Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school. His talents dominated the game so much that high schools from all over the Philadelphia area watched him grow up. The almost six-foot tall seventh grader definitely had the make-up and genes for the game, as his dad was former NBA forward, Joe Bryant. Kobe developed his basketball skills under the watchful eye of his father, helping his mission to become a professional basketball player. He worked daily on his game, watching video, playing in the playgrounds and listening to his father.
When he entered high school at Lower Marion in Philadelphia, Kobe was a highly touted recruit. He proved that he had the skills and work ethic to be a star at the next level and the scouts noticed this. Kobe didn't let anybody down either, as he played on the varsity basketball team his freshman year. He wouldn't immediately be a superstar, though. Rather it was the countless hours of early morning workouts by himself in the gymnasium that escalated Kobe's talents.
Kobe became a better player every year he played at Lower Marion and soon enough, he had developed into one of the premier talents at the high school level. He sold out the games everywhere he played during his junior and senior years and he didn't disappoint anyone. He once packed the school gym so much that it caused a traffic jam on the main highway just outside the school.
He went on to finish his high school career as the all-time leading point scorer in Pennsylvania history with a total of 2, 883 points. Kobe's highly decorated high school career made him the 13th overall choice by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft.

美国人也似乎对这个问题很感兴趣，以下是总结了美国网站一些关于科比的趣事：

1. 科比名字，他全名叫Kobe Bean Bryant. Kobe是日本城市神户，盛产和牛。科比的父母特别喜欢吃神户和牛，一次他们在餐馆点菜看菜单看到神户(Kobe)和牛，于是决定给孩子取名叫Kobe. 另外科比的middle name 叫Bean（豆）是因为他父亲的小名叫“Jellybean”(软心豆粒糖)。所以科比的中文全名应该叫神户.豆.布莱恩特。

1. 科比学过踢踏舞。科比在上美国著名脱口秀节目“吉米鸡毛秀”时自己透漏曾学过踢踏舞来加强和保护自己的脚踝。他还说自己是跟一群六七岁的孩子一起上的踢踏舞课。

1. 科比是在意大利长大的。科比父亲在80年一直在意大利打篮球，所以科比6岁时就随父亲全家搬到了意大利直到13岁时父亲退役搬回美国。科比能说一口流利的意大利语。

1. 科比获得过奥斯卡金像奖。2018年3月5日，凭《亲爱的篮球》这部动画短片获得第90届奥斯卡“最佳动画短片奖”。动画短片《亲爱的篮球》是一部以粗粝素描画为风格的动画短片，时长5分多钟，从2016年春天开始进入制作周期，历时8个月，是科比与好莱坞大师级动画导演格伦·基恩合作的一个小项目，一开始，双方都没想过这部作品能获得奥斯卡奖，制作它的主要目的，是为了能在举行科比球衣退役仪式的湖人队主场进行播放。

1. 科比改变了世界篮球鞋的历史。科比把职业篮球鞋变得更好更大众化。他创造了简约和低帮的篮球鞋风格颠覆了之前篮球鞋浮夸和高帮的风格。从科比开始NBA球星们都开始喜欢穿轻快风格的球鞋。同时也适合普通大众平时穿。

1. 科比曾是饶舌歌手。92年科比步入高中时加入了一个名为CheIZaw的饶舌团队，并且与Sony Entertainment签约，不过仅仅发行一张专辑就解散。

1. 著名歌手布兰迪曾是科比初恋。科比曾自爆和歌手布兰迪有过约会，后来也承认布兰迪是自己的初恋。据了解二人还一同出席过毕业典礼的舞会。在科比进入NBA之后恋情结束，随后科比遇上了仙女瓦妮莎。

1. 科比给自己取外号“黑曼巴”。科比是在看了昆汀·塔伦蒂诺2003年的电影《杀死比尔》的一个致命刺客的代号“黑曼巴”之后给自己取了外号。科比用黑曼巴的精神激励自己度过2003至2004那两年由于问题带来的最艰难的时光。后来，科比打造“曼巴”品牌，耐克与科比和洛杉矶男孩女孩俱乐部合作，推出了一个名为“曼巴联盟”的青年篮球联盟，让数百名儿童免费接触这项运动。2016年，耐克还举办了一个“曼巴日”来纪念他的退役，在他去世后，耐克发表了一份声明，称“他是耐克大家庭中深受爱戴的一员。”我们会非常想念他的。曼巴永远。

1. 科比会弹奏贝多芬的月光奏鸣曲。科比为了感激妻子瓦妮莎陪他度过那段最低谷的时刻，想做一些特别有意义的事来重新赢得瓦妮莎的爱，于是他就特意弹奏贝多芬的月光奏鸣曲献给瓦妮莎。

1. 科比最喜欢的菜比较特别，并不是Kobe牛肉。他喜欢的牛蛙腿蘸蜂蜜蒜酱。据说这是一道希腊和意大利人喜欢的菜。不知道科比多次行有没喜欢上的干锅牛蛙。

从此再也不会有更多科比的趣事了，让我们再次缅怀科比。