--- title: "14 Player Quotes By Kobe Bryant" description: "14 Player quotes by Kobe Bryant. Plus more from Kobe Bryant and more Player sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/kobe-bryant-1845_football_i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player_2700082.jpg" --- > [I'm a scorer, not a triple-double player](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/kobe-bryant-1845_football_i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player_2700082.jpg) > [The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... I said, 'Man, look, I'm going to be that one in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/the-guy-said-nba-players-are-one-in-a-million-i-said-man-look-i-m/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3d/kobe-bryant-1845_basketball_the-guy-said-nba-players-are-one-in-a-mi_1767745.jpg) > [Teach players the game at an early age and stop treating them like cash cows for everyone to profit off of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/teach-players-the-game-at-an-early-age-and-stop-treating-them-like/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/kobe-bryant-1845_age_teach-players-the-game-at-an-early-age-a_1926526.jpg) > [I'm not jumping through the gym by any means. But I don't need to be able to do that in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-m-not-jumping-through-the-gym-by-any-means-but-i-don-t-need-to-be/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/kobe-bryant-1845_able_i-m-not-jumping-through-the-gym-by-any-m_443283.jpg) > [As far as carrying the torch for the years to come, I don't know. I just want to be the best basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/as-far-as-carrying-the-torch-for-the-years-to-come-i-don-t-know-i/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/kobe-bryant-1845_ball-player_as-far-as-carrying-the-torch-for-the-yea_2228611.jpg) > [I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-m-playing-against-great-players-playing-against-the-best-in-the/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/kobe-bryant-1845_basketball_i-m-playing-against-great-players-playin_1941174.jpg) > [Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/everybody-wants-to-talk-about-nba-players-being-selfish-and-arrogant/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/kobe-bryant-1845_adversity_everybody-wants-to-talk-about-nba-player_2511605.jpg) > [I don’t want to say I’ll be back at the top of my game because everybody’s gonna think I’m crazy and it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-don-t-want-to-say-i-ll-be-back-at-the-top-of-my-game-because/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/kobe-bryant-1845_crazy_i-don-t-want-to-say-i-ll-be-back-at-the_667291.jpg) > [Horrible, terrible AAU basketball. It's stupid. It doesn't teach our kids how to play the game at all so you wind up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/horrible-terrible-aau-basketball-it-s-stupid-it-doesn-t-teach-our/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/kobe-bryant-1845_basketball_horrible-terrible-aau-basketball-it-s-st_928357.jpg) > [I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-m-here-i-m-not-going-anywhere-no-matter-what-the-injury-unless-it-s/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/kobe-bryant-1845_always_i-m-here-i-m-not-going-anywhere-no-matte_2824838.jpg) > [It's wonderful for the players. It's a huge challenge and a huge responsibility for us to get our act together, get our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/it-s-wonderful-for-the-players-it-s-a-huge-challenge-and-a-huge/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/kobe-bryant-1845_bail_it-s-wonderful-for-the-players-it-s-a-hu_1922054.jpg) > [Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/can-i-jump-over-two-or-three-guys-like-i-used-to-no-am-i-as-fast-as-i/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bea/kobe-bryant-1845_always_can-i-jump-over-two-or-three-guys-like-i_819380.jpg) > [There’s a reason why players that have multiple championships have multiple championships. There’s a certain characteristic and an understanding and knowledge and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/there-s-a-reason-why-players-that-have-multiple-championships-have/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/kobe-bryant-1845_certain_there-s-a-reason-why-players-that-have-m_1527357.jpg) > [A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/a-lot-of-times-things-get-blown-out-of-proportion-in-a-negative-light/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/kobe-bryant-1845_ability_a-lot-of-times-things-get-blown-out-of-p_492403.jpg) ## Other authors on Player ## More by Kobe Bryant > [If you don't believe in yourself...nobo dy else will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/if-you-don-t-believe-in-yourself-nobo-dy-else-will/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-don-t-just-try-to-score-the-challenge-is-elevating-my-teammates-to/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-m-going-to-be-the-will-smith-of-the-nba/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [There's certain companies that line up with what the brand represents. There are other things that are more investment-focused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/there-s-certain-companies-that-line-up-with-what-the-brand-represents/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [If I panic, everyone else panics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/if-i-panic-everyone-else-panics/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [You have to be true to who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/you-have-to-be-true-to-who-you-are/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I love my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/it-really-doesn-t-matter-to-me-we-re-just-talking-about-clothes-i-can/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [In the pressure situations. You can try to avoid contact, because you dont want to go to the FT line in those situations. Me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/in-the-pressure-situations-you-can-try-to-avoid-contact-because-you/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [I play for my own love and enjoyment of the game. And to win. Thats what I play for. Most of the time, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-play-for-my-own-love-and-enjoyment-of-the-game-and-to-win-thats/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [When you start training camp, you're building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/when-you-start-training-camp-you-re-building-the-tools-necessary-to/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [I don't know if it was the days off or whatever, but we just weren't in rhythm. You can probably blame it on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-don-t-know-if-it-was-the-days-off-or-whatever-but-we-just-weren-t/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [If you make it, great. If you miss it, what's there to be afraid of?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/if-you-make-it-great-if-you-miss-it-what-s-there-to-be-afraid-of/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [They are the best team in the league right now. There's not much more to say about what makes them tough --versatility, execution and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/they-are-the-best-team-in-the-league-right-now-there-s-not-much-more/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [There's a much bigger world out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/there-s-a-much-bigger-world-out-there/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) > [When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand what buttons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/when-you-have-empathy-toward-your-opponents-it-helps-you-destroy-them/) [Kobe Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kobe-bryant/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/player/kobe-bryant/#itemlist", "name": "14 Player Quotes By Kobe Bryant", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a scorer, not a triple-double player", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kobe Bryant" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kobe-bryant/i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/kobe-bryant-1845_football_i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player_2700082.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/kobe-bryant-1845_football_i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player_2700082.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/kobe-bryant-1845_football_i-m-a-scorer-not-a-triple-double-player_2700082.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm a scorer, not a triple-double player” — Kobe Bryant", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The guy said NBA players are one in a million, ... 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