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1 " 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
2 " I think the definition of greatness is to inspire the people next to you. "
3 " Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. "
4 " The mindset isn’t about seeking a result—it’s more about the process of getting to that result. It’s about the journey and the approach. It’s a way of life. I do think that it’s important, in all endeavors, to have that mentality. "
― Kobe Bryant , The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
5 " A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns, whether important or not, and they spread themselves out. That’s totally fine. After all, greatness is not for everybody. "
6 " Heroes come and go, but legends are forever. "
7 " you can manipulate an opponent’s strength and use it against them. "
8 " What I mean by that is: if I wanted to implement something new into my game, I’d see it and try incorporating it immediately. I wasn’t scared of missing, looking bad, or being embarrassed. That’s because I always kept the end result, the long game, in my mind. I always focused on the fact that I had to try something to get it, and once I got it, I’d have another tool in my arsenal. If the price was a lot of work and a few missed shots, I was OK with that. "
9 " Those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when you don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself, but you do it anyway; that is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. "
10 " I wasn’t willing to sacrifice my game, but I also wasn’t willing to sacrifice my family time. So I decided to sacrifice sleep, and that was that. "
11 " Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them. "
12 " If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it. "
13 " The only aspect that can’t change, though, is that obsession. "
14 " You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light "
15 " Rest at the end, not in the middle "
16 " Some people, after all, enjoy looking at a watch; others are happier figuring out how the watch works. "
17 " One of the main takeaways was that you have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light. Meaning: It takes a lot of work to be successful, and people will celebrate that success, will celebrate that flash and "
18 " You have to dance beautifully in the box that you're comfortable dancing in. My box was to be extremely ambitious within the sport of basketball. Your box is different than mine. Everybody has their own. It's your job to try to perfect it and make it as beautiful of a canvas as you can make it. And if you have done that, then you have lived a successful life. You have lived with Mamba Mentality. "
19 " When everyone else was thinking it was time for bed, his mind was telling him it’s time to get ahead of the competition. "
20 " If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more. "
