Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020) was a former professional basketball player who played for 20 years in the NBA Lakers, where he won 5 championships. He recently passed away from a helicopter accident along with 8 other people, including his daughter Gianna Maria..
Here are his best phrases. You may also be interested in these basketball phrases or these from Michael Jordan.
-If you don't believe in yourself then no one else will.
-I can't relate to lazy people. We do not speak the same language. I do not understand them. I don't want to understand them.
-The most important thing is to try to inspire people, so that they can be great at what they want to do..
-All the negative, pressure, challenges, for me it is an opportunity to grow.
-If you are afraid of failing, you will probably fail.
-People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.
-I focus on one thing, trying to win all the championships I can..
-I am not the most patient of people.
-I'm looking for perfection.
-I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, giving water to a teammate, or shooting the winning shot.
-What people see on the court is another part of me, not me.
-The important thing is that your colleagues know that you are pulling for them and that you want them to be successful..
-Sports are a great teacher. I think about everything they have taught me: friendship, humility, how to resolve differences.
-Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.
-My parents are my backbone. They still are. They are the only group that would support you if you scored zero or forty.
-I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I just want to be Kobe Bryant.
-Can I jump on two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and the intelligence. As a child growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on the fundamentals because I know that athletic form is fleeting.
-At Christmas I am going to open presents with my children. I'm going to take pictures of them opening presents. Then I'll go to the Staples Center and get ready for work.
-I have doubts about myself. I have insecurities. I am afraid of failure. I have nights when on the court I feel like “my back hurts”, “my ankles hurt”, “I just want to rest”. We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you don't capitulate to it. You hug it.
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