Kobe’s nickname (self assigned) was the Black Mamba. Mamba Mentality was the book he wrote about his mindset. MJ was famously competitive but Kobe kind of took it to another level that bordered on sociopathic.

Hence trhe rape.

He’s known for the “Mamba mentality”: his extreme belief in himself, insane work ethic, and near psychopathic drive to succeed.

Did you really not know?

I saw Bladerunner as a teenager and it affected me so much I’m now a grown-ass man living in a cyberpunk dystopia. Follow your dreams.