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We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision.

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Kobe Bryant
Age: 41 †
Born: 1978
Born: August 23
Died: 2020
Died: January 26
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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 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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Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.
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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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I was probably born a scorer, but I was made a winner. Whatever works, whatever wins championships, wins games, that's what I do.
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What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings
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We're grown ass men, you don't need to be falling all over the place.
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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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I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.
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I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming.
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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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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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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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I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
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