Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryantis an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and ranks third on both the league's all-time regular season scoring and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth23 August 1978
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.
He shouldn't have been in the NBA, but we were too cheap to pay for a point guard.
Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.
We're grown ass men, you don't need to be falling all over the place.
I feel like I just returned a 100-yard kickoff in the last two minutes of the Super Bowl to win it all, only to have my run called back by a flag on the play.
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.
I don't set out to make a really hot shoe, I set out to make a product that is true to where I am.
I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi.
It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice
If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear
Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.
Listen to how everyone is talking about you. You have to use it as fuel for motivation.