The following is excerpted from THE MAMBA MENTALITY: How I Play by Kobe Bryant, Introduction by Phil Jackson, Photographs by Andrew D. Bernstein. Published by MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Text copyright ©2018 by Kobe, Inc. Photographs copyright ©2018 Andrew D. Bernstein, NBAE via Getty Images. All rights reserved.
Photographs by Andrew D. Bernstein.
When it came to basketball, I had no fear.
What I mean by that is: if I wanted to implement something new into my game, I’d see it and try incorporating it immediately.