Led by
Bb. Pilipinas chairman Madame Stella Marquez-Araneta, the forty candidates of
Bb. Pilipinas 2020 trooped to the Smart Araneta Coliseum to pay tribute to NBA
legend Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash.
The
beauties gathered before a large tarpaulin bearing Kobe’s photo and each wrote
her message for the “Black Mamba,” another tribute to Bryant after fans joined
the entire basketball world in mourning his passing. The 5-time Los Angeles
Lakers champion visited the Philippines five times, first in 1998 and returning
in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013, playing exhibition games at the Big Dome.
“I
think Kobe Bryant remains one of the Filipinos' most beloved basketball
players, and I’m here to honor his memory,” said candidate no. 21 Hannah
Arnold.
“Aside
from being an icon in sports, Kobe Bryant was a great father and family man,
who should be emulated," said candidate no. 13, Samantha Bernardo
“Kobe
made great contribution and big impact in the world and here, not only in
basketball, but also in his Mamba Mentality, to keep going for your goal,” said
candidate no. 25 Carina Cariño.
“While
I’m not really a big basketball fan, I think that Bryant had inspired a lot of
people, and I am one of them,” said candidate no. 36 Vickie Rushton.
“Never
fear, to sum up what the Mamba Mentality is. It means to be able to constantly
try to be the best version of yourself, to try to be better today than you were
yesterday,” Bryant said as he spoke to a number of different teams across
various sports about developing the Mamba Mentality along with his leadership
philosophy after her retired from NBA in 2016. (Report and Photos by Eton
Concepcion).
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