Heart of a champion

When looking at superstars in the NBA, there are many of them that work hard night in and out, but how many of them actually dedicate their whole lives to the game? Who Eats, Sleeps, and Breathes Basketball? There are only a handful of them and at the top of that list is the 2010 NBA Finals MVP, Kobe Bryant. Regardless of what analysts and spectators think, Kobe Bryant is the best basketball player in our league, NOT Lebron James.
During the regular season, everyone looks at the Cleveland Cavaliers’ success and is kick to jump on the bandwagon because they “appear” to be the best team because of their record. Then when the playoffs start, these same people are the critics who say that Lebron has no supporting cast and the whole team is an Achilles heel. Throughout all this Kobe is calm, cool, and collected and disregards all the hype because he knows the regular season means nothing when compared to the playoffs. Lebron’s stats will always be eye-popping in the regular season, but if he doesn’t get a ring, his career will never be complete. He still has a lot of time being only 25 years old and already one of the faces of the league.
Winning his 5th ring and 2nd Finals MVP has definitely taken a lot of pressure off of Kobe who has a big burden on his back ever since Shaquille O’neal left the Lakers. Winning back-to-back championships without the Big Aristotle has quieted those who didn’t think that Kobe could win without him. Kobe loves to prove haters wrong and really does feed off of people who think he can’t do something. His passion to be the best doesn’t stop and that’s what makes him one of the best all-time.
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers not only earned the 2010 NBA Championship, but deserved it. At the end of the day, they won and that’s all that matters. When tested, they passed and when someone tried to stop them, they kept moving. The 2011-2012 NBA season will definitely be exciting with all the free agency acquisitions that have yet to be determined and the in coming rookie class (Blake Griffin is still a rookie). In the end, no matter what moves are mad in the off-season, The Los Angles Lakers are still the Champions. Until someone takes that from them, they will look to three-peat and solidify themselves as a Dynasty.