If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.
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.
More Kobe Bryant Quotes
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I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.
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I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.
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My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
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It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them.
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You have to go with things that you understand. Businesses that you know.
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If you make it, great. If you miss it – what’s there to be afraid of?
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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.
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If I panic, everyone else panics.
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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.
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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.
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I’ve pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I’m pretty comfortable with that.
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I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that’s what I do.
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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.
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I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.
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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.
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It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.
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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.
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As 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.
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The motivation for me is just the game itself, just playing the game the right way and trying to win, compete every time I step out there on the floor. That’s motivation enough for me to go out there and play well.
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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.
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I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.
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I don’t have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore.
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Friends come and go but banners hang forever.
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The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.
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It doesn’t matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace – I’d play anywhere.
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We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision.
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