616 Quotes by Kobe Bryant

I had to organize things. So I created the ‘Black Mamba.’ So Kobe has to deal with these issues, all the personal challenges. The Black Mamba steps on the court and does what he does. I’m destroying everybody that steps on the court.

Everything negative—pressure, challenges—is all an opportunity for me to rise.

I realized that intimidation didn’t really exist if you’re in the right frame of mind.

There’s no need to get too crazy or bent out of shape. There are still challenges every day. But I’m still having fun. I was born to play this game. I still love it.

This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me and in front of me.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain—it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I have to sit there and face myself and tell myself ‘You are a failure,’ I think that is almost worse than dying.

The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win.

The message was that if you want to win championships, you have to let people focus on what they do best while you focus on what you do best. For me, that was rebounding, runningthe floor, and blocking shots.