VANESSA BRYANT TALKS ABOUT HER GIRLS AND MORE
Vanessa Bryant is a a basketball wife to the truest form. The spouse of Kobe Bryant supported her husband in the Olympics all the while caring for her daughters Gianna,6, and Natalia,9, without the help of a nanny. That’s right! The mom of two has no need for a nanny as she tells The Cut in her latest interview:
Vanessa’s family routine.
“I think people imagine that I sit at home with all the time in the world to do my hair and makeup, but that’s certainly not the case. I’m up at 6:30 in the morning with my kids. I’m taking them wherever they need to go. That’s the way I was raised.”
How she copes with Gianna’s asthma.
“I’m not sure where she got asthma from, but I’m really careful. When their dad’s over and he sprays deodorant, I ask him to go into another room. My youngest daughter has allergies to olive trees. We had twelve olive trees on this property, and after we took her to an allergist, I had them excavated.”
Vanessa’s love for basketball.
“I love basketball. And I know what goes on behind the scenes, so I have a different perspective on things, but still, I do. I certainly would not want to be married to somebody that can’t win championships. 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.”
Do the girls love the game?
“No, not really. It’s two and a half hours, and it’s their dad, and you have to think about their point of view—would your child want to sit there and watch either you or your spouse work?”
Read the entire interview at The Cut.
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Go girl. Don’t worry about them haters Nessa! I understood.
I love Vanessa, she seems cool after reading this. I could be friends with her, she certainly needs one lol. I think ahem certain women are just jealous of her and her position.
So what, she still have more than all you can ever dream of,lol. Do your thang Vanessa…black women will always be haters. The girls are absolutely gorgeous just like their mom.
as ALWAYS people reading too much into what someone says…SMH! That’s her life and if Kobe don’t have a problem with WHY do you??
W/E Vanessa. How do you think you can afford to take the girls “wherever they need to go” without Kobe’s income? Obviously the main objective is to win championships, but these men have a huge passion for the game and they can play it well…they ALL try really hard to be number one, but they all can’t bring home the ring.
Do you really think LaLa doesn’t love being married to Carmelo regardless if he has a championship ring? Vanessa, go sit down somewhere you’re about NOTHING.
Why is it so special that she didn’t use a nanny? Isn’t it her job as the mother to take care of her children? I knew kids in grade school who had trauma surgeons for parents & they managed to do what this lady (who doesn’t appear to have a job, let alone a 80+ hour/week profession) is being congratulated on. She only has TWO kids!
A lot of you all did not get what she was saying about winning. She said “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.”
She was basically saying that if your gonna be gone most of the time playing basketball you better make it worth it.
Oh, no, I think we all understood what she is saying. But it stills sounds mad selfish and off when, as another poster stated, all of life is about sacrifice. You can’t guarantee a championship ring regardless of the hours you practice, play and travel, especially in a *team* sport. Whether it is worth it or not is a personal decision and if her sole criteria is a championship… YIKES.
I understand what you are saying but you still have to see it from her point of view
Why is it so admirable that she can take care of two kids WITHOUT a nanny? *GASP* she must be supermom! She has no job, unlimited money, and somehow manages to take care of TWO WHOLE KIDS! AMAZING! Let’s all strive to be like her -_-
I notice that..glad you said it.
Natalia is so tall! Let a black woman talk like this lady and every stereotype in the book will get thrown at her. Our men take all kinds of shade and bad behavior from other women and then use the excuse that we are the ones with character problems *smh*
Wow!
Someone is very chatty of late, I never even realized that Vanessa speaks!
Not trying to be unkind but she might want stop talking again espeically if the stuff she is saying sounds ridiculous!!!
Life is ABOUT sacrificing and not to be champions but in MOST causes to survive! She is making herself sound very superficial by what she is saying.
She is already perceived as a gold digger and talking like that certainly does not put her in the best light!
Did anyone catch where she said….. When their dad is over I make him go into another room, not when their dad is home! Vanessa and Kobe r faking it for the press! They’re not together!
I didn’t catch that. Those two are weird.
Theyre not faking anything….they r reconciling but he hasnt moved back in yet which is why she said when he’s over. I dont see anything wrong with what she said…Kobe puts those same expectations on his self so why wouldnt his partner of all these yrs. Some of u guyz r just looking for drama.
Lol. She’s just funny!
Out of all she said, I did not once read how she loved her husband, how she valued her marriage, how she wants her daughters to grow up in the home with both parents, etc. But hey, at least she’s sticking by her man. O_o.
She needs to explain her love to you?
Since she felt the need to explain everything else above..yes she does.
I LOL’d at “Do the girls love the game?” “No, not really…” lmao. Their girls & sitting down for so long is probably boring to them, especially at their age.
I like Vanessa, she seems very head strong & don’t play no games! lol. I took the whole championship line as if you’re away from our family, you better be busting that butt on the court & getting the highest you can get. no different than if a man was a business man, away from his family days, weeks at a time. His wife gonna be like, you better be getting a promotion. You better be bringing home good bacon.
I refuse to believe these words came out of her mouth. Wow!! U talk about la la land and Hollyweired most of al “fake”
Vanessa threw shade all in her interview. Its okay for him to cheat on her, but she will not except the fact that he did not win a championship game.
Right? And what happened to her face? She used to be beautiful to me.
wow, she looks fine to me, she’s beautiful!
Hopefully she’s not teaching her kids those priorities. Winning isn’t everything in life, neither is having a closet full of couture you can’t recall purchasing or wear because of overconsumption. What about the damage done to the players’ bodies over their lifespan in the game? Does she think she’d have it better with a dude working a regular gig in this economy? Because everyone I know is working copious amounts of overtime and their families are having to roll with it because hey, “sometimes it be’s that way.”
Plus honestly? She’s got nerve. What has Vanessa Bryant done other than be Kobe Bryant’s wife? Luckily she stumbled into him at 17, got hitched without a prenup because otherwise she’d be kissing all those Louboutin, Chanel, etc shopping trips goodbye…
I think all she is saying is that if you are away from your family, sacrificing time, it better be worth it. It needs to be that important to you to win, that youre not gonna be around your family. I agree with everything else she said.
I hear what you’re saying but remember basketball is a team and not a solo sport. I believe every basketball players’ dream is to win a championship. So what if he is the best player he can be but for some unknown reason his team isn’t the best esp to win championships?? Would you leave or not be with him then? I believe that was a shallow statement to make on her part.
She had me up until the whole “you must win championships” part. Obnoxious. Especially since I’m sure she couldn’t make it to be a bench player in the WNBA. Don’t speak like that unless you can do what you’re speaking about.
I know right! lol. I do like Vanessa for sticking with her man, but that championships part threw me. I guess her reasoning is “if you’re going to be away from me, you better make it worth it.” But you wouldn’t be married to somebody who can’t win? Where’s the love factor? smh.
Thumbs up on that!!!