Kendrick & Kobe Talk About Their Evolution to Greatness at ComplexCon 2017
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Published 2017-11-06
Complex News' Jinx sat down with Kobe and Kendrick at ComplexCon to get their take on what people miss when it comes to truly achieving greatness.
"I think there's a certain stubbornness that comes along with being great," Kobe said. "I think people see greatness as kind of an easy road, like a one-path thing. You work hard, and then all of a sudden it happens. It don't work like that. There's a lot of darkness that comes from that as well. There's a lot of personal experiences that you go through that you use as fuel to propel you forward. Whereas otherwise it would just be obstacles for others; it might even prevent them from going forward. Whereas for us, those moments do nothing but fuel us even more."
Kendrick offered similar sentiment on the topic. "It's the curiosity of it. The fear, the anxiety. It's the curiosity of knowing, damn, I can possibly overcome this. And when you do and another one approaches, I wanna challenge that too. That's real greatness."
Check out the full interview above, where Kobe and Kendrick share when they knew they were on to something special in their careers, why Kobe believes he's failed if 20 years from now basketball is the best thing he's done in his life, and how Kendrick got inspired watching Kobe's final game.
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All Comments (21)
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Drake said you ain’t Kobe to us but Kobe said Kendrick is Kobe to Kobe🐐
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If anybody views this in 2024, understand why Kendrick is the best in the game ✍🏽
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Kobe will never die. He's in LeBron James' leadership. He's in DeMar DeRozan's midrange shot. He's in Devin Booker's heat check. He's in Novak Djokovic's competitive spirit. He's in Kendrick Lamar's words of wisdom. He's in your heart. Kobe will never die.
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“Money, Power, Respect - The last one is better”
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Protect Kendrick at all costs
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This is some legendary shit
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Kobe: "to make the next 20yrs greater than the previous, then I'll be happy". The unpredictability of life can be so messed up. In peace Kobes..
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Awww Kendrick looks so nervous. You can tell Kobe is a big influence to him 😊
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I'm a simple guy, I see 🐐s and I click
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Kobe carried Michaels legacy and Kendrick carried tupacs . This is legendary 🙏🙏🙏
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Kobe knew in advance which rapper to sit down next to that was going to dominate 2024 while wearing #24
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“We been f*cked up since Kobe”—- Kendrick @ the pop out
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Usually complex catches Ls but this is a golden W
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"If it was easy, we would have a world filled with lions. But lions need gazelles" only Kobe would say something like that. RIP Mamba
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You see, this is another thing that made Kobe so special. He doesn’t talk like a basketball player. He talks like a philosopher on on a journey to greatness in life. The only other athlete that I compare him to is Bruce Lee. Sadly both of their lives were cut short.
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This video aged well for👑 Kendrick
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Kobe dropping jewels in this interview. Cool thing about Kendrick is that he isn't trying to assert himself... he's sitting their soaking up the knowledge being dropped during the interview. Love both of these guys.
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When Kobe speaks... Kendrick is taking everything in like a machine.. you can see his mind racing
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Man if Kobe was around today, he would drop a tear in seeing Kendrick going mamba on Drake. Especially Kobe publicly has shown he doesn't like or care for Drake. Look at 2016 All Star game intro.
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“If basketball is the greatest thing I’ve done in my life then I’ve failed” -Kobe Bryant He was a real life super hero ❤️
