Kobe Bryant

Dedication sees dreams come true.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others.

Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.

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

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them.

I got one more than Shaq.

You can't possibly become better than me because you are not spending the time on it that I do.

It's constant stretching. It's constant ice baths.

The injury won't get in the way because it is not important to you.

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you're here, and you are for real.

I think that is a worse, that is almost worse than death.

I had all this pent up frustration that I just needed to let out.

I can remember winning the championship and kinda being like OK.

There's a choice we have to make as individuals.

I want to learn how to become the best basketball player in the world.

Because now I understood that I could really lose myself through the game.

It should not be something that feels intoxicating or out of character...

The thing that was always the most constant was the game. That was the refuge.

Very surprised. Shocked actually. Very, very surprised. I've been hit with a couple of flagrant fouls already this year. I've been hit with a clothesline and no suspensions come of that. And I get two games for this

This is Generation Next coming up to see the game, appreciate the game and know what it's about.

You give us two or three days in the playoffs to prepare for a team, study them and break them down, and we'll see. That's what he lives for. That's what the system is all about.

It's a huge honor. I'm very proud to be a part of the team and us trying to gain back what we feel is ours -- and that's the gold medal.

It feels good to be mentioned among the elite players who have ever played the game.

My hand was bothering me. It was tough for me to shoot the ball. I asked the team to put up the steam a little bit.

I absolutely hate it. I just hate it. I don't want to hear any comparisons between me and him. Enough is enough. He had a brilliant career, obviously, one of the greatest careers ever, if not the greatest, and I'm here playing with my team and we're trying to do great things. Just let the past be the past. Just embrace what I'm doing. Stop trying to compare it to what he did. Just enjoy what's going on now.