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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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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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Isn't the basis of a democracy to send somebody to Washington to bring something back for you? ... It isn't?
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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.
Kobe Bryant
Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird.
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Everybody has a different journey.
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I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.
Kobe Bryant
You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are.
Kobe Bryant
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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I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi.
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He is a fool who only sees the mischiefs that are past.
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A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause.
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I've pretty much done all I can here and, you know, God will carry me the rest of the way, so I'm pretty comfortable with that.
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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've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.
Kobe Bryant
Friends come and go but banners hang forever.
Kobe Bryant
The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in a million.
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You have to be true to who you are.
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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.
Kobe Bryant
You have to be able to separate business from the love of the game. There were a lot of decisions made business-wise that I wasn't happy with, and I took a lot of blame over the years. But you have to be able to separate that from the love you have for the game.
Kobe Bryant
There's certain companies that line up with what the brand represents. There are other things that are more investment-focused.
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