Bryant didn't take Jordan's comments as an insult. "It's an accurate statement," Bryant said. "I'm definitely one of the top 10 guards. It could mean two, it could mean one, it could mean four or five. I'm definitely one of the top thousand. Look, I know how he feels about me. "There have been a lot of great guards to play the game. For me to sit here and say, 'He should have said top five,' that's disrespectful to the other guards that I've watched." When asked whether Jordan's words were motivating, Bryant said: "That stuff doesn't get to me. You can't motivate me or take me to a place that I'm not already at." So where does Bryant think he ranks amongst the NBA's best? "I can't put myself in that position -- I really can't," Bryant said. Bryant, however, is comfortable revealing how he hopes to be remembered after his career is over. He entered the NBA in 1996 as a No. 13 pick. At that time, only former Lakers general manager Jerry West had visions of Bryant becoming a superstar. "I've always been comfortable as a kid growing up to think that when my career is over, I want them to think of me as an overachiever despite the talent that I have," Bryant said. "To think of me as a person that's overachieved, that would mean a lot to me. That means I put a lot of work in and squeezed every ounce of juice out of this orange that I could. "Hopefully, they perceive me as person who did whatever he had to do to win above all else. Above anything. Above stats. ... If they say ...
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