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Sportsmanship Quotes

"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

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

― Kobe Bryant

"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

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

― Kobe Bryant

"When I have the chance to guard Michael Jordan, I want to guard him. I want him. It’s the ultimate challenge."

― Kobe Bryant

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

― Kobe Bryant

"There’s certain players that I’ve made cry. If I can make you cry by being sarcastic, then I really don’t want to play with you in the playoffs."

― Kobe Bryant

"There’s certain players that I’ve made cry. If I can make you cry by being sarcastic, then I really don’t want to play with you in the playoffs."

― Kobe Bryant

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

― Kobe Bryant

"I don’t just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship."

― 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

"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

"As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting."

― Kobe Bryant

"If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize."

― Muhammad Ali

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

― Muhammad Ali

"No one knows what to say in the loser’s locker room."

― Muhammad Ali

"I don’t get hit. I’m the fastest thing on two feet man!"

― Muhammad Ali

"I know no fighter can survive the loss if he feels sorry for himself when he’s defeated."

― Muhammad Ali

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion’."

― Muhammad Ali

"The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose."

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