Today on the Jim Rome show Kenny Smith was asked the question, "Does Kobe want his 5th NBA championship more than LeBron wants his 1st? Or is it the other way around?" In response; Kenny said, "Kobe for one reason, He's a "BASKETBALL BUTTHOLE." Kobe has "attitude" and that is one of the reasons that he is the best player in the game today. If Kobe gets blocked in a game, I guarantee that it will not happen again in that game. When fans start to talk crap on him, he just turns it on and takes over. When a call doesn't go his way he kicks into another gear and game over for the other team. Kobe has attitude and uses his emotions in the right way to make him the best. Kobe is the one of the only players in the NBA that you don't want to upset because he will use it to his advantage.
Does attitude have that much to do with how one preforms? Whenever you watch the Jazz play, you never know what team is going to show up. I believe that one of the reasons the Jazz are so up and down is because of attitude. Look at how Kobe, LeBron, Durant (the 3 best players in the league), and the other top players carry themselves compared to the Jazz. There is meaning behind everything they do and they play with a chip on their shoulder. The Jazz just don't seem to have a purpose to playing.
Drew Brees of the World Champion New Orleans Saints (Who Dat?!) plays every game with something to prove. Since high school, he was told that he was too small to play QB and that he wouldn't go anywhere. Doctors told Brees a injury suffered while playing QB for the San Diego Charges would be career ending. After rehabbing the injury, the Saints took a chance on Brees and ran with it. He is now a World Champion and a Super Bowl MVP and I believe it is in part due to him wanting to go out and prove people wrong every time he puts on the helmet.
The dream of holding that trophy is the dream of ever little boy playing pee-wee football and a dream that only a few get to live. The Saints are World Champs for a reason and its not because the Colts choked.
2 comments:
Looks like someone is proud of their Saints, to take a basketball post and have it end up with the Saints. I would be to though!! I think the Jazz are so up and down because they only have players who care about money. D-Will in my opinion cares more about winning than anyone else in the league, he just cant carry a team like Kobe and LeBron can. As much as Kobe is hated no one can go against the fact that he is a great player. Only the great players have a strong desire to win, all the other pushovers in the league are striving to survive in the world and make ends meet like everyone else. The great players dont have to worry about that and they just go out and play with no worries in the world. Go Jazz!!!
I agree, attitude has a lot to do with winning. But Karl Malone and John Stockton didn't ever win a World Championship and I'd say they had the attitude and drive to win; just as much as duos like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen or Kobe Bryant and Shaq.
Even though sports like basketball and football are team sports, duos like these can make or break it!
PS Saints did it! YEAH BABY!
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