My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms.

Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.

My job is not to scream and yell, my job is to cheer you and be positive. If you miss four shots, I'm still going to pass to you.

I try to anticipate exactly where my teammates are going to be. Sometimes I look good. Sometimes I look bad.

I love the competition no matter at what age.

My biggest fear had always been getting hurt, and not being able to leave the game as a player on my own terms.

Yeah, I play a lot of their games. Going way back to Bulls vs. Lakers to the later Live stuff, I go at it quite a bit. More than anything tough, I play Madden.