never knew he ran a 4.3 40..
his competitiveness and fierceness impressed me so much.. when he was zoned in, no one could do anything.. it was just impossible to stop him.
Yeah, he ran a 4.3 in college after his huge growth spurt where he shot up by 4 inches or something. He had the small joints and reactivity to be really fast without having that much muscle. I think he was only 180-190 pounds when he started playing. He lifted more so that teams like the knicks and pistons couldn't try to stop him by being super physical with him. He definitely got stronger and bigger, but I think he lost some of his athleticism. Didn't matter too much though because he shot the ball a lot better as he kept playing.
When people see Kobe get mad at teammates or asked to be traded or something, they really are seeing the same desire to win that MJ had. MJ was really hard on his teammates whenever they made mistakes and was also critical of management when they made moves he didn't like, like when the they traded for Bill Cartwright. They both wanted to win so badly that they couldn't tolerate anyone else messing up.
