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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.

Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
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What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection... and if I don't get it, I'm going to get this close.
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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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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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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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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.
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I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.
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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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There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own
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If you don't believe in yourself...nobo dy else will.
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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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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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You have to be true to who you are.
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I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
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