Kobe Bryant Quotes

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

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

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.

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

Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

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 moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

I’m chasing perfection.

My parents always taught me to believe in myself and never give up. Whatever I wanted to do, they always supported me.

Leadership is not making other people do what you want. It’s making them do what they don’t want to do, so they can achieve what they want to achieve.

Kobe Bryant Quotes part 2

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing out cups of water to teammates, or hitting the game-winning shot.

I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it.

The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win.

I realized that intimidation didn’t really exist if you’re in the right frame of mind.

I wanted to be remembered as the best basketball player that ever played, but I also wanted to be remembered as a guy who didn’t take any shortcuts.

I’m extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. It’s not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.

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

I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area.

The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

Dedication sees dreams come true.

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

I’ve shot too much from the time I was 8 years old. But ‘too much’ is a matter of perspective. Some people thought Mozart had too many notes in his compositions. Let me put it this way: I entertain people who say I shoot too much. I find it very interesting. Going back to Mozart, he responded to critics by saying there were neither too many notes or too few. There were as many as necessary.

The only thing I fear is not preparing enough for the challenge.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have struggle. 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.

I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it.

Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose.

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

The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win.

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

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

Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache…

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

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

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

The most important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

The most important thing you can do is learn from your mistakes. And you can always learn from your successes, but you can learn from your mistakes.

There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own.

If you don’t believe in yourself, no one will do it for you.

I’m not the most talented. I’m not the biggest, fastest, strongest. But I’m not afraid of anyone.

I was blessed with talent, but I worked as if I had none.

There’s a choice that we have to make as people, as individuals: If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make a choice. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. 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.

Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.

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