90+ Kobe Bryant Quotes To Inspiring Insights by a Legend

90+ Best Kobe Bryant Quotes

Kobe Bryant also known as the Black Mamba was a five-time world champion and one of the top five NBA players. He passed away on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles. He was 41 years old at the time of his death. Kobe was not only a sports icon but also an iconic businessman, and venture capitalist who owned brands in the sports industry and invested in different businesses ranging from media, data, gaming, and technology.

Kobe Bryant was regarded as one of the most renowned basketball players and scorers of all time. He won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, and the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). So let us take a look at these beautiful quotes, which have given hope to people and shown them the right direction for living life.

Kobe Bryant Quotes

"Dedication sees dreams come true. - Kobe Bryant"

1. "It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them."

2. "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."

3. "If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail."

4. "Dedication makes dreams come true."

5. "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"

6. "The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win. - Kobe Bryant"

7. "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 ... when that moment comes, of course, it is here because it has been here the whole time because it has been [in your mind] the whole time. - Kobe Bryant"

8. "I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury -- unless it's completely debilitating -- I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming. - Kobe Bryant"

9. "Everything negative -- pressure, challenges -- is all an opportunity for me to rise. - Kobe Bryant"

10. "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"

11. "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"

12. "The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do. - Kobe Bryant"

13. "I've played with IVs before, during, and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place. - Kobe Bryant"

14. "The last time I was intimidated was when I was 6 years old in karate class. I was an orange belt and the instructor ordered me to fight a black belt who was a couple of years older and a lot bigger. I was scared s--less. I mean, I was terrified and he kicked my ass. But then I realized he didn't kick my ass as bad as I thought he was going to and that there was nothing really to be afraid of. That was around the time I realized that intimidation didn't really exist if you're in the right frame of mind. - Kobe Bryant"

15. "Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success. - Kobe Bryant"

16. "When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain, 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"

17. "Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts. - Kobe Bryant"

18. "I realized that intimidation didn't really exist if you're in the right frame of mind. - Kobe Bryant"

19. "Im reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. - Kobe Bryant"

20. "Im 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"

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"

Kobe Bryant Quotes About Life

"If youre afraid to fail, then youre probably going to fail. - Kobe Bryant"

22. "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"

23. "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"

24. "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"

25. "We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it. - Kobe Bryant"

26. "My brain . . . it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, You are a failure . . . I think that's almost worse than death. - Kobe Bryant"

27. "The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment. - Kobe Bryant"

28. "A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. - Kobe Bryant"

29. "The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win. - Kobe Bryant"

30. "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. - Kobe Bryant"

31. "The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you're here and you are for real.  - Kobe Bryant"

32. "Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache. - Kobe Bryant"

33, "We can always kind of be average and do what's normal. I'm not in this to do what's normal. - Kobe Bryant   "

34. "Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones. - Kobe Bryant   "

35. "It's the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you're done. So don't take it lightly. - Kobe Bryant   " 

Kobe Bryant's Quotes on Success

"After all, greatness is not for everybody. - Kobe Bryant"

36. "I see the beauty in getting up in the morning and being in pain because I know all the hard work that it took to get to this point. So, I'm not, I'm not sad about [retiring]. I'm very appreciative of what I've had. - Kobe Bryant"

37. "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. - Kobe Bryant"

38. "May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it's a hard one. - Kobe Bryant"

39. "We psych ourselves up too much. Like if you try to talk yourself into, Oh, this is a big moment, this is a big shot, you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself. You shot that shot hundreds and thousands of times. Just shoot another one. - Kobe Bryant"

40. "There's nothing truly to be afraid of, when you think about it, because I've failed before, and I woke up the next morning, and I'm OK. - Kobe Bryant"

41. "People say bad things about you in the paper on Monday, and then on Wednesday, you're the greatest thing since sliced bread. I've seen that cycle, so why would I be nervous about it happening? - Kobe Bryant"

42. "There's a big misconception where people thinking winning or success comes from everybody putting their arms around each other and singing kumbaya and patting them on the back when they mess up, and that's just not reality. If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable. - Kobe Bryant"

43. "If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. - Kobe Bryant"

44. "The beauty of coaching is growing the players from the ground up. That journey continues. - Kobe Bryant"

45. "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"

46. "I want to learn how to become the best basketball player in the world. And if I'm going to learn that, I gotta learn from the best. Kids go to school to be doctors or lawyers, and so forth, and so on and that's where they study. My place to study is the best. - Kobe Bryant"

47. "I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have a 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"

48. "These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. - Kobe Bryant"

49. "I want to see if I can. I don't know if I can. I want to find out. I want to see it. I'm going to do what I always do: I'm going to break it down to its smallest form, and smallest detail, and go after it. Day by day, one day at a time. - Kobe Bryant"

50. "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"

