Quotes By Kobe Bryant

We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.

I'm not the most patient of people.

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

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

I draw from the crowd a lot.

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'm chasing perfection.

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.

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

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.

Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court.

If I panic, everyone else panics.

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place.