Kobe Bryant Quotes
"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?""Leadership is lonely. I’m not going to be afraid of confrontation to get us to where we need to go.""The odd thing is that I wound up learning more about the world around me by having a singular focus inside of me.""The beauty of coaching is growing the players from the ground up. That journey continues.""I don’t think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.""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.""It’s different from being 21 and you think there’s an endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.""My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists, and providing leadership.""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.""Hi, I’m Kobe Bryant. And I have decided to take my talent to, uh—I have decided to skip college and take my talent to the NBA.""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.“""Eeew, I’d be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there – and Google themselves? That’s kind of weird.""Better learn not to talk to me. You shake the tree, a leopard’s gonna fall out.""If I wanted to play, I’d still be playing for the Lakers. The health thing I could’ve figured out—I just don’t want to play anymore.""There’s no need to get too crazy or bent out of shape. There are still challenges every day. But I’m still having fun. I was born to play this game. I still love it.""I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be 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.""After all, greatness is not for everybody.""I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.""Rest at the end, not in the middle."