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you played with dennis rodman for a short time. do you think he is the solution to our problem with north korea? [ laughter ] do you think he is the guy to go over there and -- >> you know, it's a crazy world, man. you never know. [ laughter ] who the hell knows? >> jimmy: would you go over there and focus on stopping this potential nuclear warhead that's coming over? that seems more important than the game. >> yeah, i'd probably pass. >> jimmy: would you pass on that one? oh, for once you're passing. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: we had a lot of laughs over kobe's many appearances on our show. this interview is from 2010 when

the lakers avenged their loss two years earlier to the boston celtics. and kobe and his teammates were in very, very good spirits in the hours before the victory parade. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it's great to have you guys here. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] thanks for coming. it's really, really great to have you guys here. thanks for coming. who stayed up the latest last night? just out of curiosity. >> i don't know. >> jimmy: ron, are you wearing your earpiece? >> yeah. i still didn't go to sleep yet. you still haven't taken a shower. i ain't going to lie. i need a shower bad. >> i knew i smelled something. >> jimmy: you didn't go to sleep

all night since last night? >> i mean, these guys put me through some type of emotional roller coaster and helped me get my first ring, and i just can't sleep. >> jimmy: wow. that is something else. [ cheers and applause ] i'm going to be totally honest with you. when ron came to the team last year, i thought oh, no, this is terrible, it's going to screw everything up. [ laughter ] i said ron's a great player obviously but ron's crazy, ron's a crazy person. and then sure enough i was wrong. and ron, you've been -- i mean, ron, you didn't twitter -- you didn't tweet through the whole series. you were -- >> i can't let kobe down. no, don't say "aw." [ laughter ] it's like -- that's it. >> jimmy: i want to say i'm sorry to hear pau got deported. [ laughter ] i had a feeling that was going to happen. kobe, you said a couple of times during the series, you said that it didn't matter that it was the celtics, that it was a series and it made no difference.

in fact, let's show that videotape. >> what does it mean to you to be in the game 7 in the finals and especially against the >> no difference to me. i hate to be a buzz kill, but it's not. >> jimmy: you were lying, right? that was a lie, right? >> yeah. [ laughter ] you can't let these guys win. look at this guy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: two years ago -- and i know. i spoke to you about this. you were very upset the celtics beat you. as a laker you've got to beat the celtics. that's a very important thing. and i know you respect the history of the franchise. and you were -- honestly i would have bet my house, my car, everything -- my children, et cetera. you that were going to win. because when we spoke about it you were so serious and so intense about it. it scared me a little. >> we were upset. derek and i -- >> jimmy: derek didn't care as much i don't think. [ laughter ] >> you know what? he sits here, he looks so well mannered and all this.

he's got a quicker temper than i do. >> jimmy: for real? you do? i know you gave more than one inspirational speech to the team before and during game 7. >> yeah. during game 7. >> jimmy: what did you say? what did he say to these guys? >> just dried to keep reminding guys that, i mean, whatever happened in the game so far we can't play any worse than what we've been playing. so let's just -- let's just relax -- >> a very democratic way to say you guys are playing like a bunch of idiots. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: where is adam morrison? because he was in a suit pretty much the whole time. and i thought it would be funny if he came out in a uniform for once. you know? lfr zbl >> adam actually -- he's one of our favorite teammates of all time. >> jimmy: he looks like a '70s porn star now. [ laughter ] right? he's got a -- he looks like he steps right out of "boogie nights" or something. i'm sorry adam didn't come because i feel like he -- maybe

not on the court as much but we have a little video presentation i'd like you guys to look at, and we have a monitor right here. adam morrison's contribution to the nba final series. >> oh, man. ♪ >> adam tries to keep it alive. stolen by bryant. bad pass. three! ♪ ♪ ♪

>> jimmy: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] everyone plays a part. >> you know what? first of all, let me just say that was funny as hell.t second that, you know, that's a testament to our team. honestly. because adam can really play. no, like really. he can really, really go. and for him to take a step back and to do things like that really helped us get to that championship level. so, [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: now, this is my favorite move from last night. we have videotape here. watch this. [ cheers and applause ] >> you should see him before games. >> jimmy: is that right? >> hold on. >> that's -- >> him and pau both in the

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>> jimmy: oscar doesn't have arms. there you go. >> jimmy: kobe won an oscar in 2018. he earned five rings with the lakers and was a two-time olympic gold medalist tonight we are remembering our much too brief time with him. this clip, what you're about to see, is from one of his first appearances on our show after he led team u.s., the redeem team as they called it, to victory at the 2008 summer games. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> jimmy: what an exciting thing. [ crowd chanting "mvp" ] >> feels good to be home. >> jimmy: is it possible ever to get tired of hearing that? >> no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i wouldn't think so. >> no, absolutely not. >> jimmy: i thought you were going to bring the gold medal. >> you know what i? actually did. >> jimmy: oh, you did? >> i did. i have it here in my pocket. [ cheers and applause ] is there a drum roll? [ drum roll ] >> jimmy: wow. look at that. >> there it is.

