Quotes About Kobe

I love Kobe Bryant, was a Lakers fan for sure.

I'm a real mellow guy, for the most part - yeah, no, not with Kobe. By far my favorite player of all time. His career was basically my childhood.

If you mention the Lakers, you think about Kobe.

Kobe beef is not named after Kobe Bryant. Do not make this mistake.

I had an opportunity to meet Kobe and he's just an unbelievable person.

People talk about Kobe's 81-point game, the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. I saw the game. I don't care if it was 79, 81 - I just remember the game. I remember the moves. I remember the shots. I remember the beauty of it. The numbers? What he shot from the field? I don't care.

I knew Kobe pretty well and he was a guy that was always moving forward.

I would always ask Rob Pelinka what Kobe was doing to be who he was. How to get his game to the next level - how does he get that good?

Kobe beef hamburger on the menu at Nasu Blanca—are

Kobe is a unique individual and he is very headstrong.

Kobe's dedication to the game is unreal. And I mean that in the truest sense... it was literally unbelievable.

The analogy we use around here sometimes, and I think it's accurate, is if a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms that doesn't make them Kobe Bryant.

I've always been impressed by Kobe's resilience and ironclad self-confidence. Unlike Shaq, who was often plagued by self-doubt, Kobe never let such thoughts cross his mind. If someone set the bar at ten feet, he'd jump eleven, even if no one had ever done it before. That's the attitude he brought with him when he arrived at training camp that fall, and it had a powerful impact on his teammates.

I think the bottom line, even though there are some bumps and bruises here and there, is Kobe will lead you to victories.