Kobe Bryant was an extremely durable athlete. He played in the league for 20 seasons. It’s because of the way he took care of his body and the conditioning he went through that he was able to play this long in the NBA. His unfortunate Achilles injury was towards the end of his career. It was during a match against the Golden State Warriors.

In a recent episode of Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Bovada Casino, he got the opportunity to talk to Augustine Ume-Ezeoke. Ume-Ezeoke worked with Kobe Bryant after his Achilles injury.

Kobe Bryant and his road to recovery

Scoop B asked what it was like to work with Bryant after his injury. Ume-Ezeoke is one of the best coaches in the sports world. He has worked with various athletes in order for them to be their best selves. He went on to talk about Bryant’s work ethic. Ume-Ezeoke knows that he doesn’t have to explain to people how hard Bryant works on his game. So he just went ahead and explained what separated him from everyone else.

He mentions that Bryant is the all-time greatest, and he is the best when it comes to training. This was also in accordance with him having the best trainers in the world as well. He had the best physical therapist and the best strength and conditioning coach. The Los Angeles Lakers legend put together a plan that would help him recover quickly and get back on the court.

He said, “He had applied for an appointment getting both physical therapy and strength and conditioning, whatever it was, he’d get up and he’d show up no matter what it was“.

Ume-Ezeoke goes on to explain that what separates Bryant from everyone is his mindset. No matter how he is feeling, he will show up. He never skipped an appointment or a training session. Kobe always showed up and did the best he could and went above and beyond to be ready and be the best.

Mamba mentality in full display

Bryant’s work ethic is never questioned. Witnessing his work ethic makes other people get better as well. It has even rubbed off on LeBron James after their stint in the Olympics.

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He once proved the Mamba mentality to his rival in the NBA, Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson revealed in his letter to Kobe Bryant on the Players Tribune that Bryant once dropped Iverson off at a club and didn’t go in with him to party. He said he was headed back to the gym to practice. This was during their rookie year. Even though Kobe was younger than Iverson, this made him look up to him in the future.

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