Splits
06-01-2013, 02:26 PM
It really sucks that during this long break with only 1 series going that we haven't had more L:lolker threads, especially since The Worst Season Evah has just recently ended. So before Jeannie takes over, hires Phillip as the Veep, Mitch makes people pay, and L:lolker players and fans start predicting 73 wins again let's take a moment to laugh at Kobe.
Kobe Bryant is emotionally fragile. (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1655715-phil-jackson-kobe-bryant-is-very-sensitive-to-criticism)
Often depicted as ruthless and coarse, the Black Mamba is never associated with vulnerability. He's Kobe Bryant; save for losing, nothing gets under his skin.
Oh, except criticism.
Speaking with ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, former Lakers coach Phil Jackson conceded that Bryant must be handled with care when being critiqued.
Said Jackson (via Mark Medina of Los Angeles Daily News):
He’s very sensitive. I had to be really careful in criticizing him. I learned immediately as I started to deal with him as a young man how sensitive he was in particular if it was done in a group setting. My criticism was best done if it was in my office or alone.
Not that we thought Bryant was truly made of ice or anything, but his sensitivity pertaining to outside perceptions is shocking.
...
Even now, Bryant appears to be battling inner demons. Though he comes across as confident and fearless—and slightly arrogant—there are traces of self-doubt in some of his words.
287468448076951552
Allergic to losing and programmed with an inherent need to emulate perfection, Bryant wages war against himself just like everyone else. Especially now.
Is he too old to succeed? Too broken-down to win? Is his career over? Those are sensitive topics for Bryant. We know this.
Defects, innate or not, are imperfections; imperfections are a sign of weakness. Bryant doesn't want to be remembered as weak or feeble.
Discuss.
Kobe Bryant is emotionally fragile. (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1655715-phil-jackson-kobe-bryant-is-very-sensitive-to-criticism)
Often depicted as ruthless and coarse, the Black Mamba is never associated with vulnerability. He's Kobe Bryant; save for losing, nothing gets under his skin.
Oh, except criticism.
Speaking with ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, former Lakers coach Phil Jackson conceded that Bryant must be handled with care when being critiqued.
Said Jackson (via Mark Medina of Los Angeles Daily News):
He’s very sensitive. I had to be really careful in criticizing him. I learned immediately as I started to deal with him as a young man how sensitive he was in particular if it was done in a group setting. My criticism was best done if it was in my office or alone.
Not that we thought Bryant was truly made of ice or anything, but his sensitivity pertaining to outside perceptions is shocking.
...
Even now, Bryant appears to be battling inner demons. Though he comes across as confident and fearless—and slightly arrogant—there are traces of self-doubt in some of his words.
287468448076951552
Allergic to losing and programmed with an inherent need to emulate perfection, Bryant wages war against himself just like everyone else. Especially now.
Is he too old to succeed? Too broken-down to win? Is his career over? Those are sensitive topics for Bryant. We know this.
Defects, innate or not, are imperfections; imperfections are a sign of weakness. Bryant doesn't want to be remembered as weak or feeble.
Discuss.