Kobe Bryant on Fear Quotes

"I've never been afraid of the big moment. I've always been afraid of not being ready for it."

"I've always been afraid of being still. Movement is where I find my peace."

"The fear of losing is what makes winning so sweet."

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

"If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail."

"The only thing I'm afraid of is not being able to provide for my family and my daughters."

"I never feared the buzzer-beater. I feared the practices I missed that would have made the shot go in."

"The fear of being average is what drove me to work harder than everyone else."

"When you're afraid, that's when you're about to do something brave."

"You have to be willing to face the fear of being misunderstood."

"The fear of the unknown is what stops most people. You have to be willing to step into that darkness."

"Fear is just a signal that you're outside of your comfort zone. That's exactly where you need to be."

"I wasn't afraid of being embarrassed. I wasn't afraid of missing a shot. I was just focused on the process."

"I'm not afraid of anyone. I'm afraid of not being the best I can be."

"Fear is a state of mind. It's a choice. You can either let it paralyze you or you can let it drive you."

"I'm not afraid to ask questions. I'm afraid of being the smartest person in the room."

"Doubt is such a strange thing. It can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I chose to make it my friend."

"If you want to be great at something, there's a certain amount of fear that comes with that responsibility."

"I'm not afraid of the dark. I'm afraid of what I'll miss if I don't turn on the light."

"You can't be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say."

"I don't fear the outcome. I fear the lack of effort."

"When you have a fear of something, you have to look it in the eye. You have to understand what it is and why it's there."

"You can't let the fear of what others think dictate how you play your game."

"I don't have a fear of failure. I have a fear of not being prepared."

"The fear of not living up to my own expectations was always greater than the fear of external criticism."

"I'm not afraid of the pressure. I'm afraid of not having the opportunity to face it."

"Don't let the fear of the end stop you from enjoying the journey."

"I wasn't afraid to fail because I knew that failure was just another way to learn."

"You have to embrace the fear of the moment. That's where the growth happens."

"The biggest fear we all have is ourselves. We all have these dreams and maybe we're afraid to say them out loud because we're afraid we might fail."

"Don't be afraid to be yourself. That's the scariest thing you can do, but it's also the most rewarding."

"Fear is a ghost. It only has the power you give it."

"I had to learn how to deal with the fear of my body failing me as I got older."