"I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success."
"I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it."
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Source: Kobe's first TV ad for Nike debuts by The Associated Press, www.espn.com. February 12, 2006.
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