43 Famous quotes and sayings by Kobe Bryant. Here are the best Kobe Bryant quotes to read that will motivate you to strive harder to achieve your dreams and goals. Kobe Bean Bryant is a known professional American basketball player, shooting-guard, and played his entire 20 season career over the Los Angeles Lakers team within the National Basketball Association. From high school, he entered the NBA directly and won five championships. May these quotes by Kobe Bryant inspire you in reaching whatever your dreams and to become successful in everything you do. Share these quotes from Kobe Bryant with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. Everything negative pressure and challenges are all an opportunity for me to rise. - Kobe Bryant
2. This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me and in front of me. - Kobe Bryant
3. I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. - Kobe Bryant
4. The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. - Kobe Bryant
5. Dedication sees dreams come true. - Kobe Bryant
6. Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts. - Kobe Bryant
7. If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. - Kobe Bryant
8. I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. - Kobe Bryant
9. The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win. - Kobe Bryant
10. Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success. - Kobe Bryant
11. People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning. - Kobe Bryant
12. I draw from the crowd a lot. - Kobe Bryant
13. I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it. - Kobe Bryant
14. I realized that intimidation didn’t really exist if you’re in the right frame of mind. - Kobe Bryant
15. We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. - Kobe Bryant
16. If I panic, everyone else panics. - Kobe Bryant
17. 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. - Kobe Bryant
18. I’m extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. It’s not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can. - Kobe Bryant
19. If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you. - Kobe Bryant
20. One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone. - Kobe Bryant
21. My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. - Kobe Bryant
22. Boos don't block dunks. - Kobe Bryant
23. The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment. - Kobe Bryant
24. I'm chasing perfection. - Kobe Bryant
25. Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. - Kobe Bryant
26. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear. - Kobe Bryant
27. The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful. - Kobe Bryant
28. Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change. - Kobe Bryant
29. Despite fear, finish the job. - Kobe Bryant
30. I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can. - Kobe Bryant
31. Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose. - Kobe Bryant
32. I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular. - Kobe Bryant
33. If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be. - Kobe Bryant
34. I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it. - Kobe Bryant
35. It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you or don’t. So don’t take it lightly. - Kobe Bryant
36. We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal. - Kobe Bryant
37. The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real. - Kobe Bryant
38. My brain cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, You’re a failure, I think that’s almost worse than death. - Kobe Bryant
39. Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache. - Kobe Bryant
40. Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones. - Kobe Bryant
41. 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. - Kobe Bryant
42. 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. - Kobe Bryant
43. 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. - Kobe Bryant
1. Everything negative pressure and challenges are all an opportunity for me to rise. - Kobe Bryant
2. This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me and in front of me. - Kobe Bryant
3. I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. - Kobe Bryant
4. The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. - Kobe Bryant
5. Dedication sees dreams come true. - Kobe Bryant
6. Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts. - Kobe Bryant
7. If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. - Kobe Bryant
8. I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. - Kobe Bryant
9. The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win. - Kobe Bryant
10. Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success. - Kobe Bryant
11. People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning. - Kobe Bryant
12. I draw from the crowd a lot. - Kobe Bryant
13. I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it. - Kobe Bryant
14. I realized that intimidation didn’t really exist if you’re in the right frame of mind. - Kobe Bryant
15. We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. - Kobe Bryant
16. If I panic, everyone else panics. - Kobe Bryant
17. 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. - Kobe Bryant
18. I’m extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. It’s not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can. - Kobe Bryant
19. If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you. - Kobe Bryant
20. One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone. - Kobe Bryant
21. My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. - Kobe Bryant
22. Boos don't block dunks. - Kobe Bryant
23. The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment. - Kobe Bryant
24. I'm chasing perfection. - Kobe Bryant
25. Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. - Kobe Bryant
26. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear. - Kobe Bryant
27. The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful. - Kobe Bryant
28. Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change. - Kobe Bryant
29. Despite fear, finish the job. - Kobe Bryant
30. I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can. - Kobe Bryant
31. Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose. - Kobe Bryant
32. I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular. - Kobe Bryant
33. If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be. - Kobe Bryant
34. I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it. - Kobe Bryant
35. It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you or don’t. So don’t take it lightly. - Kobe Bryant
36. We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal. - Kobe Bryant
37. The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real. - Kobe Bryant
38. My brain cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, You’re a failure, I think that’s almost worse than death. - Kobe Bryant
39. Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache. - Kobe Bryant
40. Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones. - Kobe Bryant
41. 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. - Kobe Bryant
42. 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. - Kobe Bryant
43. 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. - Kobe Bryant