If Kobe Bryant could go back in time and tell his 18-year-old self anything, he said it would be to “understand compassion and empathy."
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) December 28, 2015
If you asked Kobe this one year ago, would he have the same answer? I think he may have finally reached his inner Zen Master because that is classic Zen self-reflection. There are no more titles to win, no more mountains to conquer. Now he gets to look back for the first time and appreciate the amazing career he built.
He may think he would have benefited from compassion and empathy, but would he? Would he trade empathy and compassion for one or two less championships? Maybe, but obviously, we will never know, but I liked Kobe just the way he was, narcissistic and all.