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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

Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player. He takes risks. He goes for the shot. He isn't cautious with whatever he does. — Haley Joel Osment

Only an idiot would doubt my return — Kobe Bryant

The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts. — Kobe Bryant

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

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. — Kobe Bryant

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

I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do. — 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 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. — 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

I'm a scorer, not a triple-double player — 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

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

I don't have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore. — Kobe Bryant

I'm not the most patient of people. — 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

It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice — Kobe Bryant

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

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. — 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

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

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

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. — 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

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

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

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

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

Everybody shut up. Let us work. — Kobe Bryant

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

I know how to play my guard spot, ... He can worry about the low post. — Kobe Bryant

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

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

You just stay patient, that's all. — Kobe Bryant

If I panic, everyone else panics. — 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

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

What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings — 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I draw from the crowd a lot. — Kobe Bryant

Where are your balls at? — Kobe Bryant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kobe Bryant will be better than Michael Jordan — Mark Jackson

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