<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Jul 3 2008, 11:21 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (meltz1 @ Jul 3 2008, 01:38 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (djnswdjn @ Jul 2 2008, 10:37 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>im Chinese and have been following his news for years. From my point of view,
Kobe can never be a star. Sure he might have the star-like physical upside and the whole
LA population behind him, but he doesn't have the mental game for it. He's too
arrogant to be a star in this league, he
doesnt realize that in order to be star, you must learn to be good role player and rookie first, gotta take it step by step.
No matter what team it is,
Kobe expects himself to be
"the man" for the team the second he walks in the locker room, and he blames everyone but himself for not getting 30/15 assist a night (e.g.
Parker cant pass,
Brown wont pass
coach wont let him play, or weather is too cold, not enough fans cheering,
american national team giving him pressure etc. etc. etc.). And i dont blame him for it, since he was like 18 years old, the media have been calling him a genius and "the next yao". By all these media crap, he basically walked into the NBA thinking he's already something.</div>
Thank you for describing Kobe Bryant circa 2004-2007. But kobe isnt a star...right?
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Be careful. If you're trying to make the point that being arrogant won't prevent you from being a star in this league, fine. However you're making a mistake by insinuating that being arrogant results in stardom.
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I wasnt insinuating that arrogance results in stardom. I was, indeed, pointing out that arrogance sure as hell doesn't prevent it.