Published 16:34 IST, October 28th 2020

Vanessa Bryant congratulates Kobe Bryant's business partner Mookie Betts post World Series

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa Bryant has congratulated his Body Armor business partner Mookie Betts after his World Series 2020 win with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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city of Los Angeles erupted in joy from comfort of ir homes as Los Angeles Dodgers finally delivered on ir promise on Tuesday. Dodgers were crowned World Series 2020 winners after y defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6, to gain an unassailable 4-2 le and win championship. Mookie Betts starred for his new franchise as Dodgers ended ir 32-year wait for glory. 

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Dodgers World Series champions: Vanessa Bryant congratulates Kobe Bryant's business partner Mookie Betts 

Soon after Dodgers were crowned World Series 2020 winners, plaudits flew in for Mookie Betts, who starred in ir Game 6 win over Rays. Betts was one of major signings by Dodgers in offseason and 28-year-old justified his multi-million-dollar contract with a clutch performance in Texas. Among his many mirers was Vanessa Bryant, wife of late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram to congratulate Mookie Betts on his achievement, sharing a picture of him sipping energy drink Body Armor. Incidentally, 28-year-old and late Kobe Bryant were business partners in sports drink company. Along with Betts and Bryant, fellow American sports superstars Klay Thompson, Ryan Blaney, Mike Trout, Naomi Osaka, Baker Mayfield, Andrew Luck and Rob Gronkowski are involved with company. 

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(Im Courtesy: Vanessa Bryant Instagram)

Mookie Betts was among  sports stars Kobe Bryant inspired before his untimely death in January this year. 28-year-old h referenced Kobe's success and mentality and revealed that he h drawn on 'Mamba Mentality' on big occasions during his career. Going into Game 7 of National League Championship Series, Betts h called for a tougher mentality and a killer instinct to finish job. In an interview with Body Armor, Dodgers star revealed that Lakers' legend's words of wisdom h helped him recover from a difficult phase in his career. 

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Betts h revealed that he was struggling in 2019 and h idea who to approach and talk to about it. 28-year-old said that he sent Kobe a text and asked him how he prepared each and every day from a mental perspective and what was his way to steer away from failure. Kobe responded by saying that each and every day he wanted to be best person in gym and put on a show every time.

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Betts revealed that change in mindset and perspective helped him and things took a turn for better.  Dodgers star h previously also revealed his last conversation with Kobe and h told him that he would catch up with him in LA. Betts was n a Red Sox player but was tred to Dodgers weeks after Kobe Bryant's tragic death. 

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(Im Courtesy: Mookie Betts Twitter, drinkbodyarmor.com)

16:34 IST, October 28th 2020