Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls. With the team facing a downward spiral, it seems that they are on the verge collapse. Currently, they are four games out of a playoff spot. In fact, ESPN’s playoff odds algorithm only gives them a 19.3% chance of making the postseason. This defeat really took a toll on Kobe Bryant, one of their star players. It seemed like he has reach his breaking point after he documented his night of the loss on his Twitter account.
The game in Chicago commenced approximately at 8:30pm and everything finished about 11pm. It was already 3am in Chicago when the LA Lakers star tweeted a photo of himself playing the piano with the caption, “Beethovens Moonlight Sonata calms me down when I reach my breaking point #relaxandfocus”. Apparently, that was the first thing he did when he got back home. From the photo, you could tell that he didn’t even bother to remove his hat, scarf, stole and hat before sitting down at the piano to start playing the keys.
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A follower on his Twitter asked how long he has been playing the piano for. Apparently, he replied two hours later at 5am, “1year. I learned moonlight by ear. reminded me of strength, fragility, joy,love, pain etc.. I learned it for Vanessa #ourjourney”. For the full story about him going on to do weight training after and his sleepless night, you can read it here.
Being a world class athlete is a job that has high stress levels, especially when you or your team are going through a rough period. This is exactly what Kobe Bryant is facing at the moment. The truth is that sometimes it can be hard for these stars too despite the fame and everything that they might have. Hence, they will find an avenue for them to relief from the stress and frustration. In the case of Kobe, it is via the piano. Unknown to many, the piano is actually one of the best musical instruments that allows one to release themselves form the tension that they might be suffering from.
At Piano Lessons Singapore, we offer piano lessons for children as well as piano lessons for adults. We always believe that it is never too late to learn something new as long as you have the passion for it and are driven to achieve it.