SUMMARY
- Taylor Swift recently visited a recording studio wearing a necklace featuring a quote from her late friend Kobe Bryant.
- Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's widow, responded to Taylor Swift's tribute on her Instagram story with two simple words, "Love you."
Taylor Swift has been one of the most iconic singers for decades now. She signed a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV at the mere age of 14. At that time, Swift became the youngest singer in the company’s history and became a renowned singer. In addition to her connections in the music industry, Swift maintains a good relationship with numerous NBA players.
One of the most notable ones is the late Kobe Bryant. The singer and Kobe’s friendship was widely renowned and the two extended support to each other. Recently, Swift went for a recording studio visit and decided to don a necklace with her old friend’s quote. This sentimental piece that Swift wore took the whole internet by storm and amidst this, Kobe’s wife Vanessa Bryant had a two-word response.
*BREAKING NEWS* Taylor Swift is seen wearing a necklace that has a Kobe Bryant quote. She was heading into her music studio when this photo was taken. The quote Says “bet on yourself.” pic.twitter.com/hn1AWN2Xxd
— MorrisNews (@morrisnews12) January 12, 2024
Furthermore, the jewelry piece that Swift was wearing is from Vanessa‘s capsule jewelry collection ‘Mambacita x ZC jewelry.’ This was a collaboration between the Mambacita Foundation and L.A.-based jewelry company Zoë Chicco Fine Jewelry. The necklace had one of the most iconic quotes of Kobe, “Bet on yourself.” These words were engraved in a gold circle pendant encircled with diamonds and Kobe’s full name just below the quote.
Vanessa took to her Instagram story to reshare the snapshot of Swift wearing the Kobe’s quote necklace. She wrote two simple but effective words, “Love you.” In addition to this, she added a couple of heart emojis along with some Swifties stickers. Swift’s connection with Kobe’s family has grown over the years as evidenced by this story and the singer sharing a wholesome moment with Bianka Bryant in August 2023.
Taylor Swift shares the ‘Mamba Mentality’ with Kobe Bryant
Back in 2019, Kobe Bryant made an appearance on ‘The Jordan Harbinger Show‘ and showered compliments for the 34-year-old singer. On the show, Kobe said, “I think it’s important to listen to people who do great things.” while talking about Taylor Swift. Furthermore, he disclosed that he carefully studied Swift’s success over the years and had so many questions.
The Lakers star revealed he wondered, “How does she write? How does she get into that mental space to be able to create things over and over?” Furthermore, Swift shares the infamous ‘Mamba Mentality‘ with the 5x NBA Championship winner. Kobe gave the ultimate compliment to Swift as he said, “I try to learn from it as much as I can.”
This statement was in the context of Swift’s ability to follow up a No. 1 album with a better album and then beat that with a better album. Bryant talked about how she must have to go bear a lot of pressure and yet she can pull it off which is unbelievable. Notably, Kobe and Swift both have made an undeniable impact on their respective fields and are legendary.