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I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
Kobe Bryant
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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
Basketball Player
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Kobe Bean Bryant
Black Mamba
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Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.
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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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I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.
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There's a difference [between taking a charge and flopping]. We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. That's kind of like, where are your balls at?
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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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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.
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What people see on court is another side of me it's not me.
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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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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.
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It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice
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I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn't been as good. Things just fell into place.
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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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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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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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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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Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.
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I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.
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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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Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.
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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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