Quote

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

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
Happy
Blame
Business
Basketball
Able
Took
Made
Wasn
Years
Game
Love
Wise
Decision
Separate
Games
Decisions

More quotes by Kobe Bryant

Image
My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have hair. He's almost 40, I'm 22. Seriously though, I wish people would let it be and let me just be Kobe.
Kobe Bryant
Image
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
I like playing for the purple and gold. This is where I want to finish up.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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
You have to be true to who you are.
Kobe Bryant
Image
You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are.
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
Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to.
Kobe Bryant
Image
Once you know what it is in life that you want to do, then the world basically becomes your library. Everything you view, you can view from that perspective, which makes everything a learning asset for you.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do.
Kobe Bryant
Image
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.
Kobe Bryant
Image
When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.
Kobe Bryant