A friend of Kobe Bryant recently talked about how the former NBA player felt very proud of his four daughters and felt very happy exercising his fatherhood.
After the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant , 13, in a plane crash, a close person told People , "One of the most important things he expected after retiring from the NBA, (something that happened in 2016) was spending more time with his family. "
The source mentioned that Kobe thought about the future of her little ones, "He was a very practical father and, like any other dad, he saw such a bright future for all his daughters."
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Kobe Bryant is survived by his wife Vanessa , 37, and his daughters Natalia Bryant , 17, Bianka Bryant , 3, and Capri Bryant , 7 months.
The friend of the former NBA player also added, "I was so proud, not only to see that they looked like him and Vanessa, but also went their own way. He had a special bond with each of his daughters."
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Derek Jeter , a former New York Yankees professional baseball player, also reminded Bryant of his role in fatherhood in a letter published by the Players' Tribune , "All I needed to know about Kobe Bryant was this: that throughout our friendship, the most significant conversations we had, were always about the family. "
On the death of his friend, Jeter mentions, "He simply loved being a father," and added, "Tragedies like this have a cruel way of reminding us of what's important in life: spending time with our loved ones and being there for them. no matter the reason. What makes today's events feel especially cruel, because no one needed less reminders than Kobe. "
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On his fatherhood, Kobe Bryant mentioned People in 2018, how he used basketball to teach life lessons to his daughters. "A valuable lesson that I can teach you is what it means to seek excellence and the level of commitment it entails."
Bryant showed that he loved to share his passion with his little ones, "Make things fun and challenging, and learn new things. But they are having a great time. They have become extremely, extremely, good over the past year, and continue working and getting better. It’s been fun. "
In a 2018 interview with Alex Rodriguez , Kobe mentioned that he started using helicopters because the time he spent with his family was very important to him and he didn't want to waste it on traffic.
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"The traffic began to get very, very bad," Bryant recalled in the conversation, "I was sitting in the traffic and I ended up missing a school play because I was stuck."
Then he looked for a solution, "This situation continued to happen, and I had to find a way to train and concentrate, but without compromising family time. That was when I opted for helicopters and was able to go back and forth in 15 minutes."
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