Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality

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Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality delves into Kobe Bryant’s life before he became an NBA icon. Author Mike Sielski takes readers from Kobe’s family roots in Philadelphia, where his father Joe excelled on the courts, to Kobe’s formative years in Europe, and ultimately to Lower Merion High School, where he first rose to prominence by leading his team to a state championship. Sielski had exclusive access to previously unreleased interviews from Bryant’s senior year and early NBA career, providing rare insights into Kobe’s personal reflections and aspirations as a teenager. Rise captures Bryant’s formative journey and his path to becoming a legend, revealing how his dedication and passion shaped him and inspired everyone around him long before he took the professional stage. This compelling biography captures the essence of a young man on the brink of greatness.