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Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work. (Kobe Bryant)
Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I'm still trying to figure it out. View quote
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I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up. View quote
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I'm not the most patient of people. View quote
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Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff. View quote
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It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick. View quote
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If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do. View quote
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At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area. View quote
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It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it. View quote
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There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10. View quote
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It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer. (Kobe Bryant)
Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird. View quote
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You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you. View quote
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We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. View quote
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My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. View quote
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The people who truly know me know what I'm like. There have been people who try to say things that aren't fair, and I check them. And then they don't like me because I checked them. View quote
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I don't think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship. View quote
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The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear. View quote
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I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can. View quote
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I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular. View quote
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In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent. (Kobe Bryant)
I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming. View quote
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I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want. View quote
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Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing. View quote
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What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me. View quote
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