The ultimate biography of the most legendary Laker of all time.When most people think of Kobe Bryant, they think his beautiful shots, his body completely in sync with the ball, hitting nothing but net. He is responsible for incredible moments so ingrained in basketball history that they have their own names: 81 points, 60 point end game, the biting of the jersey. But for all his greatness, there's also a dark side to Kobe: A ruthless competitor and on-court annihilator.There's never been a biography that balanced these personas-until now. Steve Peyton provides the first truly definitive study of Kobe The man, the myth, the legend.