the different mountains Kobe Bryant had to climb to get where he is today.

• Coming out of High School, he was labeled cocky, arrogant and too immature to be an NBA superstar.
• His game quickly transitioned and became an excellent second banana to Shaquille O'Neal—winning three championships in a row.
• His rape allegations made him become one of the most hated men in all sports.
• O'Neal, Phil Jackson and Bryant could not coincide with one another. The first dynasty was finished. O'Neal was traded and Jackson resigned for a year.
• The team began to struggle, not making it out of the first round. Bryant asks for a trade, asks ...
  
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