I don’t want to be the next Michael Jord... by Kobe Bryant | We Heart Quotes

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I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

- Kobe Bryant

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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.

- Kobe Bryant

I’ve shot too much from the time I was 8 years old. But ‘too much’ is a matter of perspective. Some people thought Mozart had too many notes in his compositions. Let me put it this way: I entertain people who say I shoot too much. I find it very interesting. Going back to Mozart, he responded to critics by saying there were neither too many notes or too few. There were as many as necessary.

- Kobe Bryant

Dedication sees dreams come true.

- Kobe Bryant

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.

- Kobe Bryant

Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.

- Kobe Bryant

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

- Kobe Bryant

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

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There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.

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

- Kobe Bryant