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Kobe Bryant
Basketball player; five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers
The Mamba whose work ethic became its own legend.
The rise
Born on 23 August 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets at seventeen and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Over twenty seasons he won five NBA championships, scored 81 points in a single game, and became synonymous with relentless competitive drive.