In the case of Kobe Bryant, it is many things. (“Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 dead in helicopter crash,” Jan. 26)A star basketball player, an international star, a husband, a dad, an entrepreneur, a hero — these are just some of the titles we will use to remember Kobe Bryant. Redemption is a unique human quality, and when it is truly achieved, we become better people and help create a better world. So, Kobe, thank you for the buzzer-beaters, the parades and the celebrations. Bryant, she wrote, was “internally praying the flashing lights from cameras didn’t wake her.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2020 21:11 UTC