Observations from Kobe’s appearance last night:

1) Kobe Bryant does not need to dress up. Kobe Bryant will wear Nike sweats, and that will be that.

2) No matter what Bob Knight says, a game face does indeed exist.

3) Kobe Bryant is INTENSE.

4) Kobe Bryant dislocated his finger during the Finals, and the team trainer popped it back into place. As he said: “It hurt like hell.”

5) Phil Jackson tells players before games to imagine they are a frog on a lily pad. For serious.

5) Do you want me to keep doing this? You don’t want me to keep doing this. Part 1 is before the jump, Part 2 is after the jump.

Via Ball Don’t Lie/First Cuts