Kobe
Bryant pens a
letter to his
17-year-old self



Back in **vember, while his final
NBA season was just beginning, we told you
the story of 17-year-old Kobe Bryant as recalled by his high school teammates.*
**w 37 years old and retired from pro basketball,
Bryant just penned a
letter to his teenage self, dispensing two decades worth of wisdom upon a young phe**m who would go on to become an NBA icon.*
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Bryant in a
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