{"id":409981,"date":"2022-10-23T16:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T16:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=409981"},"modified":"2022-10-23T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T16:50:59","slug":"had-two-personalities-2x-nba-mvp-showers-massive-praise-on-kobe-bryant-and-having-similar-mindset-as-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/had-two-personalities-2x-nba-mvp-showers-massive-praise-on-kobe-bryant-and-having-similar-mindset-as-him\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Had Two Personalities&#8221;: 2X NBA MVP Showers Massive Praise on Kobe Bryant and Having &#8216;Similar Mindset&#8217; as Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo, a standout for the Bucks, has already cemented his place in sports history after just nine years in the NBA. When Giannis Antetokounmpo trained with Kobe Bryant on the path to winning the NBA MVP award twice, he picked up a lot of knowledge from the Black Mamba.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek youngster had to put in a lot of effort to get to this position, and Kobe encouraged him to develop and up his game. Kobe Bryant witnessed Giannis&#8217; dedication to the game directly when the 26-year-old began taking notes before and after working out with the legendary Los Angeles Lakers player. Giannis has unquestionably elevated himself to the top tier of all-time great athletes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5MfLJY-4so\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And although his success may be attributed to his stature, skill set, and natural feel for the game, it is truly his mindset and way of playing the game that has allowed him to perform at such a high level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"\u201cRelegation As a Potential Solution\u201d: NBA commissioner Adam Silver Reportedly Considering European Soccer Model to Solve the Tanking Problem?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/relegation-as-a-potential-solution-nba-commissioner-adam-silver-reportedly-considering-european-soccer-model-to-solve-the-tanking-problem\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cRelegation As a Potential Solution\u201d: NBA commissioner Adam Silver Reportedly Considering European Soccer Model to Solve the Tanking Problem?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Giannis Antetokounmpo says he and Kobe Bryant had a similar mindset<\/h2>\n<p>The Milwaukee star compared himself to Kobe Bryant in a recent interview when discussing his approach to the game of basketball and his work ethic.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI might not be as talented as him, but when we\u2019re talking about a guy that worked extremely hard from his first day until he retired. A guy that plays to win, a guy that pushes himself to the limit, a guy that has a killer mentality when he steps on the court,\u201d<\/em> Antetokounmpo <a href=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/nba-media\/giannis-antetokounmpo-says-he-and-kobe-bryant-have-similar-mindset-were-talking-about-a-guy-that-worked-extremely-hard-from-his-first-day-until-he-retired\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401178\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401178\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Kobe-Bryant-and-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpeg\" alt=\"Kobe Bryant\" width=\"1040\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Kobe-Bryant-and-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpeg 1040w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Kobe-Bryant-and-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Kobe-Bryant-and-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-1024x689.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/08\/Kobe-Bryant-and-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-768x517.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-401178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits &#8211; Sportsmanor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s almost like having \u2014 I think he had two personalities. Like when we were on the sideline and we were talking and I was taking notes, laughing smiling, joking around, talking. But when we stepped on the court, It was like motherf\u2014er didn\u2019t even know me. \u2018I thought you were like my friend.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giannis says him and Kobe have a similar mindset:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere aiming about a guy that worked extremely hard from his 1st day until he retired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FadeawayWorld?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FadeawayWorld<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rCB6tFjbfb\">https:\/\/t.co\/rCB6tFjbfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/1584049727691141120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Giannis truly has nothing more to show at this point. The man has won the best award a player can receive and there is nothing he cannot achieve on a basketball floor. Since his early years, he has come a long way and is now at the top of the globe. Giannis must be relieved that things turned out this way because it has been a long trip. But thanks to Kobe Bryant and his mentality that helped Giannis reach his peak.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a title=\"Heat\u2019s Caleb Martin, Raptors\u2019 Christian Koloko Ejected After Fight Reaches The Stands\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/heats-caleb-martin-raptors-christian-koloko-ejected-after-fight-reaches-the-stands\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Heat\u2019s Caleb Martin, Raptors\u2019 Christian Koloko Ejected After Fight Reaches The Stands<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This player, who is only beginning his peak, is a true gem for the Milwaukee Bucks. 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When Giannis Antetokounmpo trained with Kobe Bryant on the path to winning the NBA MVP award twice, he picked up a lot of knowledge from the Black Mamba. The Greek youngster had to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":401180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[156,208],"class_list":["post-409981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-kobe-bryant"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}