Kobe Bryant may no longer be in the NBA, but his work ethic and desire to learn from others with success have not wavered one bit.
After Bryant works out in the morning these days, he heads to his publishing and production company to “kick around ideas” for stories.
Because of his status as one of the NBA's all-time great players, he's able to seek advice from the very best in his new field. For example, Hollywood legends like Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, and Jerry Bruckheimer.
“I mean those are like unfair advantages,” Bryant said, laughing. “I can pick up the phone and speak to them and ask them questions: ‘What do you think about the story? What is this missing?' And they'll nitpick every single detail and I love it.”
“They respect and appreciate what I've done for 20 years as I respect and appreciate what they've done over the years. And we understand that there is a unifying force between those two things,” Bryant said.
Bryant has 10 full-time employees at Kobe Inc. who he discusses and modifies his ideas with. There are an additional seven people who have been working on a project for the company for two years, and five more writers are prepared to start a new venture very soon.
Even though the businesses of basketball and film-making are quite different, Bryant is still able to gain valuable knowledge and insight from these contacts, finding similarities in their methods to achieve success.
From the AP:
“Even though the disciplines are different, the commitment, attention to detail is absolutely the same. So even though Steven Spielberg can start speaking in film language and I won't understand a damn thing, I understand the core, the essence of what he's saying.”
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