"It's the city of champions for a reason," Kobe's statement on the Lakers' greatness

Kobe Bryant is the greatest Lakers player of all time, he became a legend for what he did with the franchise and his now worldwide famous trademark "mamba mentality."

What the late Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant did has inspired countless athletes all over the world, with many attempting to replicate the famous mentality but no one has been able to replicate it.

Now that Spectrum SportsNet is going to be releasing special programming on 8/23-8/24, one quote from Bryant has been released, showing the greatness of the purple and gold that separates them from the rest.

"This franchise does not hang division banners. It does not hang conference championships. We hang one banner and one banner only, and that's NBA titles... It's the city of champions for a reason." Said Kobe Bryant.

Kobe Bryant won five championship titles with the Lakers

Kobe had one of the greatest NBA careers of all time, winning five championship rings in total, three alongside Shaquille O'Neal and two with Pau Gasol. Bryant is known to inspire many athletes because of his dominating “Mamba mentality.”