Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to... by Kobe Bryant

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Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change.

- Kobe Bryant

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Perfection

I'm chasing perfection.

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The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

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The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

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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.

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Chess

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

- Kobe Bryant

I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it.

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