Enthusiasm, persistence, severity, counterattack and fearlessness are the five key words of Mamba spirit. For fans, it is Kobe's almost paranoid love for his career, that is, basketball, strict requirements for himself, devotion to the game and extremely strong desire to win, and never give up.

Kobe Bryant, the legendary superstar of the Los Angeles Lakers, has a nickname "Black Mamba", which is the most poisonous snake on the African grassland, and Kobe Bryant's spirit is also called "Mamba Spirit". "Never give up" is Kobe Bryant's own definition of this spirit.