英语翻译
KobeBryantistheyoungestchildandonlysonofJoeandPamBryant.Hisparentsnamedhimafterakindofsteak:thefamousbeefofKobe,Japan,whichtheysawonarestaurantmenu.Attheageofsix,Kobe,hisparentsandtwooldersisters,ShayaandSharia,movedtoItaly,wherehisfatherbeganplayingprofessionalbasketball.HebecameaccustomedtothelifestyleandbecamefluentinItalian.Atanearlyage,helearnedtoplaysoccerandhisfavoriteteamwasACMilan.BryantoncesaidthatifhehadstayedinItaly,hewouldhavestuckwithsoccerandwouldhavetriedtobecomeaprosoccerplayer.In1991,theBryantsmovedbacktotheUnitedStates.AspectacularhighschoolcareeratLowerMerionHighSchoolinthePhiladelphiasuburbofLowerMerion,broughtnationalrecognition.WhilehisSATscoreof1080[2]wouldhaveensuredhisbasketballscholarshiptovarioustop-tiercolleges,the17-year-oldBryantmadethecontroversialdecisiontogodirectlytotheNBA