"When you make a choice and say, "Come hell or high water, I'm going to be this," then you should not be surprised when you are that. You should not… - Kobe Bryant

"When you make a choice and say, "Come hell or high water, I'm going to be this," then you should not be surprised when you are that.

You should not be
something that's... that feels intoxicating or out-of-character because you had seen this moment for so long. That played in your mind for so long that when that moment comes, it's like, "Of course it's here," because it's been here the whole time because it's been up here the whole time. That's what it feels like, at least for me."

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About Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (23 August 1978 - 26 January 2020) was an American basketball player who played his entire 20-year professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive team and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. He died in a helicopter crash outside of Calabasas, California, at the age of 41.

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Birth Name: Kobe Bean Bryant
Also Known As: The Black Mamba Showboat Mr. 81 Vino
Alternative Names: Black Mamba KB24 Kobe Kobe B. Bryant
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Get over yourself! 'Cause it's not about you, man. Like, okay, you feel embarrassed. You are not that important! Get over yourself! Right, like you are worried about how people may perceive you, and like you are walking around and it's embarrassing because you shot five air balls... Get over yourself.

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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.

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