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When Kobe Bryant stepped on the court, the rest of the world disappeared. This 'Tunnel Vision' allowed him to hit game-winning shots with thousands of people screaming at him. He taught that focus is an act of deletion—you must delete the fear of failure, the noise of the crowd, and the pain in your body to execute the task at hand. He lived in the present moment with an intensity that few could match.
"Mamba mentality is all about focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most."
"Rest at the end, not in the middle."
"I don't care about the failure. I care about the process that led to it."
"Boos don't block dunks."
"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."
"I studied the greats. I saw how they took care of their bodies and I tried to do it better."
"The beauty of failure is that it shows you exactly where you need to improve."
"I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose."
"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 the dark. I'm afraid of what I'll miss if I don't turn on the light."
"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."
"When you have a failure, you have to look at it and say, 'Why did that happen?'"
"I did a lot of track work. I did a lot of running. I did a lot of sprinting. I did a lot of agility work. Everything was done with a purpose."
"Booing doesn't block dunks."
"I treated every practice like it was Game 7. If you can't do it in the dark, you can't do it under the lights."
"If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it. A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness."
"The physical part of training is actually the easiest part. It's the mental part—the staying focused on the repetitive, mundane tasks—that is the challenge."
"When you fail, you don't look at the result. You look at the process and you fix the process."
"I used to do toe-curls to strengthen my feet. No detail was too small for my fitness routine."
"I never felt like I was working. I felt like I was playing. But the preparation was where the real game was won."
"I create my own path. It was straight and narrow. I looked at it this way: you were either in my way, or out of it."
"I’m chasing perfection."
"I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can."
"Failure is just another word for information."
"I realized that intimidation didn't really exist if you're in the right frame of mind."
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