Vanessa Bryant Sets High Standard for Kobe's Championship Rings


Vanessa Bryant has clarified comments she made for New York Magazine's story on NBA wives.

Vanessa, who is married to NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, had seemed to suggest she would not want to be married to someone who isn't a winner.

'I certainly would not want to be married to somebody that can't win championships,' she said to New York Magazine.
'If you're sacrificing time away from my family and myself for the benefit of winning championships, then winning a championship should happen every single year.'

Vanessa now has told TMZ that her comments were taken out of context.


She explained: 'I'm sad to hear that comments in my New York Magazine interview are being misconstrued and taken out of context. I have and will continue to support my husband's dreams.

'I have been with Kobe for 13 years. I accepted his marriage proposal prior to him winning any of his five championships with his teammates... For anyone to think otherwise is wrong. It is not about being married to a 'winner', it is about our sacrifice as a family.'
In 2011, Vanessa petitioned for divorce from Kobe after ten years of marriage, citing 'irreconcilable differences' as the cause of their separation.

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