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Kobe Bryant

(1978–2020) Professional Athlete

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Kobe Bryant was a professional athlete, best known for Geese Are Never Swans.

Quick Facts About Kobe Bryant

Born: August 23, 1978
Died: January 26, 2020
Profession: Professional Athlete
Notable works: Geese Are Never Swans

About Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning five NBA championships and two gold medals on the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams. Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", Bryant is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kobe Bryant

If you don't believe in yourself...nobo dy else will.

Believe

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I don't just try to score. The challenge is elevating my teammates to be able to win a championship.

Able

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I'm going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.

Funny

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There's certain companies that line up with what the brand represents. There are other things that are more investment-focused.

Brands

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If I panic, everyone else panics.

Anxiety

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You have to be true to who you are.

Be true to who you are

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It really doesn't matter to me. We're just talking about clothes. I can understand what the NBA is trying to do. I…

Basketball

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In the pressure situations. You can try to avoid contact, because you dont want to go to the FT line in those…

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I play for my own love and enjoyment of the game. And to win. Thats what I play for. Most of the…

Love

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When you start training camp, you're building the tools necessary to win a championship. You have to have the patience.

Building

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I don't know if it was the days off or whatever, but we just weren't in rhythm. You can probably blame it…

Locker room

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If you make it, great. If you miss it, what's there to be afraid of?

Fear

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They are the best team in the league right now. There's not much more to say about what makes them tough --versatility,…

Learning

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There's a much bigger world out there.

Bigger

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When you have empathy toward your opponents, it helps you destroy them quicker. Because you understand exactly who they are. You understand…

Buttons

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Everybody has a different journey.

Different

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The party's just getting started. This is where the fun starts.

Basketball

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We're a team that doesn't get down when we get blown out. We've been blown out a bunch of times this season.…

Time

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I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here.…

Basketball

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My role is to make sure we're moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists and providing leadership.

Basketball

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I feel like I just returned a 100-yard kickoff in the last two minutes of the Super Bowl to win it all,…

Bowls

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I played T-Mac. I cooked him. Roasted him. Wasn't even close.

Badass

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Thank god, I'm not from this world,

God

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What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection... and if I don't get it, I'm going to get this close.

Chasing

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If they want to win right now, I'm all for it. That's all I said the whole time. If you want to…

Basketball

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