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Kobe BryantThe Mamba Mentality: How I Play
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2020A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Further Reading & Resources
Further Reading: Literature
Geese are Never Swans by Kobe Bryant and Eva Clark (2020)
The Legacy Series by Kobe Bryant and Annie Matthew (2019-2021)
The Wizenard Series by Kobe Bryant and Wesley King (2019-2020)
The Epoca Series by Kobe Bryant and Ivy Claire (2019-2020)
Conceptualized by Bryant and created in collaboration with writers of fiction, these three fictional series and one stand-alone novel were produced by Bryant’s own Granity Studios. The stories are crafted for younger audiences and address the themes of athletic performance, personal identity, and the effects of pressure as they manifest in the lives of Bryant’s young protagonists. The Wizenard Series and The Epoca Series are set in fantasy worlds, while The Legacy Series and Geese are Never Swans take place in a contemporary reality. Like The Mamba Mentality, these works convey lessons and values to not only entertain and inform readers, but also to encourage them to embrace their own abilities, navigate challenges, and develop confidence in themselves.
Further Reading: Beyond Literature (nonfiction)
“The Fourth Quarter: Kobe Bryant Confronts a Long—and Possibly Painful—Goodbye” by Ben McGrath (2014)
This 2014 article in the New York Times addresses Bryant’s decision to adopt the nickname “The Black Mamba.”
The L.A. Times Kobe Bryant Tribute Book by The LA Times (2021)
A hardcover collection of newspaper articles chronicling Bryant’s life and career, beginning in 1996 and concluding with the tribute article published on the one-year anniversary of his death, also available as part of a boxed set.
