Kobe Bryant on Stoicism Quotes

"Rest at the end, not in the middle."

"My brain ... it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, 'You're a failure,' ... I think that's almost worse than death."

"If you see me in a fight with a bear, pray for the bear."

"Greatness is sifted through the grind, therefore don’t despise the process. Instead, embrace it."

"Leadership is lonely... You have to challenge people when they’re uncomfortable."

"You just keep going. You keep putting one foot in front of the other."

"I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure... We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it."

"Boos don't block dunks."

"I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose."

"Pain doesn't tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change."

"The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win."

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

"You have to work hard in the dark to shine in the light."

"Dedication sees dreams come true."

"Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses."

"I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you."

"The process is the prize. You have to love the grind."

"I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can."

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

"I fell in love with you. A love so deep I gave you my all / From my mind & body / To my spirit & soul."

"Fear is an illusion. It's something we create in our own minds to keep us safe, but safety is the enemy of greatness."

"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."

"Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success."

"I never needed any external forces to motivate me. It was always about the internal drive."

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

"If you don't believe in yourself, no one will do it for you."

"Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose."

"Trust me, setting up the right mental state is the key to everything."

"The dream isn't the destination, it's the journey."

"I realized that intimidation didn't really exist if you're in the right frame of mind."

"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do."

"I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."

"The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubts to create something memorable."