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Derek FIsher on Kobe Bryant, starting at 2:25 -> “Imagine if you felt as though you personally wanted to, and had the ability to be the best person to ever do (something). Ever. To ever hold a camera, to ever write a newspaper, to ever teach a class. If you felt like you could possibly be the best person to ever do it, in the world, how hard would you go after it? Would you lose a lot of sleep over what other people thought you should be doing, if you felt like you could be the best to ever do it? That’s a conversation I’ve never had with myself, in terms of being the best person to ever play basketball, but that’s where he lives. He lives in that place of, “I want to be the best to ever have done this.” Not just the best Laker, not just the best guard. “I want to be the best.” That’s all he strives for.” (via Lakers Blog | Derek Fisher: Exit Interview | Los Angeles Times)