subject: Kobe Has Gone Through A Bumpy Road [print this page] Kobe has put on the series of Kobe shoes and produced legends one after another. And currently he is a person who has crossed his independent year of life. To tell in an accurate way, he is 33 years old. If a player has come to the age, it means that the curtain of his golden year has been declining. Since the change of the polo shirt from number 8 to number 24, he has made up his mind to make a change. He knew well that he could no longer as mighty as before in the force. If we make a general survey of the 15 years journey he has experienced, we are able to notice the trail of his maturity. Throughout his career trail, praise together with criticism has come to him layers after layers. And the vital mistake he has committed has given him a vast shock. Many critics were unwilling to put their forgiveness to the innocent man. Yet, he kept adamant to the brutal reality. He disdained to make an argument. He assumed that only the exhibition of his superiority can calm down the deafening argument. But his labors seemed to have no outcome at the first time. In spite of his brilliance, he just could not bring his team to the route of glory. And as a consequence, the critics again began their attack to him. Since he achieved the outstanding merit one after another, like the 81 scores in one single-game and the 35.4 scores in one single season, he seemed to walk into his mature time.
He began to learn to make a compromise. He as well began to show his trust to his teammates. And his compromise has made him received a gift of a big man as a comrade from the management layer. At the present he has an excellent friend, with whom he could have an improved deed in the court. And his team has taken on an utterly new appearance since then. He himself has got some MVP. He is the only chap who has the right to be compared with the legend of basketball, Michael Jordan. The titles bestowed from the critics are like the copious five-stroke armband. Nevertheless, time has crawled to him secretly. He is too eager to show all his strength and to exceed the greats in the basketball. But he had come into a failure. But he is no longer the youngster of testiness. He insists in the grueling training in the room. He knows quite well that time is little for him. He wants to exploit the remaining year to make the most splendid presentation to the people. And he shows no interest to the criticism. The arrival of the independent year in life has presented a much more mature Kobe.
Possibly the one with shirt of number 8 is more energetic, the one with the shirt of number 24 is more sensational. Since his taking on the shirt of number 24, he can present a calmer attitude to all the arguments and competition. Kobe of independent year will let soar his ideal in a more unique way.
