The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
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.
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
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.
Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.
I'm chasing perfection.
My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.
Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.
The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.
What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me.
The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.
I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can.
People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.
The people who truly know me know what I'm like. There have been people who try to say things that aren't fair, and I check them. And then they don't like me because I checked them.
You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.
I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming.
I'm not the most patient of people.
One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone.
