Judy Seto

And Kobe was no different.

He would say, when I was a rookie, Judy Seto was a young up-and-comer.

One time after I tweaked an ankle, she was assigned to me.

It immediately became apparent to me that she was as obsessive about training as I was about basketball.

He said of his creative partner, Kastner, he's a perfectionist like me.

As a team, we are unbeatable.

Kobe would go on to say about Judy Seto, as well as Gary Vitti, who was his tape guy, and also Berence Betos, his neuromuscular therapist, they were obsessive about their own crafts, which made it easy for me to trust them.

Once I trusted them, I listened to my body, and it told me they were doing good work.