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
What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection.
I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can.
You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.
If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.
I'm chasing perfection.
Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.
I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.
I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi.
If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.
I mean, it's tough to make the jump, ... So you know, the person's going to be faced with a lot of challenges, some ups and some downs...I can't speak on behalf of other players, but I can only speak on behalf of myself. And in that situation, you know, it was best for me to skip college and go straight to the pros. It worked out well.
I know this city is used to championships, and I am as well. But it's one step at a time, and this is a step in that direction.
I'm proud of us. We came back and played hard. We got into a big hole in the first quarter but we were able to fight back. Late in the fourth quarter, we were able to make a push and give ourselves an opportunity to win the game. Both teams played hard, it's a shame somebody had to lose.
I'm just sick and tired of talking about it. It's been two years. Enough is enough.
It's such a learning curve. Once you start getting it, it usually comes at the end of the season. Everybody is pretty much in rhythm and in tune with one another, and then you start playing better.