Vanessa and Kobe Bryant.Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty
Kobe Bryant was many things: basketball star, devoted father and husband, Oscar winner — and thanks to a creatively prolific post-NBA career, aNew York Timesbest-selling author.
“I’m so proud we [Granity Studios] were able to haveLegacy and the Doublecome out,” Vanessa tells PEOPLE. “These books filled with valuable lessons and stories were really important to my husband. He felt it was important to teach kids lessons about life and emotions through the art of storytelling.”
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Vanessa celebratedthe release on Instagram, noting that the book, “reflects the philosophies @KobeBryant cared about so much – carrying on a legacy and dream in the face of life’s most difficult moments and sharing wisdom with those who come after you.”
Legacycontinues the story of Legacy Petrin, a national tennis champion who doesn’t necessarily feel like one and must dig deep into her famous magical inner light and persevere through challenges to ultimately triumph and reclaim her identity.
Kobe’s commitment to inspiring young athletes and uplifting young readers is an enduring legacy for the late NBA star,who died in a helicopter crash in Jan. 26, 2020, which also claimed the lives of his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.
Kobe and Vanessa Bryant with family.Vanessa Bryant/Instagram
“It almost sounds cliché, but he’d say, ‘If one kid picks this book up and finds the faith in himself to persevere, we did our job … We’re doing this for that one kid. Kobe really believed that.”
King is grateful Bryant left such a vibrant legacy that can inspire the generations to come. “His words, which he was able to thankfully leave in innumerable interviews and also in his books, films and stories, and his legacy are going to live on,” he told PEOPLE.
“He would take great solace that his mission is still being accomplished.”
Legacy and the Doubleis available forpreordernow.
source: people.com
