Are you a different animal but the same beast?

[ZackBan]

This very question was asked to Kanye West once by a legend who is now gone. His answer was:
What the fuck does that mean Kobe Bryant?

Today I read the news about Kobe and that made me think about many things.
Kobe always preached about work ethics, about chasing your dream no matter how painful the road seems, what we know as mamba mentality is a doctrine teaching us to never give up, never make excuses, never POSTPONE.
And here we are now, Kobe himself is gone just like that, no warning no signs, no final goodbyes.
You and me are also at risk of disapearing from the world in an instant.
So I'll ask: are you all that you want to be?
Is there something you've been putting off?
Are you a different animal but the same beast?

[kymberz]

whoa? what was the question? explain more please? i will try my best to answer and help but i don't completely understand? and kanye? dude rocks! and so did kobe bryant. but just writing their names saves them in my language. so please explain?

[ZackBan]

It's not really a question I'm looking an answer for I was just mourning kobe by asking people to reflect on their lives and decide if they were doing their best and working relentlessly towards their goals.

Really it was a poor attempt at philosophy

[kymberz]

no i got it i just wasn't sure if that was where you were going with it. and ya - i reflect since i was like born? and i never feel like i properly ever demonstrate gratitude but man i try! and what is mamba mentality? because it sounds beautiful and happy and like dancing and laughing and a warm sweater so please preach (even tho madonna is screaching papa don't preach at me!)! i will listen to anything until it proves me wrong!

[ZackBan]

Mamba mentality is another name for Kobe Bryant's work ethics.
He used to practice multiple times a day, display tremendous focus and determination and never give up no matter how hopeless a game looks.
It doesn't only apply to basketball players you can exhibit mamba mentality in everything you do

[kymberz]

oh holy heck - i need to look this up - i believe all of that! i was a gymnast/dancer/ballerina/professional dancer - i can relate to what you are saying - tell me more - i hate looking stuff up!

[ZackBan]

Well there isn't much more to it, you just look in the mirror and ask yourself: are you the best you possible.
And no matter the answer you decide you can be better

[kymberz]

well like of course! like am i the only one who read dr. seuss and watched sesame street? and learned? about seeds and shit? yuhikes. man it really is just me and jesus. no worries i've always had his six. i was a junior and senior soldier. and a competition cheerleader. and weighed 78lbs joining the Canadian forces. and i served. because i believe that i am here to help him with a cross and that thought never occurred to nobody? yep. i'm a genius. sue me for copyright and shit. couldn't care less. living in a faery tale and my name's not cinderella it's kymber but no one can spell it?

[DiscomfortZone]

Oh lovely, another attempt to mooch some attention off of a celebrity's death as if they were your friend. Very original, not at all pathetic.

[ZackBan]

I can tell by your words and your profile that you're a cynical person.
First of all yes feminism is cancer.
Second I don't care about attention. I'm a basketball player and Kobe is an idol to me. I was on the verge of tears when I wrote this and it was only to feel better, if you dissaprove why even bother comment. Are you gonna tell me you went and patronized everyone who posted about his death?

[DiscomfortZone]

Okay, I'll be honest and fair. Yes, I'm a cynic, and no, I didn't go and look for posts about KB to criticize, but I sure as hell gave a piece of my mind to others who posted like you. Luke I said, I hate it when people mooch off of a celebrity's death as if it were their father. It happens every fucking time and I'm sick of it, plain and simple. Why bother comment? Because I'm allowed to, and unlike the other feminazism driven sites - the admins here aren't doing a good enough job at silencing me. So you know, we take what we can :)

[ZackBan]

Yeah I guess you make a point I'm not a fan of most people making poetry off a death but like I told you I only did it because I'm genuinely sad, he was a guy I idolized and wanted desperately to be like him and now he's dead so suddenly

[DiscomfortZone]

You desperately want to be like a sexual abuser. How very encouraging.

[Avicenna]

Sounds about right...