My favorite sports team, is the Los Angeles Lakers. I quit playing basketball last year, because I was not very good at it, but I still love the sport. My favorite athlete, of course is Kobe Bryant. Kobe has always been my favorite because he is not like any other player in the NBA, he is a different person. Players like him are very sparse nowadays, because they get caught up in the fame and fortune, and care too much about the public eye. Kobe is always dedicated to the game. In my opinion he is the hardest working player in the game. He ruptured his achilles tendon last season, and he came back for 6 games this season after a career threatening injury. He is 35 years old, and last season he had one of the best seasons of his career. He did all this with one of the worst teams he has Played on in his career. I believe he wi come back in full form.