Kobe Bryant - Popular People Bio

About

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Bryant played his entire 20-year career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships.

Nicknames
The Black Mamba

BIRTHDAY
August 23, 1978

BORN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Map)

DIED
January 26, 2020 (age 41)

CAUSE OF DEATH
Helicopter crash

ZODIAC SIGN
ANSWER

EDUCATION

Lower Merion High School (Map)
School Of The Woods Montessori (Map)

POLITICAL VIEWS
Democrat

Nationality
American

EYE COLOR
Dark Brown

HAIR COLOR
Black

HEIGHT
6ft 6 (1.98 m)

WEIGHT
96 kg (212 lb)

HANDEDNESS
Right-handed

TATTOOS
Yes (Pictures and meaning)

NET WORTH
$600 Million (2019)

Faith
Catholic
languages spoken
English, Italian

Personal Quotes

Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.