I mean, the game has expanded so much and the NBA has become so global.
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You know, if you want to be a NBA basketball player, and you set yourself in the mindframe that you’re not going to be denied, and that's what you want to accomplish, then you’re going to accomplish it.
I mean, it's just a game. No matter where you're from, it doesn't matter. If you pick up a basketball, and go on your driveway pr go to the playground, and play basketball. The more you play, the better you get.
Yeah, its amazing, because the game seems to transcend any language or cultural barriers that may be there. And its beautiful to see people reacting so enthusiastically to the game of basketball.
My parents actually got the name from a steak house named 'Kobe Beef,' that's the where the name originated.
Yeah, I moved to Italy when I was six years old. Myself, my two older sisters, my mother, my father. My father played professionally there for eight years, so it really helped me mature quickly, getting used to different cultures and different environments.
You want to win as much as you can.
You always want to outwork your potential. As hard as you believe you can work, you can work harder than that.
I wanted to be one of the best basketball players to ever play.
To reach a certain level of success in any field that you're in, you have to have an ego that's gonna say 'I wanna be the best.' This is what's gonna drive me when it becomes hell or high water. You'll say 'this needs to get done. I need to be successful.'
— Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant Will Always Be an All-Star of Talking
I think a lot of it had to do with, uh, isolation. You know, growing up over there [in Italy] and being the only African-American kid. Not being able to speak the language. I gravitated towards the game. In that game, you find a lot of solace.
If you want to be the greatest of all-time at something, there’s going to be a negative side to that.
— Kobe Bryant, Kobe Bryant Will Always Be an All-Star of Talking
You just can’t underestimate the power of showing up every single day and doing the work.
You just can’t underestimate the power of showing up every single day and doing the work.
I don’t want you To slip through my fingers… That’s why I hold so tight.
I'm shaking my shit up a little bit. You know, taking a chance on myself.
— Lindy West, Alexandra Rushfield, Aidy Bryant, Annie, Aidy Bryant, Episode 1
I'm tryna be the person that I actually wanna be.
— Lindy West, Alexandra Rushfield, Aidy Bryant, Annie, Aidy Bryant, Episode 1
I'm not off the rails. I am the rails.
— Lindy West, Alexandra Rushfield, Aidy Bryant, Annie, Aidy Bryant, Episode 1
From now on, no more dramatic exists.
— Lindy West, Alexandra Rushfield, Aidy Bryant, Gabe, John Cameron Mitchell, Episode 1
I'm a fucking bitch and I love it!
— Lindy West, Alexandra Rushfield, Aidy Bryant, Annie, Aidy Bryant, Episode 1