Kobe Bryant quotes

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. (Kobe Bryant)
I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can. View quote
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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. View quote
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People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning. View quote
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Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting. View quote
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These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. View quote
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I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. View quote
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I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you. View quote
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I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant. View quote
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I don't set out to make a really hot shoe, I set out to make a product that is true to where I am. View quote
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If you want to make history, you have to do historic things. (Kobe Bryant)
When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand what buttons to push. You understand if they're insecure, if they fear embarrassment. And you can really hit those buttons to strike a nerve. View quote
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I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots. View quote
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Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. View quote
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The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER. View quote
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It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice. View quote
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I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. View quote
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Heroes come and go, but legends are forever. View quote
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I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself. View quote
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Once you know what it is in life that you want to do, then the world basically becomes your library. Everything you view, you can view from that perspective, which makes everything a learning asset for you. View quote
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There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own. (Kobe Bryant)
If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear. View quote
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You have to be true to who you are. View quote
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You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last. View quote
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Love me or hate me, it's one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I'm a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I'm loved, for the exact same reasons. View quote
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