While the lives aboard the helicopter on January 26, 2020, were all taken too soon, Kobe and Gigi continue to inspire and encourage female athletes around the world, even here in Waco, Texas. When adversity hit, you just keep going, and that’s what the Mamba Mentality is all about,” said Coach Thomas. “I played college basketball and I wore 24 because of Kobe, because that’s the way people said I played. “Never give up on your dreams, and if people are telling you no, just keep going and keep striving for the best,” said Poole. Kobe was inducted posthumously into The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on May 15, 2021, after the ceremony was delayed by almost nine months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If somebody was talking trash to him, and he showed them that he could do it,” said Price.
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Kobe Bryant even created a mantra for athletes to find their competitive spirit known as the "Mamba Mentality.” Vanessa Bryant kept up this sweet family tradition on eve of Kobe and Gigis death anniversary The day was full of memorable touches. “He was the first NBA player to make it known that he supports women’s sports,” said McLennan Community College Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Candice Thomas. Kobe and Gigi Bryant were more than just extraordinary players, they were also huge supporters of the WNBA and women’s sports. One a legendary basketball player, and the other following in her father’s footsteps.
“I kinda didn’t believe it at first, because I thought, "No, it couldn’t be them,"” said Midway Point Guard Kiara Poole. Kobe Bryant, Vanessa Bryant, Gianna Bryant and Natalia Bryant Jim Smeal/Shutterstock. “I was scrolling on my phone and I saw on Instagram that Kobe and Gigi had passed away in a helicopter flight,” remembered Midway Shooting Guard Abbie Price. After Vanessa Bryant asked the media to be respectful on the one-year anniversary of Kobe and Gigi Bryants passing, Roz Weston, Graeme ONeil and guest co-h. Death is guaranteed but living the rest of the day isn’t. The note written by Gianna’s best friend Aubrey described her best moments with Gianna. For their first death anniversary, Vanessa Bryant posted a heartfelt note in an Instagram post. The Altobellis will be remembered Tuesday during an Orange Coast College memorial.WACO, TX - Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the tragic helicopter crash that took Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s life, as well as seven others aboard. Following the sudden death of the father-daughter duo of Kobe and Gigi, NBA and the Bryant family mourned a great loss. "When I missed, she would look at me and say, 'Good try, you'll get the next one.'"
"Instead of shooting it and probably making her 12th basket, she would pass it to me so I could make my first," Forbath said at the memorial. Vanessa Bryant Reflects on 'Heartbreaking' Grief Ahead of Kobe and Gigis 1-Year Death Anniversary Vanessa Bryant is speaking out about learning to live following a 'heartbreaking loss' as the one. When I missed, she would look at me and say, 'Good try, you'll get the next one.' Sammy Forbath, describing friend Alyssa AltobelliĪlyssa friend Sammy Forbath remembered her as a selfless teammate who tried to make others around her better. Instead of shooting it and probably making her 12th basket, she would pass it to me so I could make my first. "The legacy they left will continue to live on through all of us," son JJ Altobelli said at the memorial. They were honored at an Angel Stadium memorial. We all knew Kobe as one of the biggest basketball players of all time, but he was much more than that. Athletes, teams, and leagues have found ways to remember the late Lakers legend and Gigi a future basketball star in her own right ever since. Wife Keri and daughter Alyssa, 14, also were killed in the crash. Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images One year ago today, Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, and seven others were killed in a tragic helicopter crash. In 2019, he was the American Baseball Coaches Association as an ABCA/Diamond National Coach of the Year. He was with the program for 27 years, leading the Pirates to four state titles en route to more than 700 career wins. Just as Bryant was passionate about basketball, John Altobelli, 56, had a deep love for the game of baseball. A bronze sculpture of basketball great Kobe Bryant & daughter, Gigi, was erected temporarily at the Calabasas crash site on the 2nd anniversary of the disaster that also claimed the lives of 7. John Altobelli, Wife Keri and Daughter Alyssa Vikki Vargas reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Jan. Tony Altobelli remembered the day when his brother, sister-in-law and niece died in the helicopter crash.
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