I think we forget celebrities are real people.
They have neighbors, they go to Starbucks and live in neighborhoods.
Kobe Bryant was no different and he was able to connect with the people who lived in his neighborhood. One of those people Kobe touched was Ryan Williams who told an amazing story on Twitter on how he and Kobe became friends after Kobe came to his aid after a car accident.
Flip the page to read this story about Kobe that maybe represent what he was a man more than anything he did on the court.