It is unquestionable that Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are two of the most talented basketball players to ever play the game, but it goes beyond just basketball skills that made them both so special.
Both Jordan, who won six championships with the Chicago Bulls, and Bryant, who won five with the Los Angeles Lakers, demonstrated a work ethic, unlike any other players because of their desire to be the best.
They both also had a desire to win, unlike any other play, as they simply would not accept losing.
In a recent interview with Howard Beck of Bleacher Report, Bryant talked about what made him so great, and he candidly said that he copied everything Jordan did:
The truth can now be told: Yes, Kobe Bryant says, he did copy Jordan—”Damn near 100 percent of the technique,” he says.