1 00:00:00,110 --> 00:00:04,080 An outpouring of grief outside Staples 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,259 Center home of the LA Lakers where Kobe 3 00:00:07,259 --> 00:00:10,080 Bryant spent most of his career. He died 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:12,809 in a helicopter crash with his 13 year 5 00:00:12,809 --> 00:00:15,929 old daughter and seven others. Thousands 6 00:00:15,929 --> 00:00:17,609 have come to mourn at this growing 7 00:00:17,609 --> 00:00:23,580 memorial. - Kobe was my son's basketball 8 00:00:23,580 --> 00:00:27,269 idol and I allowed him as a little boy 9 00:00:27,269 --> 00:00:30,300 growing up to watch Kobe play and 10 00:00:30,300 --> 00:00:35,070 brought him to the Staples Center. So I'm 11 00:00:35,070 --> 00:00:37,680 here to kind of bring closure to a 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:43,579 family and to let his family know that. 13 00:00:43,579 --> 00:00:48,020 We care about them and love them and 14 00:00:48,020 --> 00:00:51,870 we'll always have them close to us in 15 00:00:51,870 --> 00:00:52,579 our heart. 16 00:00:52,579 --> 00:00:56,160 Kobe came from Philadelphia but made LA his own 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,469 - They bring a lot of people 18 00:00:58,469 --> 00:01:01,109 together he did a lot for the community 19 00:01:01,109 --> 00:01:03,270 and he's not even from LA but 20 00:01:03,270 --> 00:01:04,619 you know he's from Philly but he still 21 00:01:04,619 --> 00:01:06,439 did a lot for the community. You know, 22 00:01:06,439 --> 00:01:09,479 you know, he gave me back. 23 00:01:09,479 --> 00:01:12,720 Touching many lives. - He's you know like a celebrity 24 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,790 you've never met him but like when I was 25 00:01:14,790 --> 00:01:16,350 younger I broke my leg and I would just 26 00:01:16,350 --> 00:01:18,390 sit at home well everyone oh it was out 27 00:01:18,390 --> 00:01:19,920 playing and I would just watch him play 28 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,360 and it's just like he was just like 29 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,479 somebody to to help you keep going and 30 00:01:24,479 --> 00:01:27,000 it's just like yeah like part of your life. 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,360 Students at Marymount California 32 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,740 University also grew up with Kobe Bryant 33 00:01:33,740 --> 00:01:36,960 -2005 6/7 years old he's bringing 34 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:38,729 championships to LA. They're having the 35 00:01:38,729 --> 00:01:41,070 parades. You see everything's Kobe and 36 00:01:41,070 --> 00:01:43,890 it's like you grew up idolizing him. 37 00:01:43,890 --> 00:01:46,829 His intensity was inspiring. - You kind of 38 00:01:46,829 --> 00:01:49,079 taught a lot of people how to live life 39 00:01:49,079 --> 00:01:50,579 and just go for everything that you 40 00:01:50,579 --> 00:01:52,229 possibly could think of I get what you 41 00:01:52,229 --> 00:01:54,720 want and get we deserve. He overcame 42 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,840 obstacles a quotation from Kobe Bryant 43 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,450 on recovering from an injury inspired 44 00:02:00,450 --> 00:02:02,010 another fan. 45 00:02:02,010 --> 00:02:04,110 I have the the quote here on my phone 46 00:02:04,110 --> 00:02:07,500 actually and I sometimes look at it to 47 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:08,130 kind of like find strength. 48 00:02:08,130 --> 00:02:10,590 Coping with the shock 49 00:02:10,590 --> 00:02:13,620 of lives cut short in a tragic accident 50 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:16,230 a sports icon among the victims 51 00:02:16,230 --> 00:02:21,620 Mike O'Sullivan VOA news Los Angeles.