"Kobe didn't want to come to Charlotte, he wanted to play in the bigger market" - Muggsy Bogues on Charlotte drafting Kobe Bryant at the request of LA Lakers
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“The closest replica you’ll ever get to Michael Jordan” - Tim Legler on Kobe Bryant’s mindset and skillset, says even his small mannerisms were like Jordan
“Two different players, right?… Those dudes have been top of the food chain for the longest time” - Phil Handy says LeBron James is relentless in the weight room, says Kobe was the same
“Try not getting a break and then somebody choking and hitting you” - Shaquille O'Neal believes MMA is the hardest sport, says he started winning titles after undergoing MMA training
"I admire Kobe Bryant; I admire Michael Jordan... They did it on a very consistent basis" - NCAA football coaching legend opens up on star athletes he idolizes
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"I'm the type where you can say or do whatever you want, no problem" - Shaquille O'Neal open to having a second season of 'Winning Time' about him and Kobe Bryant
"Jordan steals the ball from Karl Malone... Utah sinks again at the hands of Michael Jeffrey Jordan" - Michael Jordan takes a spot on Skip Bayless' "Mt. Clutchmore"
“It’s just 2 brothers going at it… It’s a million mother*******rs in the arena who jumps in my arms first?” - Shaquille O’Neal believes him and Kobe Bryant will be the most enigmatic and controversial duo ever
“Eddie Murphy coming all mother***g leather s*t, he had the mother*****g gloves and the Ferrari… I’m saying like ‘damn that’s gonna be me one day” - Shaquille O’Neal on living like a superstar in LA
“Ben looked at me said ‘I got Shaq’, so I mean that’s half the problem solved” - Rip Hamilton on facing Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the 2004 NBA Finals
“Friction?… I just couldn’t get them on the same page, they didn’t like each other, it was contentious” - Mike D’Antoni on the difficulties of coaching the 2012-13 LA Lakers
"I was playing to satisfy the Bill Russells, the Kareem Abdul Jabbars and you know, the Bob Laniers" - Isiah Thomas recalls meeting Kobe Bryant and sharing basketball knowledge with him
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