Kobe Bryant has always been a little bit different. The now-retired Los Angeles Lakers superstar spent his career drawing inspiration not just from his opponents and critics alike, but also from the animal kingdom and (apparently) music.
In his quest to be a “different animal and the same beast,” Bryant would often turn to nontraditional sources for tips on how to succeed. There was the time he credited his lightning-quick, deadly step-back watching film of cheetahs, and more recently when he watched great white sharks hunt seals in order to learn how to better defend Allen Iverson.