03105cam a22004695i 4500999001700000001000900017003000900026005001700035008004100052020001800093020001500111035002400126040024200150043001200392082002400404100003400428245016000462250001900622264005600641300005600697336002600753336003300779337002800812338002700840500002000867505010500887520076500992520024601757600003202003610004802035650005702083650003302140650004602173650004802219653002302267655001702290700004402307700004402351700006302395942001202458952016502470  c27797d2776820855701EG-ScBUE20191204142858.0190215s2018    nyua   f      001 0aeng d  a9780374201234  a0374201234  a(OCoLC)on1056952281  aNjBwBTbengcFMGerdadFMGdTCHdOCLCOdABJdILCdORKdBKLdJQMdIGAdBURdNDSdVP@dOCLCFdCZAdCNWPUdYDXdLIVdBLPdA2AdQQ3dMYLdHQDdJVBdUATdIMDdOCLCQdOCLCOdOCLdPRSPRdCPSdOCLCOdNDDdIVGdOCLCOdDYJdIV2dTP7dDLCdEG-ScBUE  an-us---04a796.323092bBRY2221 aBryant, Kobe,d1978-eauthor.14aThe Mamba mentality :bhow i play /cKobe Bryant ; foreword by Pau Gasol ; introduction by Phil Jackson ; photographs and afterword by Andrew D. Bernstein.  aFirst edition. 1aNew York :bMCD, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux,c2018.  a207 pages :billustrations (chiefly color) ;c29 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  astill imagebsti2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes index.0 aForeword -- Introduction -- Process -- Craft -- Facts & Figures -- Chronology -- Afterword -- Index.  aIn the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant shares his vast knowledge and understanding of the game. Citing an obligation to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it "the right way," The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most analytical and creative basketball players ever. Bryant reveals his famously detailed approach and the steps he took to prepare mentally and physically to not just succeed at the game, but to excel. Readers learn how Bryant studied an opponent, how he channeled his passion for the game, how he played through injuries. They also get granular detail as he breaks down specific plays and match-ups from throughout his career.  aThe NBA great nicknamed "The Black Mamba" shares his knowledge and understanding of basketball, outlining his detailed approach to preparing both physically and mentally to succeed at the game and revealing the core of his "Mamba mentality."17aBryant, Kobe,d1978-2BUEsh27aLos Angeles Lakers (Basketball team)2BUEsh 7aBasketball playerszUnited StatesvBiography.2BUEsh 7aBasketballxTraining.2BUEsh 7aBasketballxPsychological aspects.2BUEsh 7aAfrican American basketball players.2BUEsh  bGGENcNovember2019  vReading book1 aGasol, Pau,d1980-eauthor of foreword.1 aJackson, Phil,eauthor of introduction.1 aBernstein, Andrew D.,ephotographer,eauthor of afterword.  2ddccBB  00102ddc40708BaccahaMAINbMAINc2NDd2019-11-21ePurchaseg550.00l2m8o796.323092 BRYp000048279r2025-07-15 00:00:00s2020-03-11v687.50w2019-11-21yBB