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.
KOBE BRYANTSports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
More Kobe Bryant Quotes
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I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.
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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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I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.
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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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I had some shots that I felt like I should’ve made; I just didn’t make them. I’m not going to shoot the ball great every night.
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I feel like I just returned a 100-yard kickoff in the last two minutes of the Super Bowl to win it all, only to have my run called back by a flag on the play.
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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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My brain cannot process failure. It will not process failure
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When I’m finished playing, I want people to say, ‘He handled this well, he kept his cool.’
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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 know how to play my guard spot, he can worry about the low post.
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Everyting negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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There’s a through line that connects all of us.
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I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don’t leave any bullets in the chamber.
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Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.
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