Our Kobe Bryant quotes provide a glimpse into one of the hardest-working and talented players ever to lace up and play the game. A prolific scorer, he was known for his strict work ethic and hot streaks shooting the ball. A read of this collection will put all basketball players and coaches in the right frame of mind for the basketball season.
Quotes From Kobe Bryant
If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.
What people see on the court is another side of me; it’s not me.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
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.
I’m just so excited. We all are. We’ve been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it’s finally here. This meant so much. It just felt so good.
Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.
Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.
For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us.
I’m just so excited. We all are. We’ve been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it’s finally here. This meant so much. It just felt so good.
I just got one more than Shaq. You can take that to the bank.
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I’m chasing perfection.
I don’t have to hear that criticism, that idiotic criticism anymore.
My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists, and providing leadership.
Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be. There are sacrifices that come along with making that decision.
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People just don’t understand how obsessed I am with winning.
I’m focused on the task that lies ahead for us.
I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an ‘older’ young man.
I love going one-on-one with someone. That’s what I do. I’ve never lost. It’s a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.
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Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I’m pretty sure we both know what we’re doing.
I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
Everything negative — pressure, challenges — is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, and midrange stuff were all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.
I’m playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition—that’s what I’ve always wanted.
We are obsessive; we wouldn’t want to be doing anything other than what we are doing. That’s where the obsession comes in – when you care about something 24 hours a day.
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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.
Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.
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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What I’m doing right now I’m chasing perfection.
I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan; I only want to be Kobe Bryant.
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.
I didn’t expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I’m surprised. I’ve played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn’t been as good. Things just fell into place.
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I love the weather, I love my ’63 droptop Impala, I love the 405, and I love my guys.
This is an award I couldn’t have won on my own. I can’t thank these guys enough. These are my guys. These are my brothers.
I draw from the crowd a lot.
The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.
If they want to win right now, I’m all for it. That’s all I said the whole time. If you want to wait five years, let me know. My legs aren’t as young as they used to be.
You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game. There were a lot of decisions made business-wise that I wasn’t happy with, and I took a lot of blame over the years. But you have to be able to separate that from the love you have for the game.
I’ll just cold-call people and pick their brains about stuff. Some of the questions that I’ll ask will seem really, really simple and stupid, quite honestly, for them. But if I don’t know, I don’t know. You have to ask. I’ll just do that. I’ll just ask questions, and I want to know more about how they build their businesses and how they run their companies, and how they see the world.
What Others Say About Kobe
You’d walk in there, and he’d be cutting and grunting and motioning like he was dribbling and shooting – except there was no ball. I thought it was weird, but I’m pretty sure it helped him.
Shaquille ONeal
He often corrals teammates, fires up the laptop, and shows them precisely how they can carve out easier shots for themselves.
Jackie McMullan, ESPN
Allen Iverson loves to play when the lights come on. Kobe loves doing the s— before the lights come on.
An NBA Scout
For fathers, he just really showed dads and really was a great example to all dads out there on just spending time with your kids and really supporting them in what they loved to do. I think he was a real great example. He had a worldwide influence. You know, very few athletes get to be bigger than life and get to go to that level, and you can name them all. He reached that stratosphere.
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By Mike O’Halloran
Mike is a basketball coach, author of three books on basketball, and editor of Sports Feel Good Stories.
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