"My name is Kobe Bryant, I'm 17 years old. I have the drive, motivation and desire to become the best possible basketball player I can be!”
At the age of 41, the legendary basketball player said goodbye in a tragic accident Kobe Bryant (Mamba), in which his life was also lost 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria (GiGi). He was a basketball star at the position of defender in the American NBA basketball league, he played his entire career for the Los Angeles Lakers team, with which he became the NBA champion five times. At the age of 34 years and 104 days, he became the youngest player in the NBA to score 30,000 points, and the day before his death, he passed him into third place on the league's all-time leading scorer list LeBron James. He ended his basketball career in 2016.
Kobe Bryant, wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Gianna Maria Onora Bryant and Natalia Diamante BryantKobe Bryant also received in 2018 the Oscar for the best animated short film entitled Dear Basketball, which was based on a 'love letter' that Kobe wrote in retirement.
Kobe wasn't just a basketball player, he was an extremely charismatic person, who inspired thousands of people around the world with her presence, words and mentality. Let's see some of his best quotes.
“I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I do not understand you. I don't want to understand you!”
"All the negative things - the pressures, the challenges - it's all an opportunity to rise."
"The most important thing is to try and inspire people to be great at what they do."
"I doubt myself. I have insecurities. Fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the gym and my back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have what I need. I want to 'chill'. We all doubt ourselves. You don't deny it, but you don't give up either. You just accept it.”
"If you want to achieve a certain level of success in any field, you have to have an ego that will tell you: 'I want to be the best!' This will drive you, regardless of the obstacles in the way. You will say to yourself, 'This has to be done, I have to be successful!'”
"Rest at the end, not in the middle."
"I only think in terms of learning to move forward. I think with purpose.”
"You just can't underestimate the power of showing up every day to work."
"I feel it's part of my responsibility to give back to future generations, to try to share and learn about the things I've learned myself from some great players, mentors, coaches."
"I follow my passion, the things I like to do, like writing and telling stories, I enjoy it. I don't need to be reminded that I have to work hard and strive to stay at the top because I just love to do it."
"The road is long, but if you focus on the mini milestones along the way, you will find beauty in the struggle."
"If you want to be the 'best of all time' in a certain field, you have to prepare for the negative side of it."
"We can all be masters of our craft, but we have to make a decision. By that I mean the inherent sacrifice that comes with it. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a good friend, a good son, nephew... There are victims when making these kinds of decisions."
"When I look at my role models, I look at them a little differently. I don't look at exactly how they do it, but I look at them as a person and how they move through the ups and downs of what they do."
“It's wonderful how the game transcends any language or cultural barriers that exist. And it's nice to see how enthusiastically people react to basketball."
"You don't want to jump into something you're not passionate about."
"If you really want to create something that will last for generations, you must first help inspire the generation behind you."
"I'm more Darth Vader than Luke Skywalker."
