Kobe Bryant Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Kobe Bryant on Wise Famous Quotes.
Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.
Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana ... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
Isn't the basis of a democracy to send somebody to Washington to bring something back for you? ... It isn't?
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.
I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do.
I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.
I've pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I'm pretty comfortable with that.
I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.
I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.
My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I'm still trying to figure it out.
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.
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.
The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.
Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.
Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.
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.
The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in a million.
It's not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.
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.
The Kobe 8 is about enhanced performance. It's the most comfortable shoe I have worn. It's simplistic but has an edge to it.
Diligent accumulation of personal wealth is not inherently ungodly so long as it is complemented by equally diligent distribution of personal wealth.
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.
It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice
You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.
I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi.
Teach players the game at an early age and stop treating them like cash cows for everyone to profit off of.
I think that game is a testament to what happens when you put no ceiling to what you're capable of doing.
Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird.
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
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.
The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER.
I had some shots that I felt like I should've made; I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night.
You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.
He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.
If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.
What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection ... and if I don't get it, I'm going to get this close.