Collinsworth: Tell the story when you first got your USA uniform.Hat tip: Gatewaypundit (via Instapundit ¿need the link?)
Kobe: Well I had goosebumps and I actually just looked at it for awhile. I just held it there and I laid it across my bed and I just stared at it for a few minutes; just because as a kid growing up this is the ultimate, ultimate in basketball.
Collinsworth: Where does the patriotism come from inside of you? Historically, what is it?
Kobe: Well, you know it’s just our country, it’s... we believe is the greatest country in the world. It has given us so many great opportunities, and it’s just a sense of pride that you have; that you say "You know what? Our country is the best!"
Collinsworth: Is that a ‘cool’ thing to say, in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you’re fighting for the red, white and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by(?)
Kobe: No, it’s a cool thing for me to say. I feel great about it, and I’m not ashamed to say it. I mean, this is a tremendous honor.
Por resolución del Consejo Nacional de Educación, todos los niños de las escuelas públicas, al entrar a clase, deben decir el siguiente voto:
Patria mía, fundada por héroes y pensadores para asegurar los beneficios de la libertad a nosotros y a todos los hombres buenos del mundo que quieran vivir a la sombra de tu bandera, gloriosa en el pasado y en el presente, yo, tu hijo, te saludo hoy, declaro mi fe en tus destinos y juro cumplir en mi vida, los deberes de un buen ciudadano, ser honrado, ser leal, ser fuerte, ser ilustrado, ser trabajador, respetar tus leyes y luchar por que ellas sean siempre el seguro de tu gloria y la garantía de todas las familias que viven en tu suelo.
