That's right.
Kobe will be releasing his own diary on this past season. The Sporting News has the "scoop." Kudos to the writer. Enjoy!
"Kobe, who qualifies as the star of Phil's diary, has attempted to take the public high road, dismissing Jackson's harsh words as a method to sell books.<o =""></o> But, thanks to the stealthy work of my support staff, we have purloined the first draft of Bryant's competing diary. The working title is The Lost Season: A Superstar in Search of a Sneaker Contract.<o =""></o>
Here are a few goodies:<o =""></o>
"Aug. 23, 2003: On my 25th birthday, Vanessa is enjoying her 52nd nightly headache in a row. ... Since being accused of rape, I've lost all of my endorsements. Bright side? I now can drink a Fresca any time I want. ... I'm still waiting for a phone call from Shaq. I understand why he may be getting sidetracked; each time he picks up the phone, Shaq can't help calling for pizza.<o =""></o>
Oct. 15, 2003: Dear Diary, I apologize for not writing sooner. Low on ink. I arrived late for training camp in Hawaii and Shaq said the whole team was already here anyway. Phil attempted a heart-to-heart chat with me after a workout, but he was drowned out when Shaq started practicing free throws. ... I caught my new backcourt mate, Gary Payton, trash-talking a locker room mirror. .. I wonder if Karl Malone is on steroids. ... Shaq appears to be on Crunch bars. In private, I refer to him as Hawaii 5-0-0.<o =""></o>
Oct. 16, 2003: Where is Mark Madsen?<o =""></o>
Oct. 21, 2003: Things are going as well as can be expected vis-a-vis my court case in Colorado. The only negative is the caliber of private jet the Lakers are paying for. I'm pretty sure this isn't the jet Ted Danson used to fly around in.<o =""></o>
Nov. 16, 2003: We played the Miami Heat at Staples center. I made several spectacular passes that led to baskets in the pregame lay-up line.<o =""></o>
Dec. 8, 2003: Vanessa caught me having phone sex with myself. I hung up, then called our jeweler. At practice, Slava Medvedenko asked me what it meant to give somebody some "dap." I wasn't sure, but made something up and suggested he try it on Shaq.<o =""></o>
Dec. 9: 2003: Slava was listed as "questionable" for tonight's game with the Knicks.<o =""></o>
Jan. 31, 2004: According to the grapevine, Phil has hired a shrink to deal with having to deal with me. In response, I attempted to hire a motivational guru. I was told some guy named Robbins was great, so I called and Susan Sarandon answered the phone. She told me to vote for Howard Dean and hung up.<o =""></o>
Feb. 1, 2004: The Lakers started an extended Eastern Conference road swing in Toronto. Phil, who passes out his interpretation of helpful literature before such journeys, has handed me a U-Haul brochure. ... By the way, I cut my hand and stayed home. Dr. Buss came over to my place to watch the Super Bowl. He brought a date, but she quickly became bored with football. The day was saved when my daughter, Natalia, brought out her coloring books.<o =""></o>
Feb. 17, 2004: Gary Payton is a disaster. Let's just say he's not exactly fluent with the offense. Based on GP's concept of a triangle, the great pyramids in Egypt would look like doghouses. ... Shaq continues to refuse to assist teammates in screen-roll defense. He's really dead set again participating in the hedge maneuver, because the word "hedge" reminds him of salad.
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May 5, 2004: I had a spirited confrontation with Phil over our offensive philosophy. Well, I'm pretty sure it was offensive philosophy. It went something like this:<o =""></o>
Phil: Kobe! One finger can't lift a pebble.<o =""></o>
Me: Maybe not. But one finger can get you off that seat.
Phil: For the raindrop, the joy is entering the river.<o =""></o>
Me: Serenity now!<o =""></o>
Phil: That's the spirit! Remember, fundamentally, the marksman aims at himself.<o =""></o>
Me: Unless the marksman is Devean George, who seems to be aiming at Bakersfield.
Phil: Kobe! Stay in the moment.<o =""></o>
Me: I would have, but Shaq was just called for staying in the moment for three seconds.<o =""></o>
June 18, 2004: Phil quit. During our getaway chat, he said this: "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." I nodded and said this: "Hasta la vista, baby."<o =""></o>
July 1, 2004: I've been attempting to talk Mike Krz ... Krzsh ... well, Coach K into leaving Duke to coach the Lakers. Coach K is my kind of coach. He thinks the lotus position is a gardening tactic.<o =""></o>
July 12, 2004: As a free agent, I've been obliged to hear offers from teams I'm interested in. These include the L.A. Clippers, who sent GM Elgin Baylor and Coach Mike Dunleavy to my house. Critics say Clips owner Donald T. Sterling is something of a tight wad; I had my doubts until we caught Dunleavy lifting three apples from a fruit basket and stuffing a few napkin rings into his pocket. Elgin was cool, but insisted that he still could beat me in a game of h-o-r-s-e.<o =""></o>
July 14, 2004: The Lakers traded Shaq to the Miami Heat. I had nothing to do with it, but - just in case - I'm going to Costco for Tylenol and then heading to the jeweler.<o =""></o>
Oct. 3, 2004: Things are great. We're having a great camp in San Diego, where I made several eye-popping passes to new teammate Lamar Odom during a shooting drill. ... Mark Madsen is late. After signing with the Lakers for about $120 million, I have enough loot to pay his fine."
