You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.
KOBE BRYANTI’m playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that’s what I’ve always wanted.
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The party’s just getting started. This is where the fun starts.
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I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.
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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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If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.
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You just stay patient, that’s all.
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Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.
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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 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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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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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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I was an idiot when I was a kid.
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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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Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.
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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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There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own.
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He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.
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You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game.
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Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it’s all good.
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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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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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You just try to take it one day at a time, You step on the basketball floor and just play. It’s fun. I’m comfortable with it.
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One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone.
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Each moment of my life I was dreaming of how great I could be, and continued working hard. Each time I closed my eyes I could see me shining bright like a sun.
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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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Everybody shut up. Let us work.
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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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