Motivation is key for our lives. Consider the number of people who spent hours in the weight room preparing for the next season because they had a championship in mind, or the teenager who spends hours going over parallel parking so she can nail it for the driving test. Maybe it’s the boyfriend who takes on extra hours to purchase a ring for his beloved. Arguably one of the all-time greatest basketball players, Kobe Bryant was known for his incredible work ethic which was always pointed toward him becoming the best he could be. This article gives several illustrations that show us how motivation helped him achieve all that he did in basketball (Scott Davis and Conner Perrett, “Kobe Bryant’s Work Ethic Was Unmatched, Here Are 24 Examples,” Business Insider, January 26, 2023, https://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-insane-work-ethic-2013-8#hed-make-high-school-teammates-play-one-on-one-games-to-100-3).