616 Quotes by Kobe Bryant

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.

We're playing good basketball, but the playoffs are all about preparation. We're just going to go out there and play.

I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson. I just know what he's about. He's a steady basketball player, rarely makes mistakes on the floor.

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.

It is what it is. We came out, gave a good effort. They executed better, knocked down more shots and won the game.

People look at my competitive spirit, and they automatically attach it to the thing that's most similar, most easily recognizable, which is Michael [Jordan's] competitive spirit. I'm different. I enjoy building. I enjoy the process of putting the puzzle together, and then the byproduct of that, the consequence of that, is beating somebody. That becomes the cherry on top, the icing on the cake.

We've been joking with him because he's gotten extremely close in a bunch of games. He's in a great rhythm. He knows where shots are coming from, he knows where the assists are coming from, how to set the table. It's fun to watch.

I was very familiar with him and Eddie (Jones) and Rick Brunson, ... I just know what he's about. He's a steady basketball player, rarely makes mistakes on the floor.

Once you open your eyes and start looking around you, you start picking up things that are very obvious.