Top 120 Kobe Bryant Quotes (2023 Update)
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101. “It’s disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There’s no bravado to any of it; it’s just a disgusting little trick.”

— Kobe Bryant

102. “I love the weather, I love my ’63 droptop Impala, I love the 405, and I love my guys.”

— Kobe Bryant

103. “I enjoy playing at the heart of it is just a kid who really loves playing the game of basketball.”

— Kobe Bryant

104. “If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do.”

— Kobe Bryant

105. “I don’t have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore.”

— Kobe Bryant

106. “I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an ‘older’ young man.”

— Kobe Bryant

107. “At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area.”

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

109. “I had some shots that I felt like I should’ve made; I just didn’t make them. I’m not going to shoot the ball great every night.”

— Kobe Bryant

110. “Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.”

— Kobe Bryant

111. “Pooper scooper? Yeah, I’ve done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to.”

— Kobe Bryant

112. “This is an award I couldn’t have won on my own. I can’t thank these guys enough. These are my guys, these are my brothers.”

— Kobe Bryant

113. “I’m going to be the Will Smith of the NBA.”

— Kobe Bryant

114. “It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs; we will. And when we get there, I have no fear of anyone.”

— Kobe Bryant

115. “When everyone else was thinking it was time for bed, his mind was telling him it’s time to get ahead of the competition.”

— Kobe Bryant

116. “The only aspect that can’t change, though, is that obsession.”

— Kobe Bryant

117. “We’re grown ass men, you don’t need to be falling all over the place.”

— Kobe Bryant

118. “One of the main takeaways was that you have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light. Meaning: It takes a lot of work to be successful, and people will celebrate that success, will celebrate that flash and.”

— Kobe Bryant

119. “I was shooting 45 times a game. What was I supposed to do? Pass it into Chris Mihm & Kwame Brown?”

— Kobe Bryant

120. “The message was that if you want to win championships, you have to let people focus on what they do best while you focus on what you do best. For him, that was rebounding, running the floor, and blocking shots.”

— Kobe Bryant

121. “I wasn’t willing to sacrifice my game, but I also wasn’t willing to sacrifice my family time. So I decided to sacrifice sleep, and that was that.”

— Kobe Bryant

122. “It’s hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I’m talking to them.”

— Kobe Bryant

123. “I’ve got four dogs, and I just don’t do dog doo. I’m a diva when it comes to that.”

— Kobe Bryant

124. “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 sneakers, but we’re just talking about clothes.”

— Kobe Bryant

125. “What I mean by that is: if I wanted to implement something new into my game, I’d see it and try incorporating it immediately. I wasn’t scared of missing, looking bad, or being embarrassed. That’s because I always kept the end result, the long game, in my mind. I always focused on the fact that I had to try something to get it, and once I got it, I’d have another tool in my arsenal. If the price was a lot of work and a few missed shots, I was OK with that.”

— Kobe Bryant

126. “Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I’m pretty sure we both know what we’re doing.”

— Kobe Bryant

127. “Eeew, I’d be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there – and Google themselves? That’s kind of weird.”

— Kobe Bryant

128. “I’m a scorer, not a triple-double player.”

— Kobe Bryant

129. “Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I’m still trying to figure it out.”

— Kobe Bryant

130. “We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren’t really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.”

— Kobe Bryant

131. “For us to be the team that got him that historic 10th championship is special for us.”

— Kobe Bryant

132. “As a kid, I would work tirelessly on adding elements to my game. I would see something I liked in person or on film, go practice it immediately, practice it more the next day, and then go out and use it. By the time I reached the league, I had a short learning curve. I could see something, download it, and have it down pat.”

— Kobe Bryant

133. “It’s just a matter of getting those legs back.”

— Kobe Bryant