I’ve been trying to conjure up the right words to say about the impact Kobe Bryant had on me. I am finding it difficult to articulate sentiments that haven’t been said about him already. But I can try.
Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, my earliest memories are those of being coddled by my parents and being dropped off at my grandparent’s apartment in Echo Park. Most days I spent with my Nanay and Tatay watching The Price is Right, the Dodgers, and Lakers games.
Kobe wasn’t the first NBA player that got my attention.