L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.Byline: -- Tom Hoffarth The truth is, Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. changed his number from 8 to 24 because ... Well, we'll we'll Contraction of we will. we'll we will or we shall we'll will ~shall let him explain it: ``Nosce is super omnia. ... Haec vita tua tantum vita est. ... Sic dum vivas, face plurrimi suli momenti, punti et horae ut habes. Tempus nemini consistet. Consiste non tempori. Carpe diem carpe diem (kär`pĕ dē`ĕm), a descriptive term for literature that urges readers to live for the moment [from the Latin phrase "seize the day," used by Horace]. .'' For a translation, or just to be dazzled daz·zle v. daz·zled, daz·zling, daz·zles v.tr. 1. To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light. 2. by more French/Latin words from Kobe's keyboard, venture over to the new Kobe Bryant Web site (www.kb24.com) that launched Tuesday. In a link to what's called ``Truth,'' that's what Kobe has posted. We're not sure if he's explaining that number change, or ordering something for lunch, but that's the kind of weird vibe he's throwing off. |
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