Ogunbawale led her team to the Final Four in 2018. She then made game winning buzzer beater shots in both games, and her team won the national championship! Her teammates knew they could count on her and she came through for them. Trust is important in sports and her skill and dedication allowed her teammates and coaches to trust her to make those crucial, last-minute plays, and she did!
pictured above is Ryan Murphy, Point Guard for The Pittsburgh Panthers, University of Pittsburgh.
pictured above is Kobe Byrant, played his entire 20-season professional career in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers. He retired in 2016 and tragically passed in 2020.
Ryan Murphy is a college player who was interviewed about Kobe Bryant inspiring him to wear number 24. Murphy recently tore up his Kobe 4s he loved playing in, but now he'll keep them forever -- along with more than 100 pairs of Kobe shoes he says he and his dad have collected over the years. "As a player, I think he exemplified or showed what hard work and dedication looks like. I've watched the YouTube videos and heard the stories of 4 a.m. workouts and the off-the-court workout schedule, and that to me stuck out the most. Using his 24 hours different than other people. I know I certainly don't play like Kobe, but he's someone I modeled my game after. I wore the Hyperdunks he wore for Team USA. I got the Adidas Kobes when he was No. 8 and with Adidas. I got Kobes framed, that he signed, in my room. I currently am wearing Kobes now. I'm 2-4 all the way." . 'Kobe pushed me. Seeing him, his desire, it's literally why I wear 24. The reason I keep playing basketball is because of him.'