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Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He won five NBA championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) and earned the NBA Finals MVP Award twice (2009, 2010). more Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. He won five NBA championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) and earned the NBA Finals MVP Award twice (2009, 2010). Bryant was an 18-time All-Star and scored 81 points in a single game against the Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006, the second-highest point total in NBA history. He also won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018 for "Dear Basketball." Bryant retired in 2016, ending his career with 33,643 points, placing him fourth on the NBA all-time scoring list at that time. less

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"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."
Tags: Life philosophy, Control, Personal responsibility, Self-motivation, Personal identity
"When you make a choice and say, ‘Come hell or high water, I am going to be this,’ then you should not be surprised when you are that. It should not be something that is intoxicating or out of character because you have seen this moment for so long that—whe"
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"The biggest dreams aren’t fueled by belief. They’re fueled by doubt."
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"I never needed any external forces to motivate me."
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"It’s not about the number of hours you practice, it’s about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice."
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"We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal."
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"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 al"
Tags: Motivation, Perseverance, Self-awareness, Mental health, Self-doubt
"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."
Tags: Dedication, Commitment, Selflessness, Teamwork, Sportsmanship
"Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No ‘almost.’"
Tags: Motivation, Success, Perseverance, Determination, Winning
"Sports is such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me—camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences."
Tags: Personal growth, Life lessons, Humility, Teamwork, Sports
"The topic of leadership is a touchy one. 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."
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"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."
Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Determination, Ambition, Independence
"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,’"
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"I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose."
Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Self-awareness, Learning
"The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful."
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