Hamburg coach: Kobe s autobiography has benefited me a lot, and his spirit was very inspiring in the past and present.

According to Photo News, Hamburg coach Porzin talked about the influence of former NBA superstar Kobe on himself in an interview.

Borzin bought Kobe's autobiography "The Mamba Spirit - My Road to Success" in Hamburg when he was an assistant coach at Osnabrück. Since then, Borz has become deeply fascinated by Kobe and his philosophy.

Borzin: I started reading this book in a cafe. After reading it, I was very excited and even said to myself: OK, now I want to become a basketball player.

Borzin: This book fascinates me. I watched a lot of his videos and took countless notes. In 2022, we went to Los Angeles with the Hamburg team to watch a game with the Lakers. After the game, I wandered alone in the stadium and took many photos of retired star jerseys hanging on the top of the stadium.

Borzin: These moments fill me with energy. I like Kobe's leadership style. He wrote that the significance of basketball is not to win every game, but to keep improving.

Some sentences in Kobe's book, such as "Some people like to have a beautiful watch, while others prefer to understand how the watch works", especially impressed the Hamburg coach.

Borzin: His persistence in details, his desire to keep improving and his attitude to ask questions were both inspiring and in the past. ”

Borzin: If there are players like Selke or Polson on the team, Stanger's task is to constantly ask questions to these more experienced teammates to continuously improve yourself. You can learn a lot from it.