Kobe Bryant Once Made Honest Admission on Having Same ‘Disease’ as Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are clearly the top-tier players that NBA has ever seen. One big reason for their success is surely their unbelievable, hectic routine. Many NBA stars have narrated stories of how Michael Jordan used to get almost no sleep and yet would perform better. 

Similar is the case with the late Kobe Bryant, who also hardly used to sleep 3-4 hours on a regular basis. Bryant, in an interview with Stephen A. Smith, quoted 

“I don’t need too many hours of sleep, man. I can go off 3-4 hours.”

The ‘Black Mamba’ believed that 3-4 hours of sleep was enough for him and was enough for him to give full productivity. This is what Michael Jordan also did throughout his career. According to BJ Armstrong, if ‘His Airness’ slept more, we could’ve seen an even better version of him. 

Black Mamba’s daily routine

During his career of nearly 20 years, Bryant took extra care of his diet and followed an intense off-season training routine. The focus on diet was increased in the later years of his career and with time he put a stop to sugar cookies, Sour Patch Kids, and his famous pre-game meal of pepperoni pizza and grape soda. He also increased a lot of lean meat, fish, and vegetables in his diet. 

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During the off-season, he did not halt working out completely. Instead, he hit the gym three to four times a week and was in constant touch with physical therapists, trainers, and massage therapists. 

Difference between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan

Bryant and Jordan both had an amazing practicing routine and used to sweat a lot while practicing, although there was a huge difference between both of them. Tim Grover, who was strength and conditioning coach for both Bryant and Jordan, quoted to balancethegrind.co,

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“One of the biggest differences between the two is Michael always knew when it was enough. And he would listen to you. If you said, ‘That’s it,’ then that’s it. With Kobe, to him, ‘That’s it’ means that’s it for that moment, but three hours later, I can start back up again.”

Although in later years, Kobe admitted that he started sleeping more hours. He understood the importance of winding up and shutting off the brain. From three to four, he started sleeping six to eight hours a day.