09/22/2025
Horace Grant shares how Kobe Bryant’s fearless mentality intimidated opponents before the game even began:
"Kobe was different,"
"He would come right up to you during the handshake and tell you he didn't like you and that he was going to destroy you. Seriously, he wouldn't just say it in the pregame, he would say it in the heat of battle."
"He didn't care who you were. He'd say, 'I can't believe they're putting you on me. Are you serious? You think you can guard me?' And he wasn't joking. He meant it. And the defender knew he meant it. That's the difference. He would plant that seed of doubt in their mind. And when you had that seed of doubt against Kobe, it was over"
