Today I came across a stunning pairing of content related to Kobe Bryant—one of the all-time basketball greats who tragically passed away in a helicopter crash in 2020.
The first was Bryant’s poem to basketball—published after his retirement in 2015.
The second was the final 3 minutes of his last game—where he scored a mind blowing 60 points for the Lakers at 37 years old.
In the first, Bryant states his obsession with the game. In the second, we get to see that obsession in action. We get to witness the outcome of a life of dedicated practise.
Both are poetry.