“I don’t give a [expletive] what you say,” Bryant told Yahoo! Sports late Friday. “If I go out there and miss game winners, and people say, 'Kobe choked, or Kobe is seven for whatever in pressure situations.' Well, [expletive] you.
“Because I don’t play for your [expletive] approval. I play for my own love and enjoyment of the game. And to win. That’s what I play for. Most of the time, when guys feel the pressure, they’re worried about what people might say about them. I don’t have that fear, and it enables me to forget bad plays and to take shots and play my game."

great tips/challenges on how to watch a game

‘If it is important, do it every day. If it is not important, don’t do it at all.’

good "good shot" checklist

RT @thesydneykings: SMH got some one-on-one action with our big man in the middle, @julian_khazzouh

has story of Jimmer Fredette's contract

Story of Darren Erman from St.Anthony's

Regular, classic basketball, but since it’s the Championship, each player wears a tuxedo and brings the ball to the hoop in style, mounted atop the mightiest of horses, the Clydesdale