Kobe Bryant was always known for his ‘Mamba Mentality,’ a mindset that drove him to always be at his best regardless of the circumstances around him.
Bryant’s former agent and Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka always encouraged this mentality and years later, he attempted to tell stories about the lunacy that was Bryant in his prime.
The pinnacle of these stories was one regarding Heath Ledger, the late actor who posthumously won nearly every major award for his performance as The Joker in the “The Dark Knight.” Pelinka shared how Bryant watched that film before a game against the New York Knicks and wanted to meet with Ledger to discuss the mental preparation of a performance like that.