曾經科比是聯盟裡唯一的最棒的球員，但是即使在他的巔峰時期他也從來未曾被人比作是那個擁有超級大塊頭身體素質的詹姆斯。然而，身體素質並不是科比與詹姆斯的最大區別。
實際上，他們倆在很多方面都有相似處。他們各自是東西聯盟兩支1號種子隊的頭號球星。他們是聯盟中最受歡迎的兩名球員。而這標志著第四年的“科比與詹姆斯誰更牛”的激烈討論，本賽季詹姆斯得到了絕大數的投票。
關於“地球上最偉大的球員”的討論已經塵封了有些年頭，但是科比和詹姆斯都被冠以此稱號好些年了。他們是如何達到這種地位的呢？
科比是努力贏回來的。
詹姆斯是繼承得來的。
詹姆斯是上賽季的MVP，他將會繼續這種勢頭，不僅僅限於本個賽季，而是接下來的好多年。他的球隊戰績再一次笑傲全聯盟。假如“地球上最偉大的球員”意味著漂亮的數據以及像游戲裡出現的精彩扣籃的話，那詹姆斯已經鎖定獎項了。
在踏入NBA的球場前，他就已是聯盟的天之驕子，皇帝尚未贏下任何一場球就已經登基加冕了，那就是詹姆斯的命。
咱地球人都知道科比是體育界最具有爭議性的球員。他直接從高中跳入NBA，愛他或是恨他，但是13年之後那些恨他的人如今學會尊重科比了。他們尊重他家喻戶曉的工作態度，尊重他所取得的光輝成就。
科比已經為自己贏得了從不滿到尊重的改變。
他不得不一次次地改變自己。首先在職業生涯初期他必須消除外界對他"高傲自私"的看法，接著又得面對04年的醜聞，然後是震撼了整個洛城的“OK組合”不愉快的分手，還有就是他自己的交易請求。
他已經將這一切拋在身後，用勝利來回應一切質疑。07-08賽季初他在自己的主場遭噓，賽季末當他奪取賽季MVP的時候，全場2萬名觀眾同時在嘶聲吶喊那三個字母。
沒有人可以像科比那樣，一次次跌倒但又可以一次次爬起來。
整個生涯他都在重塑自己。當他認為自己在場上被人推來擠去的時候，他努力讓自己增重，而當他覺得需要更快更有爆發力時，他努力減掉體重。
每一個賽季他歸來時，他總是以更犀利更完美的姿態出現。
當科比決心練好跳投時，他在整個休賽期每天都堅持投籃2000次，不是說說而已，他是真的這樣做了。
一個球，一名助手，科比就能在1小時內投籃500次。正因為這種努力，才會出現單場81分的神跡，才會有連續4場50+的得分盛宴，才會有本賽季的7次制勝球。這便是不分晝夜在空空的球館裡成千上百萬次重復著“起跳，出手”的成果。
他的工作態度和十年如一日的堅持訓練使他在同年代的精英中脫穎而出--文斯卡特，艾弗森，麥迪。天才球員如果能嚴格要求鞭策自己都能獲取很大的成功，但是誰也比不上科比那麼刻苦。
花開花落，人來人往，開拓者強盛了又衰敗了，國王也是。馬刺如今已算不上偉大，凱爾特人的確是風光了一年。但是，科比仍然是偉大的。他比所有的對手都風光得長久。
禪師傑克遜曾說過科比是他所見過最具有技術的球員。即使是鬧出不和的奧尼爾也承認他從未有過像科比這樣刻苦的球員，對於科比不間斷的訓練，奧尼爾把他描述成“著魔的工作狂”。難怪他們最終會分道揚鑣了，科比永遠都不會理解鯊魚半心半意的態度。他們的關系從一開始就打上了“產品有效期”。
科比從來都不想成為全球的偶像，他只想成為最好的球員。他成長得如此偉大以至於再冷血的球評家也不得不愛上這個男人。
記者斯庫普·傑克遜總結地說：“科比可以毫不在乎人們的看法，只要身處在硬木板球場上，手拿著球，他便會在48分鐘裡使出渾身解數，無論進攻還是防守，做出勝利所需的一切努力。但是詹姆斯就會在意他人的想法，他也需要這樣子來認知他在眾多頂尖球員中地位的變化。他離開了觀眾就好似魚離開了水，他是靠球迷混下去的，並且要滿足他們的期望。”
詹姆斯是一名表演者。時間會證明他將會擁有像奧尼爾般的生涯，單單靠天賦便可以領到四枚總冠軍戒指，但是他永遠達不到最高境界。科比身體裡流淌著的液體天生對挫折逆境便有驚人的抵抗能力。
詹姆斯在模仿著他，但是如鋼鐵般的意志決心是學不來Ｄ。
是科比的加盟才讓美國夢之隊提升了檔次。記者Chris Sheridan曾報導“詹姆斯通過語言與動作在球隊大巴和訓練場上成為領袖，”而科比憑借的是他的工作態度。韋德，安東尼和詹姆斯都有幸見證科比的訓練情況，而留給他們的深刻印像至今影響還存在。
這三名球員都提升了自身的能力，聯盟其他人都感覺到了他們三人與科比共度一個夏天的成果。
即使在那之前詹姆斯僅爭回一枚銅牌，但是那時他已經宣稱為球隊的領袖。然而，真正在０８夏天確定基調和重心的人是科比。而當最關鍵的時刻來臨時，這支夢之隊的其他人都將目光投向球場最完美的他。
Sheridan繼續說：“的確，科比和詹姆斯在很多環境下都是對手。據詹姆斯身邊一些親近的人透露，小皇帝不爽在中國受到搖滾明星般待遇的是科比而不是他，而讓詹姆斯驚訝的是，他在麥迪遜廣場花園的表演受到的禮遇絲毫無法跟科比得到的喜愛相比擬。（指麥迪遜廣場花園６１分）
科比已經贏得了麥迪遜廣場花園球迷的尊重，他贏得了夢之隊的尊重，他已經贏得了你們的還有我的尊重。
所以，讓我們先不要把詹姆斯跟科比相提並論，等到他真的完成偉大成就再討論吧。今年６月份他就有很好的機會，極有可能對手就是科比。當他最終打敗這位“地球上最偉大的球員”時，詹姆斯才能為自己冠上這個稱號。
原文來自：http://bleacherreport.com/articl ... -is-that-kobe-works
The Difference Between Kobe and LeBron Is That Kobe Works
There was a time when Kobe Bryant was a premier athlete in this league. But even in his prime he would never compare to the Paul Bunyan-esque physical attributes of LeBron
James. However, physical features aren't the biggest difference between Kobe and LeBron.
