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
We wanted to win the game, the game was in the bag, it was in the refrigerator. There was no reason for me to go back in.
We're starting to play with more of a purpose now, and a clear concept of what we're trying to accomplish out there.
We're more than good. It's beyond comprehension. That's my guy. We go out on the road. After games, we sit and talk. We review film on the plane. That's why it bothers me when somebody says something like that.
We're pleased with the way we played. We feel good.
We're just not going to do it, period.
We're a young team. We tend to be very up and down, which you expect with a young team. Sometimes we play extremely well, sometimes we don't. The main thing is when you go through stretches when you don't play very well is to try to stop the bleeding before it starts bleeding profusely.
We are a young team and we played extremely well tonight. We just take it game by game and we are starting to see more success.
We played hard tonight. Even the last two games that we lost on the road, we played hard. We just did not come through down the stretch of the game. Tonight was no different. We are a physical team and we got after them a little bit. All around, it was a good victory.
We played hard at both ends of the court. It's a great accomplishment for us. I'm excited more than anything.
We executed a lot better in the second quarter. Defensively we did a great job. We played hard. Lamar had a great game.
We have to understand that we're not playing for right now; we're playing for the long haul. It's important to be patient. It will come.
We just didn't execute. We need to man up and not make excuses.
We had mental lapses in the fourth quarter. It comes from us not playing together for a long time. It comes from inexperience.
We've made some significant strides. I look for us to make more significant strides. We're not in a position where we're playing our best basketball.