若你真正了解NBA职业球员这个特殊的群体，就会知道：由超乎想象的比赛和战绩压力所引起的心理问题，一直深度困扰着这个联盟里的每一个人。不少NBA球员都谈到了心理健康问题，凯文-勒夫和德马尔-德罗赞更是分享了自己的亲身经历，希望唤起更多人对抑郁症的了解。人们对运动员的要求总是“更高更快更强”，但毕竟他们也是人类，除了身体上会受伤，精神当然也会“生病”。在球员时期一向以精神强悍著称的科比，最近也谈到了运动员的“恐惧”和心理健康问题。科比有没有得过抑郁症外人不得而知，但他对于球员面对的心理压力，也有很深刻的理解。

The sports legend spoke about the importance of mental health, sharing personal stories about the ways he deals with feelings of insecurity and negativity, recalling how he felt as an 18 year-old in his first NBA playoffs with the Lakers and shooting "6-7 air balls in front of millions of people."

"It's easy for us as people to kind of ignore the emotional side of it, especially when it comes to things that deal with negativity, things that deal with insecurity, things that deal with fear," said Bryant. "It's very easy to take the fear and just push it down, try to act like it doesn't exist. The reason why it starts with imagination is because you first must imagine the life that you want to have. You must first imagine what it is you dream of becoming."

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