fuckyeahlakers:

gotemcoach:

From the new Andrew Bernstein/Phil Jackson book Journey to the Ring:

Andrew Bernstein: “Kobe was trying to get himself back. This was the period he was out for five games [because of a sprained left ankle]. He was determined to play through what injuries he had and for him to sit out any games is huge. The guy will play through anything and we’ve seen that over all these years. He was truly banged up at that time and I think there was a stretch in the season where if he could take some time to heal up, that this was the time to do it. I had access to go up into Jeanie’s office. Rather than shoot this from the floor level of the gym, I tried to do something a little different. I incorporated the trophies and the symbolism of what it takes to accomplish those with what Kobe’s doing out here on the floor, driving himself with Craig Hodges to get back to win another one of these things. That’s really what the photo means.”

(via LA Times Laker Blog)

Pretty powerful stuff.

(via denxo)