Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant had a lot of things in common. They were not only serial winners, but their games also mirrored each other. Along with that, they had the ultimate dedication and determination to win. And this inspired NFL star Russell Wilson, who called their trainer to help him out.

Jordan and Kobe also had a common trainer named Tim Grover. Tim is one of the best trainers in the business and he has trained the most elite and iconic athletes in the world. He helped Jordan improve his physicality, and he helped Kobe in the same way.

So it should be no surprise that Russell Wilson hit him up to train him.

Russell Wilson always studied Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant’s games

Wilson said he was inspired when he saw athletes. He said, “When you watch great athletes, like Michael Jordan growing up and Kobe Bryant, and what they were able to do. The finesse, but also the determination, the mindset. I always studied their games and always admired them.”

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“At some point, you have to figure out where do they learn from, where do they grow from, where are they pushed. That’s where I saw Tim,” he added.

He says he always had a performance team, but at one point, he felt he needed to get Tim. He learned from his rookie year that he had to invest in himself. And whatever he invested came back multiple times. And Wilson wasn’t hesitant to hit up Tim as he messaged him directly and Tim responded to the star quarterback.

Grover trained Jordan for 15 years and it was Jordan who introduced Kobe to Tim. Kobe was struggling without Shaq for a few years, and since Tim became his trainer, he went to three straight finals and won two more titles. Grover stated that both the players were very similar in how they understood the process and how they were able to grab things very quickly.

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They did use different training methods, as both of them were at different stages in their career. And the level of success these two achieved with Tim made Wilson call him up to help him out.