Quote

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.

Kobe Bryant

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
Basketball Player
Screenwriter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kobe Bean Bryant
Black Mamba
KB24
Kobe
Open
Morning
Staples
Kids
Presents
Come
Center
Take
Christmas
Going
Pictures
Work
Opening
Ready

More quotes by Kobe Bryant

Image
It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it it's just a disgusting little trick.
Kobe Bryant
Image
You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.
Kobe Bryant
Image
I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.
Kobe Bryant
Image
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.
Kobe Bryant
Image
What people see on court is another side of me it's not me.
Kobe Bryant
Image
There's a through line that connects all of us.
Kobe Bryant
Image
If you want to make history, you have to do historic things
Kobe Bryant
Image
Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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
Image
Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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
Image
I think that game is a testament to what happens when you put no ceiling to what you're capable of doing.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the rhythm of the game.
Kobe Bryant
Image
It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice
Kobe Bryant
Image
It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.
Kobe Bryant
Image
I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
Kobe Bryant
Image
Isn't the basis of a democracy to send somebody to Washington to bring something back for you? ... It isn't?
Kobe Bryant
Image
I felt like when we came back from the All-Star break we needed everybody to feel like they were part of the team, ... I'm just trying to do whatever the team needs at any given time.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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