Kobe Bryant Quotes

“Dedication makes dreams come true.”

“You are responsible for how people remember you.”

“Have a good time. Enjoy life. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going.”

“I see the beauty in getting up in the morning and being in pain because I know all the hard work that it took to get to this point. So, I'm not sad about [retiring]. I'm very appreciative of what I've had.”

“The story continues. If you fail on Monday, the only way it's a failure is if you decide to not progress from that. To me, that's why failure is not existent.”

“When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain, it cannot process failure.”

“A lot of people say they want to be great, but they're not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness.”

“Everything negative—pressure, challenges—is all an opportunity for me to rise.”

“The mindset isn't about seeking a result—it's more about the process of getting to that result.”

“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.”

“If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.”

“Make today your masterpiece.”