Quotes from Kobe Bryant

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges; it doesn't make any sense to do it.

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.

The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

I focus on one thing and one thing only--that's trying to win as many championships as I can.

It doesn't matter to me what place I get traded to. If I was traded someplace -- I'd play anywhere.

I'm chasing perfection.

I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones.

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.

I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

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.

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

Everybody shut up. Let us work.

Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.

It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.

Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.

My brain cannot process failure... It WILL not process failure

You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.