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Ode to Kobe Bryant

February 18, 2010
By besticanbe SILVER, Edison, New Jersey
besticanbe SILVER, Edison, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"There is no substitute for hard work."
-Thomas A. Edison


There goes that man
Who’s named after some steak,
Which to me, look as distasteful
As Kobe’s pumpfake.

He wears the number
Twenty-four on his rear,
Which is more than the assists
He’s made in his career.

He’s a great scorer,
I’m not going to lie.
But his lack of team spirit
Surely cannot be denied.

Is he the best player?
I would say no,
For I hate the way
He puts on a one-person show.

His thirst for winning
Is surely very fierce,
But he’s got others in his way
Like LeBron and Paul Pierce.

To wear on his hand,
He wants one more ring,
But he needs to stop
Thinking himself as a king.

Two thousand and ten.
Who knows what it’ll bring?
‘specially the playoffs,
In the soon-to-be spring

Do I like Kobe,
The Los Angeles Laker?
Nah, I prefer William Penn,
The peaceful old Quaker.

The NBA was built
On the belief of a team,
But Mister Kobe plays
Like it’s a one-man scheme.

He’s a good man
Except for his crimes.
Haha I’m just kidding,
And now I’m out of rhymes.

The author's comments:
I was reading a book about basketball history and I was inspired to write a poem about the famous Kobe Bryant, who is the rival of my favorite team. I would like to say that I respect Bryant and bear him no ill-will.

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on May. 21 2012 at 1:57 pm
CelticsAllDayWilson25 BRONZE, Whitney, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
I call it how I see it with my glasses on "Lil Wayne"

Dwayne aint no better than Paul Peirce if he is were his rings.

Celtics


dell said...
on Nov. 8 2011 at 2:11 pm

kobe bryant could shoot over 30 point on anyone so keep his name out your mouth

 


on Feb. 3 2011 at 5:06 pm
besticanbe SILVER, Edison, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"There is no substitute for hard work."
-Thomas A. Edison

im a hater?

if you took the time to read, you would have saw that i said "I would like to say that I respect Bryant and bear him no ill-will."


on Feb. 3 2011 at 4:52 pm
KOBES THE S**T!!!!!! GET IT RIGHT(:

on Feb. 3 2011 at 4:49 pm
thats funny that you thing that kobe sucks(: your just a hater and you dont like him cause he wins all the time. thats what it always is<3 he is the best player ever!!!!((: s

B.Graham. said...
on May. 7 2010 at 10:37 am

Kobe Bryant is AMAZING,!!!(:

He is the besssst, so idunno what yu'v been smokin' but Kobe is a very talented player, whether hes a ball hog or not, he has scored up to 81 points in a game! That takes skill.(: ILOVEKOBEBRYANT thannks to my brother.


on Mar. 8 2010 at 9:06 am
liknorris BRONZE, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania
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i like it but i disagree with you on some of the things. kobe bryant is the best player in the NBA he can do anything he can gaurd anybody including lebron james last time i checked kobe bryant has more rings than lebron and paul pierce isn't even better than dwayne wade so thats all

on Mar. 8 2010 at 9:01 am
SteelersAllDay23 SILVER, Christiana, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
I can have you dreaming when you not even sleeping.

Kobe Bryant is certainly not the best player in the NBA i would put him behind Lebron and Kevin Durrant. They both lead their teams but they just don't take over and score. Lebron get's like a triple-double every game almost