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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. — Kobe Bryant

I won't react to something just because I'm supposed to, because I'm an African-American — Kobe Bryant

It's just a matter of getting those legs back. — Kobe Bryant

For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us. — Kobe Bryant

Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana ... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff. — Kobe Bryant

Michael Jordan on his worst day is ten times better than Kobe Bryant on his best day — Reggie Miller

If you make it, great. If you miss it, what's there to be afraid of? — Kobe Bryant

My brain cannot process failure ... It WILL not process failure — Kobe Bryant

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

I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship. — Kobe Bryant

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. — Kobe Bryant

Only an idiot would doubt my return — Kobe Bryant

I'm focused on the task that lies ahead for us. — Kobe Bryant

We're grown ass men, you don't need to be falling all over the place. — Kobe Bryant

Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one, — Kobe Bryant

I love the weather, I love my '63 droptop Impala, I love the 405, and I love my guys. — Kobe Bryant

I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted. — Kobe Bryant

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. — Kobe Bryant

I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber. — Kobe Bryant

I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing. — Kobe Bryant

When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers. — Kobe Bryant

Because we're old as sh*t. What do you want? — Kobe Bryant

Friends come and go but banners hang forever. — Kobe Bryant

Losing Michael Jackson is a handicap. It's the Lakers trying to win a championship without Kobe Bryant. — Tito Jackson

I don't think LeBron will win 5 rings, it's gonna be hard for him to catch up to Kobe. — Skylar Diggins

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

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. — Kobe Bryant

One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone. — Kobe Bryant

What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection ... and if I don't get it, I'm going to get this close. — Kobe Bryant

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

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. — Kobe Bryant

Thank god, I'm not from this world, — Kobe Bryant

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. — Kobe Bryant

I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball. — Kobe Bryant

My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership. — Kobe Bryant

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. — Kobe Bryant

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. — Kobe Bryant

We live in an impatient world. Everybody is always looking for the next big Kobe, the next big LeBron, the next big Twitter. — Shaquille O'Neal

I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown? — Kobe Bryant

Where are your balls at? — Kobe Bryant

If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do. — Kobe Bryant

Lakers are my boys! I'm 100 percent the biggest Kobe fan on the planet. I text him after every game to tell him what's up. — Ryan Sheckler

Tom watched with his arms folded as the life that had been within Kobe died out, and the fire continued. — Keisha Keenleyside

Right now if you ask me Carmelo Anthony is GONE. He's going to L.A. to play w/Kobe Bryant. — Stephen A. Smith

Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious. — Kobe Bryant

Listen to how everyone is talking about you. You have to use it as fuel for motivation. — Kobe Bryant

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision. — Kobe Bryant

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

If I panic, everyone else panics. — Kobe Bryant

I wanna be the best, simple and plain — Kobe Bryant

You walk in our locker room and you see Pau Gasol, you see Andrew Bynum, you see Kobe, you see Ron Artest ... we have so many players that can play. — Lamar Odom

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. — Kobe Bryant

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful. — Kobe Bryant

Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing. — Kobe Bryant

Everything has a purpose. And that purpose has a story that goes along with it. It just depends on what your passion is. — Kobe Bryant

I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself. — Kobe Bryant

NBA gets to see these players develop more..Did Lebron need another year, Did Kobe need another year — Arn Tellem

Everybody shut up. Let us work. — Kobe Bryant

If you want to make history, you have to do historic things — Kobe Bryant

Kobe beef is not named after Kobe Bryant. Do not make this mistake. — Chelsea Handler

Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to. — Kobe Bryant

I'm a musician - I'm always making music. Kobe Bryant is always playing ball. Well, Snoop Dogg is always recording. — Snoop Dogg

I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up. — Kobe Bryant

There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own — Kobe Bryant

What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me. — Kobe Bryant

I think that game is a testament to what happens when you put no ceiling to what you're capable of doing. — Kobe Bryant

Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird. — Kobe Bryant

I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan. — Malcolm David Kelley

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

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know? — Jerry Only

Kobe Bryant will be better than Michael Jordan — Mark Jackson

Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart. — Vikas Swarup

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

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots. — Kobe Bryant

You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are. — Kobe Bryant

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

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

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. — Kobe Bryant

The most important thing, the thing that unites all of us, is that we can INSPIRE and CHALLENGE one another TO BE BETTER. — Kobe Bryant

When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.' — Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant is the most talented player in the game today; he could do anything. — Alonzo Mourning

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last. — Kobe Bryant

I draw from the crowd a lot. — Kobe Bryant

Teach players the game at an early age and stop treating them like cash cows for everyone to profit off of. — Kobe Bryant

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant. — Kobe Bryant

Heroes come and go, but legends are forever. — Kobe Bryant

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

I've got four dogs, and I just don't do dog doo. I'm a diva when it comes to that. — Kobe Bryant

Kobe [Bryant] had the biggest contract for a high school kid. He was the first one to get more than a million a year. — Sonny Vaccaro

I don't think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship. — Kobe Bryant

What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings — Kobe Bryant

It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere. — Kobe Bryant

There are very few LeBron James and Kobe Bryants. — Steve Alford

Kobe's heart is as strong as his muscles. — Yao Ming

I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA. — Kobe Bryant

I don't want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron. — LeBron James

I was an idiot when I was a kid. — Kobe Bryant

I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man. — Kobe Bryant

Nobody can guard Kobe one-on-one. Nobody. — Del Harris

I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi. — Kobe Bryant