Wake Up, Grind and Get Better | Sabrina Ionescu Fulla Kobe Speech
Sabrina Ionescu has been smashing all kinds of records in the women’s college basketball world and has become a great ambassador for the women’s game. She recently spoke at Kobe Bryant’s memorial and her speech was moving and inspirational. Here is a video of the speech, and below is the transcript from the speech. “Growing up, I only knew one way to play the game of basketball: fierce, with obsessive focus. I was unapologetically competitive. I wanted to be the best. I loved the work, even when it was hard, especially if it was hard. “I knew I was different, that my drive was different. I grew up watching Kobe Bryant game after game, ring after ring, living his greatness without apology. I wanted to be just like him, to love every part of the competition, to be the first to show up and the last to leave, to love the grind, to be your best when you don’t feel your best and make other people around you the best version of themselves. And to wake up and do it aga...