Kobe Bryant Quotes
"If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.""Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I’m pretty sure we both know what we’re doing.""I wanna be the best, simple, and plain.""The examples are endless but my philosophy is simple. Once I knew my seed, I was able to discover my muse and my purpose for being was crystal clear.""Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.""It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them.""I don’t want chumps, I don’t want pushovers, and if you’re a chump and a pushover, I will run over you.""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.""I’m not the most patient of people.""Either way, I refuse to change what I am. A lion has to eat. Run with me or run from me.""I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.""I had to organize things. So I created the ‘Black Mamba.’ So Kobe has to deal with these issues, all the personal challenges. The Black Mamba steps on the court and does what he does. I’m destroying everybody that steps on the court.""My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists, and providing leadership.""It’s different from being 21 and you think there’s an endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.""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.""I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.""The beauty of coaching is growing the players from the ground up. That journey continues.""The odd thing is that I wound up learning more about the world around me by having a singular focus inside of me.""Leadership is lonely. I’m not going to be afraid of confrontation to get us to where we need to go.""People say bad things about you in the paper on Monday, and then on Wednesday, you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread. I’ve seen that cycle, so why would I be nervous about it happening?"
