Always Quote by Channing Frye

Kobe taught people how to work hard, he taught you how to work hard. He gave you the blueprint of what you should do…

— Patrick Beverley

“They're talking about Kobe and how great it is that he's playing with the team. Well, isn't that what you're supposed to do? Now…

— Jack McCallum

Even in practice, me and Kobe get into it every day. I do my best to challenge him. He's still going to be Kobe,…

— Nick Young

A lot of motivational speakers - players, coaches, or whatever - they kind of speak in these kind of age-old mantras, or cliches or…

— Jason Kelce

It was great to be in the gym with Kobe. He's so particular about the game and... why and how things work. That's one…

— Kyle Kuzma

Kobe is probably an idol for so many players. He was such a great player so you wanted to be like Kobe. He's a…

— Nikola Jokic

Whatever you see in games, Kobe demands more in practice.

— Vlade Divac

“They're talking about Kobe and how great it is that he's playing with the team. Well, isn't that what you're supposed to do? Now…

— Jack McCallum

One of the things I learned from Kobe: You focus on what you're dealing with now.

— Julius Randle

When you played Kobe, it was something different. When you went to L.A., you made sure your shoes were tied extra tight. You made…

— Channing Frye

Being a Cali kid and growing up watching him play, everybody wanted to be like Kobe. He was a special player.

— Aaron Gordon

He reminds me of Michael Jordan. "You look and they have similar games where they want to lead their team to victory, no matter…

— LeBron James