The guy said NBA players are one in a million, I said, ‘Man, look, I’m going to be that one in a million.
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.
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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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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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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 don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.
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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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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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There’s a through line that connects all of us.
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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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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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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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My brain cannot process failure. It will not process failure
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You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that’s sharper and smarter than they are.
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I was an idiot when I was a kid.
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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 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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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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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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When you start training camp, you’re building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.
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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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The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
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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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These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.
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I wanna be the best, simple and plain.
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Everyting negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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If I panic, everyone else panics.
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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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