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.
KOBE BRYANTI’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
More Kobe Bryant Quotes
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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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It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them.
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Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
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You just stay patient, that’s all.
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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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What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings.
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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’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 an idiot when I was a kid.
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Once you know what it is in life that you want to do, then the world basically becomes your library. Everything you view, you can view from that perspective, which makes everything a learning asset for you.
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When you love something, you’ll always come back to it. You’ll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.
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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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I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
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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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