Top 150 Kobe Bryant Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “I feel like I just returned a 100-yard kickoff in the last two minutes of the Super Bowl to win it all, only to have my run called back by a flag on the play.”

— Kobe Bryant

102. “It doesn’t matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace – I’d play anywhere.”

— Kobe Bryant

103. “Teach players the game at an early age and stop treating them like cash cows for everyone to profit off of.”

— Kobe Bryant

104. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

107. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

110. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

113. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

115. “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

116. “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

117. “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

118. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

120. “May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.”

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

— Kobe Bryant

123. “What separates great players from all-time great players is their ability to self-assess, diagnose weaknesses, and turn those flaws into strengths.”

— Kobe Bryant

124. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

127. “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

128. “Good coaches, however, teach you how to think and arm you with the fundamental tools necessary to execute properly.”

— Kobe Bryant

129. “I think the definition of greatness is to inspire the people next to you.”

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

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

— Kobe Bryant

133. “Have a good time. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile and just keep on rolling.”

— Kobe Bryant

134. “Walk until the darkness is a memory and you become the sun on the next traveler’s horizon.”

— Kobe Bryant

135. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

137. “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

138. “I never felt outside pressure. I knew what I wanted to accomplish, and I knew how much work it took to achieve those goals. I then put in the work and trusted in it. Besides, the expectations I placed on myself were higher than what anyone expected from me.”

— Kobe Bryant

139. “The only way I was able to pick up details on the court, to be aware of the minutiae on the hardwood, was by training my mind to do that off the court and focusing on every detail in my daily life. By reading, by paying attention in class and in practice, by working, I strengthened my focus. By doing all of that, I strengthened my ability to be present and not have a wandering mind.”

— Kobe Bryant

140. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

142. “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

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

— Kobe Bryant

144. “From the beginning, I wanted to be the best. I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best. I never needed any external forces to motivate me.”

— Kobe Bryant

145. “After all, greatness is not for everybody.”

— Kobe Bryant

146. “One of the qualities that has made Kobe so successful, and always will, is his attention to detail. He always used to tell us: if you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more.”

— Kobe Bryant

147. “Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them.”

— Kobe Bryant

148. “If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. Pain doesn’t telle you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back beacuse it knows if you continue you will change” -.”

— Kobe Bryant

149. “One of the main takeaways was that you have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light. Meaning:.”

— Kobe Bryant

150. “You have to enter every activity, every single time, with a want and need to do it to the best of your ability.”

— Kobe Bryant