In fact, they're similar in many ways. They're both alpha dogs on their conference leading teams. They're the two most popular players in the league. And this marks the fourth
year of "Kobe or LeBron" discussions, with LeBron taking the lion's share of the votes this season.
The "greatest player in the world" discussion is saved for a rare few, but Kobe and LeBron have owned it for years. So how did they get here?
Kobe earned it.
LeBron was handed it.
LeBron was last year's MVP and will continue that trend, not just this year, but for many years to come. His team once again leads the league in regular season wins. And if "the
best player in the world" means putting up numbers and dunks right out of a video game, he's got that title locked up.
But if it means something more, then has there ever been a player so universally acclaimed that hs done so little? That is LeBron's life. The NBA's golden boy before he ever
stepped onto an NBA court. "The King" before attaining his first win.
It's old news that Kobe is the most polarizing figure in sports. Coming out of high school it was love him or hate him, but thirteen-years later those who hated Kobe now respect
him. They respect his legendary work ethic. They respect his accomplishments.
Kobe has earned every shred of begrudged respect there is for him.
He had to rebuild himself time and time again. First overcoming aloofness and selfishness early in his career. Then the Colorado sexual-assault case. Then the messy divorce with
Shaquille O'Neal that rocked Los Angeles. Then his own trade demand.
He moved past it all. He answered by winning. He started the 2007-08 season by getting boo'd in his own arena. He finished that season with 20,000 fans enthusiastically chanting
three letters as he received the MVP award.
No one rises up again and again like Bryant.
He's rebuilt himself throughout his career. When he felt like he was getting pushed around on the court, he put on muscle. When he felt he could be more explosive and quicker,
he shed excess weight.
He returns every season, honed and increasingly perfected.
When Kobe was developing his jumper he'd spend his offseason making 2,000 shots a day. Not taking. Making.
With one ball and one rebounder, Kobe can make 500 shots in about 60 minutes. Then he scored 81 points in one game. Or at least 50 in four consecutive games. Or seven game-
winning shots this season. The fruit of hundreds of thousands of made jump shots in an empty gym when he's off the clock.
His work ethic and training habits have allowed him to outlast his contemporaries—Vince Carter, Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady. Talented players who would have achieved so much
more if they had pushed themselves. But no one pushes themselves harder than Kobe.
The Trailblazers came and went. The Kings came and went. The Spurs aren't great. The Celtics were great for one year. Kobe is still great. He's outlasted every rival.
Phil Jackson called him the most skilled player he's ever seen. Even a begrudged Shaquille O'Neal admitted that he never had a teammate that worked as hard as Kobe, who he
described as "borderline possessed" about working out each day. It's no wonder that tandem didn't work out. Kobe could never empathize with Shaq's half-hearted efforts. Their
relationship had an expiration date from the moment they shook hands.
Kobe never wanted to be a global icon. Just the best ball player. And he became so great that even the coldest skeptics had to love him.
Scoop Jackson summed it up:
"Kobe could give a damn what you think about him. As long as there’s a hardwood court, a rock, and 48 minutes, he’ll go out there and do whatever necessary to win, on both
sides of the ball. But LeBron wants to know what you think about him. He needs it, to validate his growing perception of his status among the best players. He feeds off the
crowd, and plays to your expectations."
LeBron is an entertainer. Time will tell if he'll have a career like Shaq's, which was good enough to win four championships on talent alone, but never reaching his ceiling. The
liquid nitrogen that runs through Kobe's veins is born in the chilling depths of adversity. LeBron mimics it, but that steely determination cannot be taught.
It was Kobe's presence on Team USA that upped the ante. While LeBron "led through his words and actions at practice and on the team bus," Chris Sheridan reported, "Bryant led
through his work ethic." Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and LeBron got a firsthand view of Kobe's workout. The impression was lasting.
All three of those players have elevated their games. The rest of the league is feeling the ripple effect of that summer together.
And although he had only generated bronze medals, LeBron proclaimed himself the leader of that team. Yet it was Kobe who set the tone and focus that summer. And when it came to
crunch time, the rest of the squad looked to the most accomplished player on the court.
Sheridan continues, "So James and Bryant remain rivals in many ways. People close to James say it bothered him that Bryant was the one getting the lion's share of the rock star
treatment in China, and it had to come as a surprise to James that the Madison Square Garden crowd did not rally behind him in anything even remotely resembling the way it had
showered Bryant with affection [during his 61-point performance]."
Kobe had earned the respect of the Madison Square Garden crowd. He earned the respect of Team USA. He has earned your and my respect.
So let's nix the LeBron talk until he accomplishes something great. He has a fantastic chance of doing it this June. Most likely against Kobe himself. And when he does finally
beat the best player in the world, he'll have earned the title for himself. |
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