Taipei, Sep. 7 (CNA) U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant, who plays
for the Los Angeles Lakers, delivered his "message and philosophy"
Thursday to young people and fans on his first trip to Taiwan, a
whirlwind 24-hour visit.
"It's important to enjoy the game. Just by doing it and actually
playing the game you can be good at it, " the 27-year-old star guard
said in a press conference before a meet-the-fans event slated for
that evening.
Bryant's 81-point performance -- the NBA's second-highest single game scoring record -- last season is still the talk of Taiwanese fans and media. Bryant, one of the most popular basketball players in Taiwan, said the achievement is the reward of perseverance, hard work, training and luck.
Bryant and Nike Taiwan donated a basketball court to indigenous children in Wufeng township, Hsinchu County, where landslides had wrecked most of the basketball courts.
Bryant later met 4,000 fans at the National Taiwan University Gymnasium, where he conducted a short basketball clinic and gave a demonstration.
Taiwan is the third stop for Bryant on his Sep. 4- 9 Asia Tour, which also includes Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Beijing.