"And people are out here yelling Mamba mentality from their mama's house ... might have had enough of the comparisons. Book wants to chart his path and so far, he's been successful at it.

Coupled with the transformative precedent he set for athletes' mental approach to the game, famously known as the "Mamba Mentality," Bryant's allure in the realm of sports will stand the test of time.

We come from an era of Mamba Mentality—rest in peace ... There's no American descent anywhere. A lot of people don’t understand—I remember growing up when Afrobeats wasn’t played in ...