Definitely seemed sincere but again no-one is more responsible for what Jimmy does or doesn't do than Jimmy. My guess is someone got a little over zealous to produce a good show for television and it went south from there. It definitely makes him a little less believable, like the phosphate ponds that Bill Dance films in does for him. Of course, I couldn't care less what someone practicing catch and release fishing does. Thanks for the heads up.
We've certainly seen what happens when a show is hurting for footage. Looks like Jimmy got sucked into that.
Can't defend the adultery claim. That is what it is. The selfishness is a funny thing. Personally, I don't think he's selfish at all, but I can see how others would label him as such. Kobe is going to take care of Kobe. Sure, that sounds selfish initially, but he's going to take everything upon himself to win games and score points until his teammates earn his trust. I've always thought of Kobe as a, "Who better to win games and score other than myself. If no one is going to help me out, I'll just do it all myself." I respect that. I also need to throw in Axl Rose. I thought about putting him in my initial list, because I certainly respect him, but just wanted to keep my response more contemporary. But Kobe and Axl are a lot alike, for the same reasons, and I respect them both for those reasons.
I have no idea how you can string those first two sentences together. The problem with Kobe's career is that he demanded respect before he earned it. I respect him more know as a player than I did in the first half of it. He certainly matured. I respect his game, basketball talents, and effort. As a person, he kind of comes off as a b****, for lack of a better term.
Is that necessarily a bad thing? I think, in select cases, it's good. Kobe is/was arrogant, a p***k, cocky, etc. whatever you want to call him, but too often I think people see such terms and automatically assume they are for the worst. In most cases, they are, but what has he done with those adjectives? Won games, championships, displayed an insane amount of mental and physical toughness, scored 81 points in a game as a 6'6 shooting guard. Is leading the league in scoring at however old he is (34?), again, as a 6'6 shooting guard. Today's scorers are big wings or electric point guards. Lebron, Durant, Carmelo (all 6'8+) and Derek Rose, Russel Westbrook are just freakishly athletic and that's how they get their points. Without the adjectives that everyone describes Kobe as and uses as support to make him out to be this incredibly awful human being and basketball player, are what he relies on to be successful. That demands respect. His job, as a professional basketball player is to win games. His role on the team is to score points. He's done both extremely well throughout the course of his careeer because he's selfish, arrogant, a *b***H, a p***K, cocky. Coach K said a quote that I always liked, "I had a really bad temper growing up. Sports helped me channel that temper into positive acts." I liked it for one, because I have a short temper. But also, it can be applied to other seemingly repulsive attributes likes selfishness, arrogance, etc. Kobe, I think, has successfully channeled his selfishness and arrogance to the betterment of his team, and his game personally. Do you think Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Shannon Brown, players that otherwise wouldn't win a title, are critical of Kobe's selfishness and arrogance? I don't, because that selfishness won't them two NBA titles. I think what it comes down to is a disagreement about the definition of selfishness. I don't like selfish people, and obviously selfishness is a destructive trait, but in extreme cases, like Kobe's, how can it not be respected because of what he's accomplished because of it?
I never said he wasn't a good basketball player. If you have to be a d!ck to be a good player, well then I don't respect you. That is Kobe. He's a great basketball player, but I don't respect the guy.
He's definitely a great player (Kobe). Do you think most opinions of him would be better if not for the sex scandal?
I will use a line from Ace Ventura......"Why do you care about Snowflake? Do you know him? Does he call you at home?" Celebs don't know me and I don't know them....I have no idea if I respect someone if I don't actually meet them personally. I can respect their actions from a distance, but for me to totally respect someone, I must know how their actions fit into their entire person/soul.
You can't respect someone that you've never met? How intimately do you need to know them? Is it safe to say you don't have respect for people on this forum that you haven't met in person?
I can respect their actions, but I really do not know them at all. There are a lot of people who look good on the outside, yet are terrible people when you really get to know them. That is all I am saying. I don't trust a lot of people so maybe my idea on this is a little jaded. I have respect for many people on here for their actions, but I don't really know them and they don't really know me. That being said, I would really enjoy meeting many on here to confirm my thoughts.
We pretty much do know a lot about celebrities. Their lives and almost everything they do are at the medias fingertips. You can get a pretty good idea about a celbrity by what we see and read on TV everyday. They are in the spotlight. Of course you don't know 100% of every word the speak or action they do. But you can certainly gather enough about them to decide whether or not you respect them.
"All the world's a stage And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts." -Shakespeare Don't you think people know when they are on TV and act much differently when they are? That's why we have Bobby Petrino and Tiger Woods moments. They stupidly seem to forget people are watching.
