Kobe Bryant, NBA legend, on Sunday, passed away after his
helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California.
The 41-year-old basketball star was travelling alongside
Gianna, his 13-year-old daughter, and two other persons when his private
helicopter crashed.
There were no survivors. The cause of the crash remains
unknown while investigation is ongoing.
The Philadelphia native began his career in the NBA with the
Los Angeles Lakers at 17.
Bryant would later spend the rest of his 20-year career with
the club, winning five NBA championships and 18 All-Star titles before he
retired in 2016.
He was voted the NBA’s ‘Most Valuable Player in 2008’ and
went on to win two gold medals with the USA men’s basketball team in 2008 and
2012.
He was also widely considered to be one of the greatest
basketball players of all-time.
Bryant is survived by Vanessa, his wife, and their their
daughters — Natalia, Bianca and Capri.
An author, a loving father and a legend, below are some
inspirational quotes from late Kobe Bryant.
“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.’ We
all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it.
You embrace it.”
“I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want
to be Kobe Bryant.”
“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.”
“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 can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the
same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.”
“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.”
“It’s disgusting, but my father taught me when your
mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There’s no bravado
to any of it; it’s just a disgusting little trick.”
“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an
opportunity for me to rise.”
“The most important thing is to try and inspire people
so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.”
“Once you know what failure feels like, determination
chases success.”
“I realised that intimidation didn’t really exist if
you’re in the right frame of mind.”
“The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above
doubters to create a beautiful moment.”
“If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going
to fail.”
“If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice
you have to make. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that
come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great
friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be.”
“My brain . . . it cannot process failure. It will not
process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell
myself, ‘You’re a failure’ . . . I think that’s almost worse than death.”
“Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning
will avoid a ton of tears and heartache…”
“Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the
good ones. They hate the great ones.”
“It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible
for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly.”
“Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No.
Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts.
That’s what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I
never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism
is fleeting.”
“I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying
to win as many championships as I can.”
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