10 Memorable Kobe Bryant Quotes To Live By
Kobe Bryant was a force to be reckoned with on and off the court. The proud girl dad loved his family even more than the game of basketball. His top-scoring…
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(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)Kobe Bryant was a force to be reckoned with on and off the court. The proud girl dad loved his family even more than the game of basketball. His top-scoring game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 where he scored 81 points is only one of the highlights of his 20-year long career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant went on to win an Oscar, he worked on community housing initiatives with his wife Vanessa Bryant, and he coached his daughter Gianna's basketball team. A devoted husband, father, and ballplayer, the world mourned when learning of his tragic passing with his daughter Gianna and seven others in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.
Here are 10 memorable quotes from the late Kobe Bryant whose memory lives on through his legacy.
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(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)"Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise." -Kobe Bryant
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(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)"Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts."
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(Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)"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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(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)"People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning."
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(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)"If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you."
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(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)"Not even in my dreams. That was something that just happened. It's tough to explain. It's just one of those things." — when he scored 81 points in a game
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(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)"I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you."
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(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)"Boos don't block dunks."
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(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)"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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(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)“I want to make sure the days that I’m away from them are days that I absolutely have to be. I’d rather be with them than doing anything else.”
