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Later in his career, Rudez learned from some of his own teammates who had shared a locker room with the 18-time All-Star that being in his presence was anything but a joy. Rudez immediately connected that approach with his late compatriot, Drazen Petrovic. “I played with guys who had played with Kobe. Not a single one of them had a kind word to say about him. But that’s just how it is,” Rudez explained. “I mean, when you talk to people who played with many of those all-time greats, even the late Drazen Petrovic, you’ll find plenty of people who have negative things to say.” “Because these are the kinds of personalities who were willing to step over dead bodies, metaphorically speaking, to achieve a higher goal — to become champions,” he added. “You have to enter a realm of irrationality, a realm of madness. You can’t really be the nice guy with everyone.”
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