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He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard.
Kobe Bryant
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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
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You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.
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You want a CEO that understands they need to build a team around them that's sharper and smarter than they are.
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It's hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them.
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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 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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What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings
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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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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.
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I feel like I just returned a 100-yard kickoff in the last two minutes of the Super Bowl to win it all, only to have my run called back by a flag on the play.
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My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
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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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It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.
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Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots ... I fell in love with you.
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There's certain companies that line up with what the brand represents. There are other things that are more investment-focused.
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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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Isn't the basis of a democracy to send somebody to Washington to bring something back for you? ... It isn't?
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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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I think that game is a testament to what happens when you put no ceiling to what you're capable of doing.
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You have to be true to who you are.
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