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These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.
Kobe Bryant
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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
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When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand what buttons to push. You understand if they're insecure, if they fear embarrassment. And you can really hit those buttons to strike a nerve.
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You're my backbone. You're a blessing. You're a piece of my heart. You're the air I breathe. And you're the strongest person I know, and I'm so sorry for having to put you through this and having to put our family through this.
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As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball player I can be.
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I had some shots that I felt like I should've made I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night.
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Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.
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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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If you don't believe in yourself...nobo dy else will.
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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.
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Love me or hate me, it's one or the other. Always has been. Hate my game, my swagger. Hate my fadeaway, my hunger. Hate that I'm a veteran. A champion. Hate that. Hate it with all your heart. And hate that I'm loved, for the exact same reasons.
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I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular.
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People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.
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I think that game is a testament to what happens when you put no ceiling to what you're capable of doing.
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I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
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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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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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I'm just right down the middle, man, ... It doesn't matter to me. I'd love him (Phil Jackson) as a coach. It doesn't matter to me. If they want him here, he'll be here. If he wants to come, he'll come, he'll coach and we'll go from there.
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The motivation for me is just the game itself, just playing the game the right way and trying to win, compete every time I step out there on the floor. That's motivation enough for me to go out there and play well.
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Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.
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You have to be true to who you are.
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You just try to take it one day at a time, ... You step on the basketball floor and just play. It's fun. I'm comfortable with it.
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