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― Kobe Bryant , The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
22 " To do that, despite the injury, I had to maintain control and dictate where I was going to go with the ball and how I was going to play. I had to, even on one ankle, keep the advantage in my court and never let the defense force me to do something I didn’t want to do. That was the key here, and that’s the key always. "
23 " The message was that if you want to win championships, you have to let people focus on what they do best while you focus on what you do best. For him, that was rebounding, running the floor, and blocking shots. "
24 " I never felt outside pressure. I knew what I wanted to accomplish, and I knew how much work it took to achieve those goals. I then put in the work and trusted in it. Besides, the expectations I placed on myself were higher than what anyone expected from me. "
25 " After all, greatness is not for everybody "
26 " One of the qualities that has made Kobe so successful, and always will, is his attention to detail. He always used to tell us: if you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more. "
27 " Kobe knew that to be the best you need a different approach from everyone else. "
28 " Simply put, good coaches make sure you know how to use both hands, how to make proper reads, how to understand the game. Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them. That’s the same at every level. "
29 " As a kid, I would work tirelessly on adding elements to my game. I would see something I liked in person or on film, go practice it immediately, practice it more the next day, and then go out and use it. By the time I reached the league, I had a short learning curve. I could see something, download it, and have it down pat. "
30 " 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. "
31 " Every team needs either a confrontational star player or coach. In San Antonio, Gregg Popovich was that guy and Tim Duncan was not. In Golden State, Draymond Green is the confrontational one; Steve Kerr is not. For us, Phil was not that type of person, so I provided that force. You always have to have that balance and counterbalance, and Phil and I were perfectly suited for each other in that way. "
32 " You have to enter every activity, every single time, with a want and need to do it to the best of your ability. "
33 " Si realmente quieres ser bueno en algo, ese algo te tiene que importar de verdad. Si quieres ser grande en un área determinada, tienes que obsesionarte con ella. "
34 " Una de las cualidades que ha hecho que Kobe tenga tanto éxito, y que hará que lo siga teniendo en el futuro, es su atención al detalle. Él siempre solía decirnos: si quieres ser un jugador mejor, tienes que prepararte, prepararte y seguir preparándote. "
35 " made every second of the national anthem count. "
36 " El dolor en un área de tu cuerpo a menudo proviene de un desequilibrio en otra parte. "