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What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection... and if I don't get it, I'm going to get this close.

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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
Basketball Player
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Philadelphia
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Kobe Bean Bryant
Black Mamba
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I'm focused on the task that lies ahead for us.
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