简介KOBE的英文ppt.ppt

1、Early life Early NBA career Growing pains Championship years Other notable events lKobe Bryant is the youngest child and only son of Joe and Pam Bryant.His parents named him after a kind of steak:the famous beef of Kobe,Japan,which they saw on a restaurant menu.At the age of six,Kobe,his parents and

2、 two older sisters,Shaya and Sharia,moved to Italy,where his father began playing professional basketball.He became accustomed to the lifestyle and became fluent in Italian.At an early age,he learned to play soccer and his favorite team was AC Milan.Bryant once said that if he had stayed in Italy,he

3、 would have stuck with soccer and would have tried to become a pro soccer player.In 1991,the Bryants moved back to the United States.A spectacular high school career at Lower Merion High School in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion,brought national recognition.While his SAT score of 10802 would

4、 have ensured his basketball scholarship to various top-tier colleges,the 17-year-old Bryant made the controversial decision to go directly to the NBA Early lifeEarly life Early NBA career Growing pains Championship years Other notable events Early NBA careerl1996 DraftlEven before he was chosen as

5、the 13th draft pick overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996,the 17-year-old Bryant had made a lasting impression on then-Lakers general manager Jerry West,who immediately foresaw the potential in Bryants basketball talent during pre-draft workouts.West stated that Bryants workout was one of the bes

6、t he had ever witnessed.West continued his quest to return the Lakers to championship status and startled spectators by offering and completing the trade for starting center Vlade Divac to the Hornets for Bryant.Early life Early NBA career Growing pains Championship years Other notable events Growin

7、g painslDuring his first season with the Lakers,he mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel.Bryant played limited minutes initially but this changed as the season continued.He earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan-favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Co

8、ntest.lIn Bryants second season(1997-98),he received more playing time and began showing more of his abilities as a talented young guard.He was the runner-up for the NBAs Sixth Man of the Year Award,and through fan voting,he also became the youngest NBA All-Star starter.lWhile his statistics were im

9、pressive for his age,he was still a young guard who lacked the experience to complement Shaquille ONeal and significantly help the team contend for a championship.Early life Early NBA career Growing pains Championship years Other notable events Championship yearslHowever,Bryants fortunes would soon

10、change when Phil Jackson became coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.After years of steady improvement,Bryant had become one of the premier shooting guards in the league,a fact that was evidenced by his annual presence in the leagues All-NBA,All-Star,and All-Defensive teams.The Los Angeles Lakers became

11、 perennial championship contenders under Bryant and ONeal,who formed an outstanding center-guard combination.Their success gave the Lakers three consecutive NBA championships in 2000,2001,and 2002.Early life Early NBA career Growing pains Championship years Other notable events Other notable eventsl

12、Other notable eventslWhen the Lakers faced the Miami Heat on January 16,2006,Bryant and Shaquille ONeal made headlines by engaging in handshakes and hugs before the game,signifying the end of the feud that had festered between the two players since ONeals acrimonious departure from Los Angeles.A mon

13、th later,at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game,the two laughed and joked together on several occasions.lBryants jersey.Late in the season,it was reported that Bryant would change his jersey number from#8 to#24 at the start of the 2006-07 NBA season.#24 was Bryants first high school number,before he switched

14、 to#33.3 After the Lakers season ended,Bryant said on TNT that he wanted#24 as a rookie,but it was unavailable,as was#33,retired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.He said the switch to 24 signified the start of the second half of his career.Bryant took number 8 after his favorite Italian league player,Mike DAntoni.The Lakers guard grew up watching DAntoni as a star point guard in the Italian league,where his father,Jelly Bean Bryant,also played.4