What people see on court is another side of me; it’s not me.
KOBE BRYANTListen to how everyone is talking about you. You have to use it as fuel for motivation.
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Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.
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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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I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
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I wouldn’t say I’m a ball hog. I’m a shooter. I don’t necessarily hog the ball, but I put them up though. I definitely much rather shoot it than pass it. That’s just how I am.
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There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own.
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I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.
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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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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.
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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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I’m focused on the task that lies ahead for us.
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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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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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This is an award I couldn’t have won on my own. I can’t thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers.
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You can’t go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.
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Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad’s tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots. I fell in love with you.
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I wanna be the best, simple and plain.
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I don’t have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore.
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I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.
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You can’t be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.
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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.
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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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I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.
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Friends come and go but banners hang forever.
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Being a leader, it’s the art of trying to find the balance, the right times with each individual and what they need at that moment. It requires looking outward as opposed to looking inside.
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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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My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
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