Kobe Bryant, shooting guard for US basketball team the LA Lakers, has professed his admiration for the music of Beethoven on his Twitter feed, posting a picture of himself playing the piano.
He tweeted: “Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata calms me down when I reach my breaking point #relaxandfocus”
Bryant, the youngest basketball player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points, appears to be seated at a grand piano in the photo he posted, wearing a scarf and hat while playing, we assume, the Moonlight Sonata.
When asked by one of his Twitter followers how long he’s been playing the piano, Bryant responded: “1 year. I learned moonlight by ear. reminded me of strength, fragility, joy,love, pain etc..”
The photo was posted after Bryant’s team, the LA Lakers, suffered a loss to the Chicago Bulls.
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