20 Mamba Mentality Stories- Some True, Some False

7. Sun God

During a playoff game on the road, Kobe Bryant was hit with a camera flash as he pulled up for a jumper, missing the basket entirely. The airball chants were unyielding, and Kobe grew restless.

Starting the very next day, Kobe Bryant began staring directly into sun for 5 hours a day to prepare himself for the next time a camera flash went off into his eyes during a game.