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Basketball Quotes

"I had to organize things. So I created the ‘Black Mamba.’ So Kobe has to deal with these issues, all the personal challenges. The Black Mamba steps on the court and does what he does. I’m destroying everybody that steps on the court."

"I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."

"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."

"If I wanted to play, I’d still be playing for the Lakers. The health thing I could’ve figured out—I just don’t want to play anymore."

"Every game, every practice is a chance to honor the James name"

"I’ve always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I’m going to make the next one"

"There’s been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that’s simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we’ve won when I score 10.“"

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

"I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."

"I want to learn how to become the best basketball player in the world. And if I’m going to learn that, I gotta learn from the best. Kids go to school to be doctors or lawyers, so forth and so on and that’s where they study. My place to study is from the be"

"Basketball is not just a sport; it’s a way to connect with people and inspire others."

"I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em."

"The beauty of basketball, like the beauty of anything, is in the eye of the beholder."

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