70 Kobe Bryant Quotes to Inspire You to Channel That ‘Mamba Mentality’ and Be the Best You Can Be
Some of my favs from this article:
- “After all, greatness is not for everybody.”
- “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.”
- “The beauty of coaching is growing the players from the ground up. That journey continues.”
- “A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness.”
- “I saw you come in and I wanted you to know that it doesn’t matter how hard you work, that I’m willing to work harder than you.”
- “The important thing is that your teammates have to know you’re pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.”
- “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.”
- “Everything negative—pressure, challenges—is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
- “Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.”
- “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great at whatever they want to do.”
- “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.”
- “You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly.”
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