Kobe Bryant Quotes

The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.

- Kobe Bryant

Ego, Out, Before, Collection

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

- Kobe Bryant

Chess, Young, Checkers, Guys

Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.

- Kobe Bryant

Fundamentals, Kid, Used, Guys

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

Important, Important Thing, Teammates

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

- Kobe Bryant

Reflect, Move, Reflective, Move Forward

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Feet, Chill, Knees, Hurt

It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick.

- Kobe Bryant

Father, Own, Dry, Jersey

In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of a game, can completely alter the momentum of a series. There's a lot of great individual talent.

- Kobe Bryant

Game, Hockey, Individual, Titles

I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.

- Kobe Bryant

Challenges, I Can, Title, Titles

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Everybody, Torn, Severed, Shoulder

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

- Kobe Bryant

Talk, Go, Often, Trash

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

- Kobe Bryant

Next, Michael, Kobe, Jordan

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

Back, Athletes, Phones, Camera

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

Will, Zero, Still, Group

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

Think, I Think, Gotta, Filter

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Bench, Waving, Hitting, Handing

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

- Kobe Bryant

Dogs, Four, Got, Diva

At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.

- Kobe Bryant

Game, Area, Using, Transition

I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

- Kobe Bryant

Matter, Back, Everybody, Sitting

I'm chasing perfection.

- Kobe Bryant

Chasing, Perfection

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

- Kobe Bryant

Peppers, Chili, Nirvana, Regular

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

- Kobe Bryant

Myself, Uncomfortable, Kind, Sit

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

- Kobe Bryant

Over, Gray, Area, Precedence

There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.

- Kobe Bryant

Show, Been, Being, Case

If I panic, everyone else panics.

- Kobe Bryant

Everyone, Everyone Else, Panic

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Touch, Leaders, Strike, Bravery

The only thing I'm afraid of is bees. I don't like bees. I'm allergic to them.

- Kobe Bryant

Afraid, Like, The Only Thing, Allergic

I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.

- Kobe Bryant

Love, Game, One-On-One, Front

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

- Kobe Bryant

Challenges, Negative, Me, Rise

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Here, Some, Always, Debilitating

Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.

- Kobe Bryant

Work, Center, Going, Opening

It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.

- Kobe Bryant

Think, Endless, Amount, Closer

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

- Kobe Bryant

Magic, Doing, Pretty, Five

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

- Kobe Bryant

Gold, Want, Like, Purple

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

- Kobe Bryant

Sports, Think, I Think, Camaraderie

We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.

- Kobe Bryant

Water, Like, Around, Guys

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

People, Never, Say, Bothered

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Stubborn, Want, Deal, Spoiled

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

Still, About, Figure, Transparent

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

- Kobe Bryant

Think, Wins, Until, Championship

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

- Kobe Bryant

See, Another, Side, Court

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.

- Kobe Bryant

Looks, Everyone, Represents, Personal Style

I draw from the crowd a lot.

- Kobe Bryant

Crowd, Lot, Draw

The people who truly know me know what I'm like. There have been people who try to say things that aren't fair, and I check them. And then they don't like me because I checked them.

- Kobe Bryant

Say, Like, Been, Check

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

- Kobe Bryant

Nervous, Grasp, Concept, Somebody

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Lazy, Want, Understand, Speak

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

- Kobe Bryant

Positive, Important Thing, Inspire

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

- Kobe Bryant

Few, Once, Times, Yeah

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

- Kobe Bryant

I Am, Winning, How, Obsessed

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

- Kobe Bryant

Trying, Championships, Only, Win

I'm not the most patient of people.

- Kobe Bryant

People, Most, Patient

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

- Kobe Bryant

Afraid, Fail, Going, Then

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