Re: Los Angeles Lakers RTTR Vol.17
Posted: 19/01/2012, 23:23
Intervista molto interessante di SI.com a Chuck Person. Ecco un estratto, ma anche il resto è notevole...
SI.com: What has your relationship been like with Kobe?
Person: As much as Ron went through some things and with his approach to the game, Kobe is lethal to the 10th power. This guy has an unending thirst for winning, and he shows it in practice every day -- when he's able to. I've never, ever seen anyone better who I've been around, and I've been around some great, great players.
SI.com: Who is close to him on your list?
Person: I've been teammates with Reggie Miller, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Gary Payton, and the only guy who would rival that was on the [1984] Olympic team that I was fortunate to be an alternate on, Michael Jordan, who I feel like was on a level by himself. The closest guy next to him is Kobe.
SI.com: From a day to day standpoint, what has impressed you the most about Kobe and how he works?
Person: The thing that impressed me the most about him is that he understands and absorbs everything like a sponge. You tell him once and he has it. Since he's had his wrist injury, he's adjusted his shot and the two games after we played Denver [on Dec. 31], he's had great results.
SI.com: He looks like his younger self so far. Is he doing anything differently this season to fight back Father Time?
Person: He came in great shape, and he's got some lift back. His first step is equal to when I first came in, and he's got some bounce back in his legs. I'm happy to see that.
SI.com: Is it all because of the surgery in Germany he had in the summer?
Person: I don't know anything about how that procedure works, but if that's what it was, then hey, maybe he should do it again. But he's a hard worker, and he works on his body harder than everybody I've ever seen.
Read more:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/w ... z1jwStVvdz
SI.com: What has your relationship been like with Kobe?
Person: As much as Ron went through some things and with his approach to the game, Kobe is lethal to the 10th power. This guy has an unending thirst for winning, and he shows it in practice every day -- when he's able to. I've never, ever seen anyone better who I've been around, and I've been around some great, great players.
SI.com: Who is close to him on your list?
Person: I've been teammates with Reggie Miller, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Gary Payton, and the only guy who would rival that was on the [1984] Olympic team that I was fortunate to be an alternate on, Michael Jordan, who I feel like was on a level by himself. The closest guy next to him is Kobe.
SI.com: From a day to day standpoint, what has impressed you the most about Kobe and how he works?
Person: The thing that impressed me the most about him is that he understands and absorbs everything like a sponge. You tell him once and he has it. Since he's had his wrist injury, he's adjusted his shot and the two games after we played Denver [on Dec. 31], he's had great results.
SI.com: He looks like his younger self so far. Is he doing anything differently this season to fight back Father Time?
Person: He came in great shape, and he's got some lift back. His first step is equal to when I first came in, and he's got some bounce back in his legs. I'm happy to see that.
SI.com: Is it all because of the surgery in Germany he had in the summer?
Person: I don't know anything about how that procedure works, but if that's what it was, then hey, maybe he should do it again. But he's a hard worker, and he works on his body harder than everybody I've ever seen.
Read more:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/w ... z1jwStVvdz