Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it’s all good.
KOBE BRYANTBasketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it’s all good.
KOBE BRYANTI don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
KOBE BRYANTI was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don’t leave any bullets in the chamber.
KOBE BRYANTEveryting negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.
KOBE BRYANTI draw from the crowd a lot.
KOBE BRYANTThe 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.
KOBE BRYANTI’m focused on the task that lies ahead for us.
KOBE BRYANTI’m playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that’s what I’ve always wanted.
KOBE BRYANTAs far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don’t know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.
KOBE BRYANTIf I panic, everyone else panics.
KOBE BRYANTIt’s not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.
KOBE BRYANTI was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that’s what I do.
KOBE BRYANTThe guy said NBA players are one in a million, I said, ‘Man, look, I’m going to be that one in a million.
KOBE BRYANTI 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.
KOBE BRYANTWhat does perfection look like to me? Championship rings.
KOBE BRYANTThere’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.
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