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

Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
Basketball Player
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It doesn't bother me at all. Do I hold any hard feelings? Not at all, ... Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges. I don't hold any whatsoever.
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The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts.
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I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have hair. He's almost 40, I'm 22. Seriously though, I wish people would let it be and let me just be Kobe.
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These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.
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Once you know what it is in life that you want to do, then the world basically becomes your library. Everything you view, you can view from that perspective, which makes everything a learning asset for you.
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You have to rely on others to have success as a group.
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You can't go and anticipate what it is that you want to see. You just have to be present. Be where you are.
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The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you could have done more, and to be brutally honest and self critical, which is very hard to do. It's easy, and human nature is to just blame somebody else. It's very, very hard to self assess.
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I'm focused on the task that lies ahead for us.
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It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.
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My brain cannot process failure... It WILL not process failure
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My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
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You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.
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Each moment of my life I was dreaming of how great I could be, and continued working hard. Each time I closed my eyes I could see me shining bright like a sun.
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I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.
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The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.
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I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.
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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.
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For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us.
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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.
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