“Friends come and go but banners hang forever.”

I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.

It doesn’t bother me at all. Do I hold any hard feelings? Not at all, Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

You can’t go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.

If you make it, great. If you miss it – what’s there to be afraid of?

You’re my backbone. You’re a blessing. You’re a piece of my heart. You’re the air I breathe. And you’re the strongest person I know, and I’m so sorry for having to put you through this and having to put our family through this.

I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.

I’ve known for a long time that they’re a bunch of idiots.

I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don’t leave any bullets in the chamber.

One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone.

You just stay patient, that’s all.

Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.

You have to be true to who you are.

Watch! When the wind blows my banner against the bulwark, you shall take it.

Fling out, fling out, with cheer and shout, To all the winds of Our Country’s Banner!

In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.