科比布莱恩特.doc

科比是一位直接从高中进入NBA的球员,1996年由夏洛特黄蜂队在NBA选秀中第一轮第十三位选入,在1996年11月7日由黄蜂队与湖人队的迪瓦茨作了交换。第一个赛季他就表现不俗,第二个赛季就入选1998年全明星赛首发阵容,成为历史上最年轻的一位全明星球员。第三个赛季,他平均每场得分近20分,在几乎每一项技术统计中都名列全队第一,从此被誉为NBA最令人激动的年轻球星之一。
        Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school. His talents dominated the game so much that high schools from all over the Philadelphia area watched him grow up. The almost six-foot tall seventh grader definitely had the make-up and genes for the game, as his dad was former NBA forward, Joe Bryant. Kobe developed his basketball skills under the watchful eye of his father, helping his mission to e a professional basketball player. He worked daily on his game, watching video, playing in the playgrounds and listening to his father. .
When he entered high school at Lower Marion in Philadelphia, Kobe was a highly touted recruit. He proved that he had the skills and work ethic to be a star at the next level and the scouts noticed this. Kobe didn't let anybody down either, as he played on the varsity basketball team his freshman year. He wouldn't immediately be a superstar, though. Rather it was the countless hours of early morning workouts by himself in the gymnasium that escalated Kobe's became a better player every year he played at Lower Marion and soon enough, he had developed into one of the premier talents at the high school