Chris Palmer did a nice (*Fab voice*) Q&A session with Kobe Bryant recently and asked some great, interesting questions. For example, he asked Kobe if he was a top-five player all-time, will he ever score 50 points again, when’s the last time he pumped his own gas, who would he most like to play one-on-one, either active or retired, Kobe versus LeBron? Who wins? and many more.
Check out some of his answers after the jump…
According to Chris Palmer at ESPN The Magazine:
You think you’ll ever score 50 again?
Yeah, it’ll happen.
Are you a top-five player all-time?
I don’t know. I hope so. I’ve still got a little time left, but honestly I haven’t thought a whole bunch about legacy and that kind of stuff. I just feel like there will be plenty of time for that.
Who would you most like to play one-on-one, either active or retired?
Jordan. No question.
What would happen?
I’m not sure, but he would win some and I would win some in a seven-game series. It would probably come down to the last few shots.
You versus LeBron? Who wins?
Me. No question. As far as one-on-one, I’m the best to ever do it.
Damn. That’s pretty confident.
LeBron is a terrific all-around, five-on-five basketball player who’s an all-time great. But I’d get him.
Who could get you?
Kevin Durant is the guy that would give me the most trouble. With his length and ability to use the dribble, he’d be tough.
When was the last time you pumped your own gas?
Yesterday. I do all of life’s daily tasks. The other day my wife and I stopped at 7-Eleven and I pulled up to the pump and I started to pump some gas. She went inside to buy something and was waiting in line. The guy in front of her sees me outside but doesn’t see her. He says, “Man, there’s Kobe Bryant pumping his own gas.” My wife says to the guy, “He wipes his own ass, too.”
She came back out and we had a big laugh about it. We both have the same sense of humor when it comes to stuff like that. But, yeah, I do the same things as everyone else.
(FULL INTERVIEW HERE)
