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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
Basketball Player
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Philadelphia
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Kobe Bean Bryant
Black Mamba
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It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace - I'd play anywhere.
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There's a through line that connects all of us.
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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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The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you could have done more, and to be brutally honest and self critical, which is very hard to do. It's easy, and human nature is to just blame somebody else. It's very, very hard to self assess.
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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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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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I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.
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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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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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I was an idiot when I was a kid.
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People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.
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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.
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I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi.
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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings
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I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.
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I've been watching Messi for some time now, and his ability to decide games and keep possession of the ball is amazing.
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My brain cannot process failure... It WILL not process failure
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You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.
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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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