Kobe will be releasing his own diary on this past season. The Sporting News has the "scoop." Kudos to the writer. Enjoy!
"Kobe, who qualifies as the star of Phil's diary, has attempted to take the public high road, dismissing Jackson's harsh words as a method to sell books.<o =""></o> But, thanks to the stealthy work of my support staff, we have purloined the first draft of Bryant's competing diary. The working title is The Lost Season: A Superstar in Search of a Sneaker Contract.<o =""></o>
Here are a few goodies:<o =""></o>
"Aug. 23, 2003: On my 25th birthday, Vanessa is enjoying her 52nd nightly headache in a row. ... Since being accused of rape, I've lost all of my endorsements. Bright side? I now can drink a Fresca any time I want. ... I'm still waiting for a phone call from Shaq. I understand why he may be getting sidetracked; each time he picks up the phone, Shaq can't help calling for pizza.<o =""></o>
Oct. 15, 2003: Dear Diary, I apologize for not writing sooner. Low on ink. I arrived late for training camp in Hawaii and Shaq said the whole team was already here anyway. Phil attempted a heart-to-heart chat with me after a workout, but he was drowned out when Shaq started practicing free throws. ... I caught my new backcourt mate, Gary Payton, trash-talking a locker room mirror. .. I wonder if Karl Malone is on steroids. ... Shaq appears to be on Crunch bars. In private, I refer to him as Hawaii 5-0-0.<o =""></o>
Oct. 16, 2003: Where is Mark Madsen?<o =""></o>
Oct. 21, 2003: Things are going as well as can be expected vis-a-vis my court case in Colorado. The only negative is the caliber of private jet the Lakers are paying for. I'm pretty sure this isn't the jet Ted Danson used to fly around in.<o =""></o>
Nov. 16, 2003: We played the Miami Heat at Staples center. I made several spectacular passes that led to baskets in the pregame lay-up line.<o =""></o>
Dec. 8, 2003: Vanessa caught me having phone sex with myself. I hung up, then called our jeweler. At practice, Slava Medvedenko asked me what it meant to give somebody some "dap." I wasn't sure, but made something up and suggested he try it on Shaq.<o =""></o>
Dec. 9: 2003: Slava was listed as "questionable" for tonight's game with the Knicks.<o =""></o>
Jan. 31, 2004: According to the grapevine, Phil has hired a shrink to deal with having to deal with me. In response, I attempted to hire a motivational guru. I was told some guy named Robbins was great, so I called and Susan Sarandon answered the phone. She told me to vote for Howard Dean and hung up.<o =""></o>
Feb. 1, 2004: The Lakers started an extended Eastern Conference road swing in Toronto. Phil, who passes out his interpretation of helpful literature before such journeys, has handed me a U-Haul brochure. ... By the way, I cut my hand and stayed home. Dr. Buss came over to my place to watch the Super Bowl. He brought a date, but she quickly became bored with football. The day was saved when my daughter, Natalia, brought out her coloring books.<o =""></o>
Feb. 17, 2004: Gary Payton is a disaster. Let's just say he's not exactly fluent with the offense. Based on GP's concept of a triangle, the great pyramids in Egypt would look like doghouses. ... Shaq continues to refuse to assist teammates in screen-roll defense. He's really dead set again participating in the hedge maneuver, because the word "hedge" reminds him of salad.
<o =""></o>
May 5, 2004: I had a spirited confrontation with Phil over our offensive philosophy. Well, I'm pretty sure it was offensive philosophy. It went something like this:<o =""></o>
Phil: Kobe! One finger can't lift a pebble.<o =""></o>
Me: Maybe not. But one finger can get you off that seat.
Phil: For the raindrop, the joy is entering the river.<o =""></o>
Me: Serenity now!<o =""></o>
Phil: That's the spirit! Remember, fundamentally, the marksman aims at himself.<o =""></o>
Me: Unless the marksman is Devean George, who seems to be aiming at Bakersfield.
Phil: Kobe! Stay in the moment.<o =""></o>
Me: I would have, but Shaq was just called for staying in the moment for three seconds.<o =""></o>
June 18, 2004: Phil quit. During our getaway chat, he said this: "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." I nodded and said this: "Hasta la vista, baby."<o =""></o>
July 1, 2004: I've been attempting to talk Mike Krz ... Krzsh ... well, Coach K into leaving Duke to coach the Lakers. Coach K is my kind of coach. He thinks the lotus position is a gardening tactic.<o =""></o>
July 12, 2004: As a free agent, I've been obliged to hear offers from teams I'm interested in. These include the L.A. Clippers, who sent GM Elgin Baylor and Coach Mike Dunleavy to my house. Critics say Clips owner Donald T. Sterling is something of a tight wad; I had my doubts until we caught Dunleavy lifting three apples from a fruit basket and stuffing a few napkin rings into his pocket. Elgin was cool, but insisted that he still could beat me in a game of h-o-r-s-e.<o =""></o>
July 14, 2004: The Lakers traded Shaq to the Miami Heat. I had nothing to do with it, but - just in case - I'm going to Costco for Tylenol and then heading to the jeweler.<o =""></o>
Oct. 3, 2004: Things are great. We're having a great camp in San Diego, where I made several eye-popping passes to new teammate Lamar Odom during a shooting drill. ... Mark Madsen is late. After signing with the Lakers for about $120 million, I have enough loot to pay his fine."
It took me a few paragraphs before I realized it wasn't real though... 
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