Kobe Bryant

Professional Basketball Player

Kobe Bryant was a legendary basketball player known for his unmatched work ethic and competitive spirit, leaving a lasting legacy in the NBA.

Born
August 23, 1978
Died
January 26, 2020
Quotes
177
Rank
#300

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"If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear."

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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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"I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can."

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"There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own"

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"You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say."

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"I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum."

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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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"If you make it, great. If you miss it - what's there to be afraid of?"

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"I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself."

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"I don't set out to make a really hot shoe, I set out to make a product that is true to where I am."

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"My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40."

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"Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style."

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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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"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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"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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"I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose."

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"He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard."

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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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