I Am Kobe

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Webby Award winner and People's Voice winner for Best Sports podcast! How did Kobe Bryant craft the passion, the determination, and the strength to become a legend? This remarkable series reveals intimate, never-before-heard tapes of Kobe as a teenager, exploring his thoughts, his dreams, and his goals. Philadelphia journalist Mike Sielski tells the story of Kobe Bryant’s early years, weaving together these tapes and speaking with Kobe's high school coaches, his friends, his family, and the figures who knew him in his youth, to paint an enthralling documentary portrait of the making of an icon. Before he was an outsized global basketball celebrity for the Los Angeles Lakers, a 5-time NBA champion, an 18-time All-Star, an Academy Award-winning filmmaker, a children’s-book author, a husband, a father, and sometimes a lightning rod for controversy, Kobe Bryant was a kid from Philadelphia. Cover photo © Eileen Blass – USA TODAY NETWORK

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Ohkiddan

GOAT

BEST PODCAST EVER!!!
WickedMatt12

Mamba Mentality #dadsgirl

Great story overall a really good podcast but wasn’t able to hear the recording of bean Himself. But overall really good podcast!
Competitive Erger

Inside Kobe's push to greatness

All too often, we settle for the sanitized, Cliff Notes version of superstars' stories. In contrast, Mike Sielski goes deep inside the formation of Kobe Bryant and puts us in the hallways of Lower Merion High School as he was on a quest to get to the NBA. Like a great microcosm history, this podcast complements Mike's excellent book to recreate Kobe's formative years and explain the genesis of the Mamba Mentality.
LakersGirl24Forever

3 Stars Because Poor Audio on Kobe Audio

Great informative podcast for new & lifelong Lakers / Kobe fans. I already knew of all the information that was said in this but I wanted to hear the audios of Kobe. The audios of Kobe speaking were so hard to understand. Did nobody re-listen to this before they published this podcast? Really upsetting considering how incredible Kobe Bryant was as an athlete & person. Re-touch this up & then re-publish this.
GxBraves

I Am Kobe

Hands down, greatest sports podcast in its genre! I’ve ever heard a lot of podcast this style and this blows them out of the water, on to put the cherry on top it’s about The Mamba! I feel inspired, I feel more knowledgeable and honored to learn more about greatness!! 🐍 #8|#24|#2
Pammgramm

Poor sound quality

I was so excited to listen to this and found the poor sound quality of the tape recordings to be a huge distraction and simply couldn’t understand them. Not sure how in today’s age the background noise and buzzing couldn’t be improved upon. 😞
Mooseyjoedabigdaddy

Kobe

This is a very beautiful podcast. I would recommend it to anyone who listens to podcasts. The reason why I gave it four stars is that the tapes ofKobe was not engineered towards the quality of the podcast. I had a very hard time hearing Kobe through the tapes.
Ken gut

Interesting

Why to bunch commercials and music for a podcast
moundvegas

Buy the book

I pre-ordered the book and can’t wait for it to arrive. Amazing story and amazing podcast! Every week, I can’t wait for the next episode to come out. Thank you so much for giving us a glimpse into the young mindset of a champion like Kobe. The maturity, we as an audience, are privy to is simply phenomenal. The audio tapes are great! The analysis is exceptional! Big fan!
marcus 3438

Great

He’s one of my greatest role models despite the incidents that have occurred within his life only emphasizing that he is human as well, his work ethic is unparalleled. This podcast dives deep in his drive and maturity at a young age. I appreciate this podcast for giving a glimpse into his personal philosophy regarding oppressiveness in pursuit of what you desire most
MattAppleUser5

A good listen, if you are patient

This is a five-star podcast with excellent storytelling and good production. However, I rated it four stars based on the commercials. I understand that commercials are what pays the bills, but this podcast overdoes it; way too many commercials and many of them are about old football games that were televised months ago.
sastrauss

what about her?

not really into glorifying (alleged) rapists, basketball stars or not.
ItZz Joell

Great!

Thank you
ok why lol

Pretty good, keep it up👌🏻

Good
kobie B basketball

I am Kobe

I love it is the best oh yeah
iJosh826

Love it

Love it
peropork

More advertisements than anything else.

Needs less advertising.
Jay sphincter mariotti

Weasel

Mike Seilski is a weasel
PJKetelaar3

Kobe decoded by a storyteller with deft touch

Mike delves into the complicated person that was Kobe Bryant by doing what he does best: telling the whole story and leaving no stone unturned. Through his lens as a longtime Philadelphia sportswriter who grew up in the city suburbs, Mike is the ideal choice to recount the evolution of a local icon turned international superstar. Listen today and be sure to pick up his book “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality.”