And they were right. Kobe Bryant has won many honors and awards including four NBA Championship victories.

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He has coached some of the NBA's best basketball players, including Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.

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Kobe Bryant was named most valuable player in the finals for the second straight year.

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Because of his extraordinary skills, sports critics compared Kobe Bryant to basketball great Michael Jordan.

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Kobe Bryant began his career in the National Basketball Association in nineteen ninety-six.

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Kobe Bryant has been the top scorer is many basketball games.

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Kobe Bryant was born in nineteen seventy-eight in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

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Kobe Bryant has achieved other successes in basketball.

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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took home his fourth NBA crown and was voted the finals Most Valuable Player.

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There were also tributes from sports stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson.

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