Mindset Quote by George Kittle

I mean, Kobe was my favorite player growing up.

— Jordan Poole

I grew up a huge fan of Kobe.

— Julius Randle

I grew up being a Kobe fan, of course.

— Brandon Ingram

When you think about Kobe it's, 'No excuse. Nothing can put your mind off what you love to do.' It's the Mamba mentality, for…

— Nikola Jokic

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

— Aaron Gordon

Kobe was like a brother to me, for sure.

— Trevor Ariza

I played against Kobe a lot when I was in high school during the summers, even in college, just being that guy in L.A.…

— DeMar DeRozan

Kobe was my favorite player from just the way he went about competition. He was so skilled, but his mindset and his approach were…

— Julius Randle

I grew up - obviously I'm from Philly, where Kobe is from, so we grew up idolizing Kobe. He meant everything to us.

— Markieff Morris

Kobe meant a lot to me growing up.

— Zion Williamson

Growing up in L.A., Kobe was my idol, really.

— Nick Young

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