Introduction -- Find what you love -- See the big picture -- Be relentless -- Keep learning -- Train your mind -- Be you -- Keep coming back -- Leave a legacy -- "Mamba out"

Kobe Bryant's basketball career reads like a road map for the pursuit of greatness. He is talented, yet, but his relentless work ethic, his tireless pursuit of knowledge, his unflappable confidence and his turbo-charged ambition drove him to become an icon with a lasting legacy. Peña provides a biographical book at Kobe's upbringing and his celebrated career with the Los Angeles Lakers. With powerful quotes from the Black Mamba himself, this book provides hard-earned lessons to insure your own path to excellence. -- adapted from back cover