Kobe Bryant Quotes

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Kobe Bryant

Profession : Basketball Player

Birth : August 23, 1978

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

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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.

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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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Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

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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.

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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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If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

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I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming.

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These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

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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.

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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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People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.

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Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.

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I'm chasing perfection.

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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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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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It's hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them.

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I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.

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I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can.

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I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular.

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