Hello Kobe Bryant fans we listed best Kobe Bryant Quotes for you – “The Black Mamba”
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‘ “If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it.” ‘
‘“From the beginning, I wanted to be the best. I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best. I never needed any external forces to motivate me.”’
‘“Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.” ‘
‘“Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I’m pretty sure we both know what we’re doing.”’
‘“If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more.” ‘
‘“People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning.”’
‘“I’m chasing perfection.” ‘
‘“The key, though, is being aware of how you’re feeling and how you need to be feeling. It all starts with awareness.”’
‘“Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That’s what enables me to still be a dominant player.” ‘
‘“After all, greatness is not for everybody.”’
‘“I’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.”’
‘“It’s different from being 21 and you think there’s an endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.”’
‘“I think the definition of greatness is to inspire the people next to you.”’
‘“If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you.”’
‘“I wanna be the best, simple, and plain.”’
‘“I wasn’t willing to sacrifice my game, but I also wasn’t willing to sacrifice my family time. So I decided to sacrifice sleep, and that was that.”’
‘“Christmas morning, I’m going to open presents with my kids. I’m going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I’m going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.”’
‘“May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.”’
‘“If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.” ‘
‘“The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.”’
‘“If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.” ‘
‘“We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.”’
‘“You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light”’
‘“Some people, after all, enjoy looking at a watch; others are happier figuring out how the watch works.”’
‘“I saw you come in and I wanted you to know that it doesn’t matter how hard you work, that I’m willing to work harder than you.”’
‘“When I have the chance to guard Michael Jordan, I want to guard him. I want him. It’s the ultimate challenge.” ‘
‘“As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.”’
‘ “Passion is the fuel for success.” ‘
‘“My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.”’
‘“I’ve been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.”’
‘“When everyone else was thinking it was time for bed, his mind was telling him it’s time to get ahead of the competition.”’
‘ “What people see on court is another side of me; it’s not me.” ‘
‘“Either way, I refuse to change what I am. A lion has to eat. Run with me or run from me.”’
‘“These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.”’
‘“Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them.”’
‘ “He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.” ‘
‘“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.”’
‘“Because I don’t want chumps, I don’t want pushovers, and if you’re a chump and a pushover, I will run over you.”’
‘“The biggest dreams aren’t fueled by belief. They’re fueled by doubt.”’
‘“Being passive aggressive in this competition means you’re fine with simply going with the flow and unwilling to disturb the calm waters of the game to accomplish your goals.”’
‘“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.”’
‘“I’m going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.”’
‘“This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me AND in front of me.”’
‘“We don’t quit, we don’t cower, we don’t run. We endure and conquer.”’
‘“I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don’t leave any bullets in the chamber.” ‘
‘“It’s just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.” ‘
‘“Learn to love the hate. Embrace it. Enjoy it. You earned it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and everyone should have one about you. Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones.”’
‘“The only thing I’m afraid of is bees. I don’t like bees. I’m allergic to them.” ‘
‘“I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.”’
‘“Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache…” ‘
‘“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.”’
‘“Rest at the end, not in the middle.” ‘
‘ “The odd thing is that I wound up learning more about the world around me by having a singular focus inside of me.”’
‘“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No Excuses.” ‘
‘“You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.”’
‘“People sit there – and Google themselves? That’s kind of weird.”’
‘“If I panic, everyone else panics.”’
‘“Determination silences doubters.”’
‘“Everything negative; pressure, challenges, is an opportunity for me to rise.”’
‘“I draw from the crowd a lot.”’
‘“I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American.”’
‘“We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal.”’
‘“Be willing to sacrifice anything, but compromise nothing in your quest to be your best.” ‘
‘“I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an ‘older’ young man.”’
‘“It doesn’t matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace – I’d play anywhere.”’
‘“Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.”’
‘“If you are going to be a leader, you’re not going to please everybody. You got to hold people accountable, even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable.”’
‘“I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.” ‘
‘“It never bothered me when people would say, ‘You only win championships because you’re playing with Shaq.’ It bothered me when he said it.”’
‘“What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings.”’
‘“The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.”’
‘“The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win”’
‘“I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming.”’
‘“Sports is such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.”’
‘“The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.” ‘
‘“Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.”’
‘“I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.”’
‘“Dedication sees dreams come true.” ‘
‘“I’m not jumping through the gym by any means. But I don’t need to be able to do that in order to be a great player.”’
‘“The examples are endless but my philosophy is simple. Once I knew my seed, I was able to discover my muse and my purpose for being was crystal clear.” ‘
‘ “My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.” ‘
‘“Winning takes precedence overall. There’s no grey area. No almost.”’
‘“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. I don’t hold any whatsoever.”’
‘“I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose”’
‘ “I’m not the most patient of people.”’
‘“Only an idiot would doubt my return.” ‘
‘“If you don’t believe in yourself, no one will do it for you”’
‘ “I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.”’
