A estas alturas, ya sabéis que Kobe Bryant ha sufrido la lesión más grave de sus 17 años de carrera profesional. A la espera de los resultados de la resonancia, que nos permitirá saber más concretamente el alcance del desgarro en el tendón, el tiempo de baja será de entre 6 y 12 meses.

Pocos minutos después de finalizar el partido, con victoria de los Lakers sobre los Warriors, Bryant atendió a los medios visiblemente afectado y a punto de llorar.

Ya en su domicilio, de madrugada, el jugador utilizó su cuenta de facebook para escribir un extenso mensaje en el que expresó sus sentimientos, aseguró que la lesión no supone el final de su carrera e incluso trató de restar importancia a lo sucedido:

This is such BS! All the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step that I’ve done millions of times! The frustration is unbearable. The
anger is rage. Why the hell did this happen ?!?
Makes no damn sense. Now I’m supposed to come
back from this and be the same player Or better at 35?!? How in the world am I supposed to do that??
I have NO CLUE. Do I have the consistent will to
overcome this thing? Maybe I should break out the
rocking chair and reminisce on the career that
was. Maybe this is how my book
ends. Maybe Father Time has defeated me…Then again maybe not! It’s 3:30am, my foot feels like
dead weight, my head is spinning from the pain
meds and I’m wide awake. Forgive my Venting
but what’s the purpose of social media if I won’t
bring it to you Real No Image?? Feels good to vent,
let it out. To feel as if THIS is the WORST thing EVER! Because After ALL the venting, a real perspective
sets in. There are far greater issues/challenges in
the world then a torn achilles. Stop feeling sorry for
yourself, find the silver lining and get to work with
the same belief, same drive and same conviction as
ever. One day, the beginning of a new career journey
will commence. Today is NOT that day.
“If you see me in a fight with a bear, prey for the
bear”. Ive always loved that quote. Thats “mamba
mentality” we don’t quit, we don’t cower, we
don’t run. We endure and conquer. I know it’s a long post but I’m Facebook Venting
LOL. Maybe now I can actually get some sleep and
be excited for surgery tomorrow. First step of a
new challenge.
Guess I will be Coach Vino the rest of this season. I
have faith in my teammates. They will come thru. Thank you for all your prayers and support. Much
Love Always.

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