The moment you give up, is the moment yo... by Kobe Bryant | We Heart Quotes

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The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win.

- Kobe Bryant

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If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.

- Kobe Bryant

Leadership is lonely… I’m not going to be afraid of confrontation to get us to where we need to go. There’s a big misconception where people thinking winning or success comes from everybody putting their arms around each other and singing kumbaya and patting them on the back when they mess up, and that’s just not reality. If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable.

- 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.

- Kobe Bryant

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I dont want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

- Kobe Bryant

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

- 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.

- Kobe Bryant

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Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

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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.

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