Hyperbole or Teaching Moment: Kobe
The loss of a famous and arguably one of the best basketball players ever to play the game, has produced something that is remarkable. People who never met the man and some that barely watch the game, have suddenly started talking about this man as if he was their best friend. I saw the video of the helicopter plummeting to the ground and bursting into flames. It was terrible and it was a shock to all of us. However, what have we learned from it? Driving in my car this morning I heard a sports radio show with reporters from various backgrounds, talk about the sadness they all personally felt. Then one of them said something that caused me to sit down and write this blog. Referring to the relationship Kobe had with his 13 year old daughter and their love of basketball, this reporter said this: "She quite possibly could have exceeded Kobe's accomplishments". Really?! You just told everyone that Kobe Bryant was one of the best players ever and now his daughter, who died wi...