"If Michael Jordan could live out his dream and become a baseball player, why can't I try soccer?"
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, giving himself some extra juice (at least on this ballot) in the MVP race.
We almost never go with quotes in this space that weren't actually uttered in our presence. But this was Kobe speaking to us in the strongest figurative sense when he told a Spanish newspaper (www.sport.es) recently that he'd like to try out with Pau Gasol's hometown futbol club when he's done with the NBA.
Was Kobe doing anything more than indulging an international reporter with his claim that he's fantasized about playing for FC Barcelona someday? Is Kobe just teasing West rivals who would be thrilled to see him take an 18-month soccer detour a la MJ? Does Kobe realize that -- as good as soccer would be for that endangered pinkie -- his otherworldly athleticism isn't enough to get him through a youth-team training session at a worldwide superclub like Barca?
Who cares? Supporters of the beautiful game have always received special treatment at Stein Line HQ and Kobe just reminded us that he's one of the NBA's biggest.
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