My Favorite Role Model Researched via: Student Name: Zakiya Correll Date: 10/28/09

Do you have a Favorite Role Model? Who? Yes, I have a Favorite Role Model and his name is Kobe Bryant

List major accomplishments of Your Favorite Role Model: Kobe Bryant has 4 championship rings. 1 regular season MVP. 3 NBA All-star Game MVPs.

What can we learn from the experience of Your Favorite Role Model? Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. “What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection.” He’s saying to work hard to succeed.

List hobbies / interests of Your Favorite Role Model: He grew up in Italy, becoming a FC Barcelona fan. Bryant admits he has a "great collection" of soccer jerseys and signed balls from Pele. Plus a picture with Diego Maradona.

Family background of Your favorite role model? Born in Philadelphia, PA. His parents named him after a kind of steak seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth. Bryant's father Joe Bryant played eight seasons in the NBA and also played pro ball in Italy, where Kobe spent part of his childhood.

What do you or your peers like the most about your favorite role model? His drive and determination to succeed. He works hard for all of the things that he has accomplished. He is the greatest in the game of basketball, let alone the NBA.