>> jimmy: not bad. can i have a look at wow. that is something special. i don't think it's a good idea to keep it in your pocket, though, because it will wind up in the hamper or something. >> oh, no, no, no. >> jimmy: thank you so much for this. that is really very nice. [ laughter ] >> security! >> jimmy: and president bush was at the -- he was in the locker room with you guys it looks like here. >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: what was he up to there? >> no, he came and gave us his support. >> jimmy: did he threaten you guys? >> no. [ laughter ] one of our players, i'm not going to name names, asked him if he had any free gas cards. >> jimmy: is that right? >> right. i won't dime him out. >> jimmy: what's going on here? [ laughter ] >> he's just bringing it in with us. >> jimmy: either they reactivated john stockton or that seems to be the president. [ laughter ] >> i don't think he had on the little shorts that stockton used to. >> jimmy: well, that is something else.

he was a cheerleader at one time. i guess it's appropriate. how old are your kids now? >> 5 and 2. >> jimmy: and did they get you a present for your birthday? >> you know what? before the gold medal game our oldest daughter, natalia, drew a picture of a gold medal. you know, with the ribbon and said good luck. i took it with me in the locker room. i took it with me in the locker room before the game and put it up against the wall and everybody came and took a look at it. >> jimmy: you'd hate for her to break her crayons out and make it silver afterward. [ laughter ] >> the thing about kids, man, is that you don't want to disappoint them. before the game they'ring do the national anthem. i look up in the stands and i see my wife and our daughters. and they're like singing usa. they have the flag and everything. you're just looking at them and you're like man, i better not f this up. [ laughter ] you know what i mean? you hear the national anthem playing you can't help but get a little emotional. >> jimmy: well, when we come back, one of my favorite

interviews with kobe, one in which he talks about lebron, coaching his daughter's basketball team, and whate called the mamba mentality.

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>> jimmy: tonight we are looking back at moments we shared with kobe bryant, one of the greatest players in the history of the nba. and kobe was a basketball player. he was an author too. kobe was in relentless pursuit of perfection. in this conversation from 2018 we talked about many things. his daughters, lebron, his book "the mamba mentality." and i think this clip does a very good job of illustrating kobe's never resting commitment to being the best he could possibly be. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> i'm great. >> jimmy: everybody's excited to see you. [ cheers and applause ] that's got to be -- well, you're beloved. >> thank you. >> jimmy: how are you doing? what's going on? everything all right? >> everything's good, man.

>> jimmy: enjoying retirement? is it fun? >> i'm enjoying retirement. >> jimmy: i know you're doing a lot of other things. >> yeah. but it's fun. >> jimmy: do you watch the lakers? have you been sitting and watching the games? >> i watched the last eight minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime last night. my team, my girls, we practice every night with my team. so i don't get a chance to watch the game -- >> jimmy: yeah, you're coaching. >> i am coaching. >> jimmy: how many games in a row would the lakers have to lose for you to unretire, for you to come back to the team? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] it would be like -- i mean, if it got to like -- >> jimmy: if it got to 20, you would think about it, right? >> if they go 0-5 i'll think about it. >> jimmy: you'll think about it. >> no, i won't. >> jimmy: lebron may tank those games just to get you on the court. how involved were you in lebron coming to l.a.? did you speak to him? >> no, i didn't speak to him about coming to l.a. but i speak to jeanie and -- >> jimmy: to jeanie buss. >> jeanie buss. >> jimmy: the owner of the team. >> she wanted to get lebron here. but lebron's not going to come

here if management isn't figured out. >> jimmy: got you. >> you have to figure out management, you have to make sure that things are clean, things are focused going forward, it's not chaotic as it has been in years past. and she did that. >> jimmy: and now yet here we are. you're worried about your own team. you're coaching your daughter's team. >> i am. they're doing well, though. we've been playing for like a year and a half. >> jimmy: what's their record? >> they don't have seasons. it's crazy. they just have tournaments. like every weekend. >> jimmy: i see. and if they don't win the tournaments do you like -- do they have to sleep in the yard or anything like that? [ laughter ] >> no food for a week. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: because if anyone, anyone would think like that i would think it would be the mamba mentality. >> running for two hours straight in practice. no water breaks. nothing. push-ups and sit-ups all day. >> jimmy: how serious do you get? are you guys breaking down game film? >> not yet, but we will. we absolutely will. we try to teach the kids what excellence looks like.

