“To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail.”

Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.

Don’t let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.

My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.

All I knew is that I never wanted to be average.

I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight.

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight.

I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation.

The game is my wife. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back fulfillment and peace.

I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.

I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me. Failure always made me try harder next time.

It doesn’t matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart.

Negativity, bad energy, hate, envy, etc etc will try to bring you down throughout your journey and it’s up to you on how you handle it.

If you ever dreamed of playing for millions around the world, now is your chance.

Throw ahead up the court then trail back into it! The ball will always find you back when you share.

It doesn’t matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart.

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.

Maybe my pain was my motivation.

We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision.

I don’t want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.