Kobe Bryant left us too soon. I still remember the day of the plane crash, and how social media and news channels were blowing up with the news of his death. It didn’t feel real and felt like one of those hoaxes. Calling him a legend even feels like an understatement, but I hope this compilation of famous Kobe Bryant quotes can pay him the tribute he deserves.
Kobe Bryant’s accomplishments were truly awe-inspiring and enviable at the same time. He was a five-time NBA champion, five-time New York Times bestselling author, 18-time All-Star, League MVP and two-time Finals MVP, and two-time Olympic gold medal winner. On top of that, he was the first professional athlete to win an Oscar for the Best Animated Short Film, “Dear Basketball”, which he produced.
Not just basketball, he was magnificent and powerful with his words too. His quotes and sayings are truly inspirational and motivational. We have compiled a list of the best Kobe Bryant quotes that are bound to make you feel emotional and inspired at the same time.
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40+ Inspirational Kobe Bryant Quotes That Proves He’ll Always Be A Legend
Kobe Bryant Quotes About Life
1. “I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.”
2. “Everything negative — pressure, challenges — is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
3. “Despite fear, finish the job.”
4. “The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.”
5. “Take it all in. Sit back and watch and listen and hear all the hate that’s being thrown at us and remember every person that’s kicking you when you’re down, because next year it ain’t gonna be this way. Appreciate it now. Let it sit in now, because revenge is sweet and it’s quick.”
6. “I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.”
7. “The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.”
8. “I realized that intimidation didn’t really exist if you’re in the right frame of mind.”
Kobe Bryant Quotes About Hard Work
9. “The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win”
10. “I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.”
11. “I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.”
12. “Rest at the end, not at the middle.”
13. “If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.”
14. “The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.”
15. “Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change.”
16. “Being passive aggressive in this competition means you’re fine with simply going with the flow and unwilling to disturb the calm waters of the game to accomplish your goals.”
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Kobe Bryant Quotes About Success
17. “Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.”
18. “If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be.”
19. “My brain, it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I have to sit there and face myself and tell myself ‘you are a failure,’ I think that is almost worse than dying.”
20. “Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
21. “After all, greatness is not for everybody.”
22. “Use your success, wealth, and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose.”
23. “From the beginning, I wanted to be the best. I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best.”
24. “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 me, that was rebounding, running the floor, and blocking shots.”
Kobe Bryant Quotes About Love And Family
25. “My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.”
26. “Friends can come and go, but banners hang forever.”
27. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.”
28. “That’s all the beauty of it: having the persistence and determination to work through things — very, very tough things — and we’ve been able to do that.”
29. “Be thankful that you’ve been given that gift because girls are amazing. I would have five more girls if I could. I’m a girl dad.”
30. “I can be an absolute teddy bear when I’m at home with my family.”
31. “You got to do what you love to do. I love telling stories. I love inspiring kids or providing them with tools that are going to help them.”
32. “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.”
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Kobe Bryant Quotes About Happiness
33. “Happiness is such a beautiful journey. It has its ups and downs, whether it’s in marriage or whether it’s in a career. Things are never perfect, but through love, you continue to persevere, and you move through them, you move through them. And then through that storm, a beautiful sun emerges, and inevitably, another storm comes. And guess what? You ride that one out too. So, I think love is a sort of determination, a persistence to go through the good times and the bad times with someone or something you truly love.”
34. “May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.”
35. “Walk until the darkness is a memory and you become the sun on the next traveler’s horizon.”
36. “Have a good time. Enjoy life. 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.”
37. “I see the beauty in getting up in the morning and being in pain because I know all the hard work that it took to get to this point. So, I’m not, I’m not sad about [retiring]. I’m very appreciative of what I’ve had.”
38. “People say bad things about you in the paper on Monday, and then on Wednesday, you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread. I’ve seen that cycle, so why would I be nervous about it happening?”
39. “Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache.”
40. “There’s no need to get too crazy or bent out of shape. There are still challenges every day. But I’m still having fun. I was born to play this game. I still love it.”
41. “You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly.”
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It will always be hard to forget a person like Kobe Bryant, and it isn’t just because he was a gifted and legendary basketball player; it was also because of how he was as a person. He was not just a great basketball player, he was also a phenomenal father, son, and husband to his family. His death will never feel okay, but his legacy is here to stay for generations to come.
Which of these Kobe Bryant quotes did you resonate with the most? Let us know your favorites in the comments down below!
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