“That little Laker boy’s gonna take everybody one-on-one.” -Michael Jordan
There’s so much beauty in this short quote. First and foremost, hearing Michael Jordan refer to a young Kobe Bryant as “that little Laker boy” is some next-level stuff. At the time of the quote, Bryant was only 19 years old and hadn’t dominated the basketball world yet. He was still a baby. He hadn’t yet turned into Kobe.
Then, Jordan telling Tim Hardaway in the locker room that Kobe’s going to take everybody one-on-one (in the All-Star game!