51. "When I have the chance to guard Michael Jordan, I want to guard him. I want him. It's the ultimate challenge. - Kobe Bryant"

52. "A lot of people say they want to be great, but they're not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. - Kobe Bryant"

53. "Its hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them. - Kobe Bryant"

54. "From the beginning, I wanted to be the best. I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best. - Kobe Bryant"

55. "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"

56. "I never needed any external forces to motivate me. - Kobe Bryant"

Kobe Bryant's Quotes on Leadership

"Pain doesnt 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"

57. "Losing is losing. There aren't different degrees of losing. You either win a championship or your s**t. It's very black and white to me. - Kobe Bryant"

58. "You guys know how I am. I don't forget anything. - Kobe Bryant"

59. "I saw you come in and I wanted you to know that it doesn't matter how hard you work, that Im willing to work harder than you. - Kobe Bryant"

60. "Im 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"

61. "Leadership is lonely. I'm not going to be afraid of confrontation to get us to where we need to go. - Kobe Bryant"

62. "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"

63. "Have a good time. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile and just keep on rolling. - Kobe Bryant"

64. "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"

65. "Everything negative pressure challenges all an opportunity for me to rise. - Kobe Bryant"

66. "I realized that intimidation didn't really exist if you're in the right frame of mind. - Kobe Bryant"

67. "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"

68. "This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me and in front of me. - Kobe Bryant"

69. "Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses. - Kobe Bryant"

70. "When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain 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"

71. "The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win. - Kobe Bryant"

72. "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, running the floor, and blocking shots. - Kobe Bryant"

73. "If I wanted to play, I'd still be playing for the Lakers. - Kobe Bryant"

74. "The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do. - Kobe Bryant"

75. "The last time I was intimidated was when I was six years old in karate class. I was an orange belt and the instructor ordered me to fight a black belt who was a couple of years older and a lot bigger. I was scared s**tless. I mean, I was terrified and he kicked my a**. But then I realized he didn't kick my a** as bad as I thought he was going to and that there was nothing really to be afraid of. - Kobe Bryant"

76. "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 when that moment comes, of course, it is here because it has been here the whole time because it has been [in your mind] the whole time. - Kobe Bryant"

77. "Be sad. Be mad. Be frustrated. Scream. Cry. Sulk. When you wake up you will think it was just a nightmare only to realize it's all too real. You will be angry and wish for the day back, the game back, that playback. But reality gives nothing back and nor should you. - Kobe Bryant"

78. "I've shot too much from the time I was eight years old. But too much is a matter of perspective. Some people thought Mozart had too many notes in his compositions. Let me put it this way: I entertain people who say I shoot too much. I find it very interesting. Going back to Mozart, he responded to critics by saying there were neither too many notes nor too few. There were as many as necessary. - Kobe Bryant"

79. "I love that kids are building confidence on and off the court and unlocking their potential through sport. - Kobe Bryant"

80. "I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant. - Kobe Bryant"

81. "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"

Inspirational Kobe Bryant Quotes on Hard Work

"Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones. - Kobe Bryant"

82. "Boos don't block dunks. - Kobe Bryant"

83. "The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment. - Kobe Bryant"

84. "Winning takes precedence overall. There's no gray area. No almosts. - Kobe Bryant"

85. "I don't want chumps, I don't want pushovers, and if you're a chump and a pushover, I will run over you. - Kobe Bryant"

86. "Take it all in. Sit back and watch and listen and hear all the hate that's being thrown at us and remember every person that kicked you when you're down, because next year it ain't gonna be this way. Appreciate it now. Let it sit in now because revenge is sweet and it's quick. - Kobe Bryant"

87. "Friends can come and go, but banners hang forever. - Kobe Bryant"

88. "There are certain players that I've made cry. If I can make you cry by being sarcastic, then I really don't want to play with you in the playoffs. - Kobe Bryant"

89. "You are responsible for how people remember your done. So don't take it lightly. - Kobe Bryant"

90. "I don't f**k with bees, man. Other than that, I'm not afraid of nothing. - Kobe Bryant"

91. "If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you. - Kobe Bryant"

92. "Im reflect only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. - Kobe Bryant"

93. "I got one more than Shaq. So you can take that to the bank. - Kobe Bryant"

94. "We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make a choice. 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. There are sacrifices that come along with making that decision. - Kobe Bryant"

95. "I never looked at [basketball] as work. I didn't realize it was working until my first year in the NBA. When I came around, I was surrounded by other professionals and I thought basketball was going to be everything to them, and it wasn't. And I was like, 'This is different.' I thought everybody was so obsessive about the game like me. It was like, 'No? Oh, that's hard work.' I get it now. - Kobe Bryant"

96. "We can always kind of be average and do what's normal. I'm not in this to do what's normal. - Kobe Bryant"

97. "There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10. - Kobe Bryant"

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