What Legacy Are You Leaving Behind???

Last night Kobe Bryant and the L.A. Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic to become the NBA's League Champion last night. I have mixed emotions about this because I am one of the few basketball fans that doesn't care for Kobe.
When Kobe first came in the league I was a HUGE fan but as his immaturity showed, my interest in him wavered.
Then he chased Shaq out of town, I really didn't care for him at all.
Then came the rape charges, which I believe was a chump up event that the woman saw dollars signs. As our history books have told u, once the deed was complete, she claimed he raped her. His ego is as big as all outdoors. He was expressed himself to be a selfish and self centered individual.
However, after last years defeat to the Boston Celtics in the finals, he matured. He realized that in order to become a champion and get out of the shadow of the championships past, that he needed to be a "team player". He realized that his success was dependent on those around him. He studied the games with Shaq in LA with him, and he studied the films of Shaq in Miami with Dwayne Wade, and lastly he studied how the Celtics played defeating him in the 2008 finals. He became a more complete player instead of the headline grabber he had been ever since entering the league.
Now for the other side of my debate. The conference finals as well as the league finals were the most competitive I have ever seen in my lifetime. Each and every game was close. Damn near 50% of the games went to overtime. The only thing missing from this years playoffs, was the underdog doing damage to a favorite. (Cleveland Cavaliers losing to the Orlando Magic was close).
I enjoy sports way to much, but besides the competition I enjoy what I call the grass roots athlete. These are the ones, that barely make the team, but they make a difference. They are the ones first to the floor for a loose ball, the last ones to leave practice and they even pick up the used towels of the superstar. They are the dreamers, that reach for the moon and when they fail the are amongst the stars.

LEGACY
Onyx Gemstones

I believe that as children, we are a lump of clay.

Our parents mold us into teenagers,teaching us right from wrong.

As teenagers, our friends chip away,egging us to go against the “norm”.

As young adults the finish form begins to be recognizable.

As we go through life, parts of what remains, becomes solid and polish, while others are reshaped and reformed, changing the original, until our death,

where the finished product is what we have left behind along the way.

What legacy are you leaving behind....