• “As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.” “我不知道需要多长时间才能取得辉煌， 我只是想尽我所能去成为最出色的篮球运 员。”
• 13th pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets
• His first NBA team is Los Angeles Lakers and he is still there
Kobe Quatations
vt. 给…以特许（或特权）；赋予公民权 the previous franchise record: 之前的职业生涯记录 • Elgin Baylor：埃尔金·盖·贝勒(生于1934年9月16日）曾是美国 NBA明尼阿波利斯湖人队的职业篮球运动员，位置为小前锋，从 1958至1972年为球队效力长达14个赛季。 • Wilt Chamberlain's legendary：张伯伦的传奇 • consecutive [kən'sekjutiv]adj. 连贯的；连续不断的 • Steve Nash：史蒂夫纳什（NBA篮球运动员）
• On December 20, Kobe scored 62 points despite playing only three quarters of play against the Dallas Mavericks. Entering the fourth quarter Kobe had, by himself, outscored the entire Mavericks team 62-61, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the advent of the 24-secondKobe
• Born in Pennsylvania
• The son of famed NBA star Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant
• Attended Lower Merion High School
• Went to NBA straight from high school
The ninth set
Brief Introduction
• Name: Kobe Bryant • Nationality: American
• Born: 08/23/78 • Height: 1.98m • Team: Lakers • Position: Basketball Guard
• Also in January, Kobe became the first player since 1964, and the only player aside from Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games.
Questions
• How many points did Kobe score when he played against the Dallas Mavericks on December 20th？
• What did Kobe vote for when he finished in fourth-place?
• “What I’m doing right now, I’m chasing perfection.” “我现在所做的一切，都是为了追求更加 完美。”
• “I dont want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.” “我可不想成为乔丹第二，我只想成为科 比-布莱恩特。”
• Accomplishments
• In many ways the team's improvement in 2005-06 was often overshadowed by the individual scoring accomplishments posted by Kobe which resulted in the finest statistical season of his career:
• On January 22, Kobe scored 81 points in a 122-104 victory against the Toronto Raptors. In addition to breaking the previous franchise record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor, his point total in that game was second in NBA history only to Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game in 1962.
New Words
• overshadow [,əuvə'ʃædəu] vt. 使失色；使阴暗；遮阴；夺去…的 光彩
• statistical season: 统计赛季 • The Dallas Mavericks：达拉斯小牛 • outscore [aut'skɔ:]vt. 得分超过,比分领先 • advent ['ædvənt]n. 到来；出现；基督降临；基督降临节 • shot clock: (NBA 篮球术语 )时限钟,进攻时间 • The Toronto Raptors： 多伦多猛龙 • franchise ['fræntʃaiz]n. 特权；公民权；经销权；管辖权