Kobe Bryant

Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East Co-Player of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in their championship-winning season in 2011. But before Butler had a chance to prove himself on the court, he spent his time trying to prove himself on the streets, as a gang member and drug dealer in his hometown of Racine, Wisconsin. He saw friends gunned down in the bloody street wars near his home, was arrested nearly 15 times and wound up behind bars and in solitary confinement before his 15th birthday. Tuff Juice shares Caron Butler’s extraordinary journey from his delinquent youth in the streets of Racine to his role as an accomplished pro basketball player, dedicated husband and father, active philanthropist and burgeoning businessman. Along the way, the book explores the incredible impact his single mother’s unconditional love and his college coach’s unwavering support had on him, and what drives him to be so successful in basketball and in life.

Cuando oigo a la gente decir que se han sentido inspirados por la mentalidad mamba, pienso que todo mi trabajo, todo mi esfuerzo y todo el sudor, ha merecido la pena. Por eso he escrito este libro. Todas las p ginas contienen ense anzas, no s lo sobre el baloncesto, sino tambi n sobre la mentalidad mamba. Es decir, sobre la vida.

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant's personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game--a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar. In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary "Mamba mentality." Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it "the right way," The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most intelligent, analytical, and creative basketball players ever. In his own words, Bryant reveals his famously detailed approach and the steps he took to prepare mentally and physically to not just succeed at the game, but to excel. Readers will learn how Bryant studied an opponent, how he channeled his passion for the game, how he played through injuries. They'll also get fascinating granular detail as he breaks down specific plays and match-ups from throughout his career. Bryant's detailed accounts are paired with stunning photographs by the Hall of Fame photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Bernstein, long the Lakers and NBA official photographer, captured Bryant's very first NBA photo in 1996 and his last in 2016--and hundreds of thousands in between, the record of a unique, twenty-year relationship between one athlete and one photographer. The combination of Bryant's narrative and Bernstein's photos make The Mamba Mentality an unprecedented look behind the curtain at the career of one of the world's most celebrated and fascinating athletes.

MAGIA, BALONCESTO Y ESP RITU DE EQUIPO. EL INCRE BLE LEGADO LITERARIO JUVENIL CREADO POR KOBE BRYANT. HASTA SIEMPRE, LEYENDA. #DEPMAMBA UN MISTERIOSO ENTRENADOR. CINCO HISTORIAS. UN EQUIPO. La magia no parece posible para los Badgers de West Bottom. Ocupan el ltimo lugar de su liga de baloncesto y nadie cree que ellos puedan ganar un solo partido. Pero cuando el Profesor Rolabi Wizenard se convierte en su nuevo entrenador en un training camp de dos semanas de duraci n, el equipo no puede entender ni explicar las cosas m gicas que ven y escuchan. Cada jugador comienza a experimentar visiones nicas muy extra as, visiones que desaf an todo lo que ellos cre an conocer sobre el baloncesto, sobre sus vidas y los secretos de la cancha. Para sobrevivir a las pruebas de entrenamiento cada vez m s intensas, el equipo tendr que tomar una serie de riesgos inimaginables y enfrentarse a la oscuridad que habita dentro de ellos mismos. Conoce las m gicas y apasionantes aventuras de Rain, Twig, Cash, Lab y Pe o. Training Camp. El libro de Twig es el libro 2 de la de la SERIE WIZENARD. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the mind of basketball legend and Academy Award-winning storyteller Kobe Bryant comes this radically original portrait of five young basketball players, one enlightening coach, and the awesome transformative power of the game. Book Two.