During a post-Oscars interview in 2018, Kobe recalled how he cold-called Oprah Winfrey to ask how she built her media company. What did you learn?”The level of humility it takes to cold call someone for advice is remarkable, even if you’re Kobe Bryant. In fact, it may be even harder if you’re someone like Kobe because he had to swallow his pride. But here’s what I learned from Kobe: be driven enough to pursue excellence in one profession, but humble enough to explore beyond it. Maybe that’s why Kobe has pictures of each of those people in his home office.

Source: Forbes February 09, 2020 18:56 UTC