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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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I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here. This meant so much. It just felt so good.
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There’s a reason why players that have multiple championships have multiple championships. There’s a certain characteristic and an understanding and knowledge and that’s not something that’s easily taught. You kind of have to go through it and it kind of has to be part of your DNA from the beginning.
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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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Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.
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I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.
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I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.
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It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.
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The people who truly know me know what I'm like. There have been people who try to say things that aren't fair, and I check them. And then they don't like me because I checked them.
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The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
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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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He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard.
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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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The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts.
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Being a leader, it's the art of trying to find the balance, the right times with each individual and what they need at that moment. It requires looking outward as opposed to looking inside.
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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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You have to be true to who you are.
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When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.
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We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision.
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If you don't believe in yourself...nobo dy else will.
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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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