it's not that -- you know, some of them may want to play in the wnba. some of them may not. >> jimmy: right. >> but we try to give them a foundation of the amount of work and preparation that it takes to be excellent. in whatever it is that you choose to do. we're here playing basketball, we're going to focus on the details, we're going to learnt basics, we're going to learn the fundamentals. we're going to do those things over and over. >>immy: dor y it's something cn >> sheoe for sure.t >> jimmy: she does? >> this kid, man. >> jimmy: wouldn't that be great? >> dude, man. i'm telling you. [ cheers and applause ] the best thing that happens is when we go out and fans will come up to me and she'll be standing next to me and they'll be like, you've got to have a boy. you and v got to have a boy, man. be? to carry on your tradition, the legacy. she's like, "oy. i got this." [ cheers and applause ] that's right. yes, you do. you got this. >> jimmy: how old are the kids now? >> 15, 12, and our little one bianka, will be 2.

>> jimmy: do you guys have halloween costumes figured out? >> they've got mine figured out. i never know what's going on. they just tell me this is what you're wearing. i'm putting this on. >> jimmy: will you trick or treat? >> we go trick or treating every halloween. >> jimmy: so you're in a costume. what were you last year? >> last year we were a league of their own. so i was the black tom hanks. [ laughter ] no crying in baseball. she's crying, sir. >> jimmy: i went through the book. boy. i was just planning to kind of flip through it before you came on, and i got really invested in it. >> that's good. >> jimmy: because you go through -- well, first of all, you're a >> 100%. >> jimmy: there's no two ways about it. >> 100%. >> jimmy: you always hear about your preparation and all these things you do. but when you read the specifics it's like oh, my god, this is a mental patient. [ laughter ] >> it's true. it's true. >> jimmy: you're aware of that. were you always aware of that? >> i am self-aware of my lunacy, yes. >> jimmy: one of the things i thought was most interesting in

the book is that you read -- and this goes back to the lunatic thing. you read the referee's official handbook to find out where the referees are on the court -- explain this idea. >> there's a rulebook and the officials have to be in certain positions. so if you watch a game you'll see officials sliding in different areas. you have your slot official and so forth and so on. so i read it to understand where they need to be in certain moments in time so if i need to get away with a foul [ cheers and applause ] the slot official's not going to see this little hold here. >> jimmy: has any player that you know of ever done that before? >> not that i know of. >> jimmy: that is interesting. in order to protect -- and correct me if i have any of this wrong. in order to protect your ankles, you learned to tap dance. >> i did. >> jimmy: why didn't we know this? [ laughter ] >> well, it was kept secret for obvious reasons. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: do they make tap shoes in your size?

>> i had to get them made. >> jimmy: had to get them made. >> i can't go to the store and be like, yeah, i'll take those size 14s tap. >> jimmy: you can't call nike and say do you guys have tap shoes. so are you an accomplished tapper? do you know how to tap? you're not. >> no. but one summer -- for a year there, yeah. i could tell my feet to do this and they would actually do that. >> jimmy: right. you don't ever do it anymore? >> no, i don't. i don't. my first class, though, i walked into the studio. it's all these like 6-year-olds, 7-year-olds. >> jimmy: really? >> straight up, man. studio in santa monica. and these kids are looking at me like what? no way. [ laughter ] what's this grown-ass man doing in here learning tap dance? >> jimmy: wow. this is -- tap dancing. you never -- you want to do a little tap dance? can you show us a little? [ cheers and applause ] >> if i could i would. >> jimmy: we'll take a break. go get coached -- guillermo, go get a giant pair of tap shoes.

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>> jimmy: thank you for joining t ish happier this sad night. circumstances. magic johnson will be with us tomorrow night on the show. and again, if you'd like to make a donation to the kobe and vanessa bryant family foundation, you can do it at the address on your screen. we pray for everyone who was lost yesterday and those they left behind, the children, their parents, and kobe bryant, who is gone but will never be forgotten. >> kobe bryant, from lower merion high school in pennsylvania. ♪ ♪ talk about ♪ take those pictures down and shake it out ♪ ♪ truth or consequence

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court. >> kobe bryant has hit a shot at the buzzer! >> the five-time nba champion, lakers legend. his unexpected death leaving a city in mourning for their hero. >> kobe! kobe! kobe! >> now the life and legacy of a titan who transcended the game, inspired millions across the globe to pursue the mamba mentality. his gift to the next generation to aim for greatness. >> we're all human, and we all make mistakes, and we just hope that, you know, the hero side of

us manifests itself more frequently than the villain nature does. >> this special edition of "nightline," "remembering kobe." we'll be right back.