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“The Invisible Air Umbrella”

— The Invisible Air Umbrella, The Invisible Air Umbrella

“You just gotta keep pushing.”

— Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant's Advice To LeBron James As Lakers Continue To Struggle, Miss Playoffs

“My name is Kobe Bryant, I’m 17 years old. I have the hunger, the motivation and the desire to be the best possible basketball player that I could be.”

— Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant

“I follow my passion, things that I love to do, like writing and storytelling, I enjoy that. I don’t find myself having to remind myself to work hard and push myself to stay on top of things because I just love doing it.”

— Kobe Bryant, 5 Kobe Bryant Quotes To Inspire Greatness And Keep Entrepreneurs Motivated

“I feel like it’s part of my responsibility to give back to the next generation, try to share and teach some of the things I have learned from some of the great players, great mentors, greats coaches that I’ve had.”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript: Kobe Bryant Discusses New Show “Detail” on ESPN+ & Upcoming NBA Playoffs

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

— Kobe Bryant, Quotes Of The Day

“For us as athletes, it’s very difficult when you retire.”

— Kobe Bryant, CNBC Transcript

“When I look at role models, I look at them a little bit differently. I don’t look at exactly how they go about doing it but look more to the person and how they navigate through the ups and downs of what they go through.”

— Kobe Bryant, CNBC Exclusive

“Boos don't block dunks.”

— Kobe Bryant, Adande

“If you really want to create something that lasts generations, you have to help inspire the next generation.”

— Kobe Bryant, CNBC Exclusive

“You don’t want to jump into something if you’re not passionate about it.”

— Kobe Bryant, CNBC Exclusive

“Purely giving material things to your siblings and friends may appear to be the right decision. You love them, and they were always there for you growing up, so it’s only right that they should share in your success and all that comes with it. So you buy them a car, a big house, pay all of their bil…”

— Kobe Byrant, Letter to My Younger Self By Kobe Bryant

“Just stick to the script, just try to get better and go from there.”

— Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant All-Star Media Transcript | Los Angeles Lakers

“Dear Basketball, From the moment I started rolling my dad’s tube socks And shooting imaginary Game-winning shots In the Great Western Forum I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you.”

— Kobe Bryant, Dear Basketball | By Kobe Bryant

“Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robinson, Wilt Chamberlain, if we go by championship you have to go with Bill Russel, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I mean, how can you leave Kareem off that list? There are so many great players, to pick five! You can't lose.”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript

“The game itself is a very rhythmic game, and I think that basketball players are just naturally drawn to music.”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript

“Well you see the object of the game is to win, so if you're going to talk trash you might as well try to psych your opponent out.”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript

“I really don't talk too much trash.”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript

“I think Michael was able to compete in every part of the game. He was able to compete in every part of the game because of his size. You know, Michael was 6'6", so he was able to compete on rebounding the basketball, defending every player on the court, scoring obviously, I think his leadership was…”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript

“It's just about the love of the game, not just competing. It's a game that we all enjoy and we all love playing.”

— Kobe Bryant, Transcript