Quotes from Kobe Bryant

I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have hair. He's almost 40, I'm 22. Seriously though, I wish people would let it be and let me just be Kobe.

You always have to be on edge. You always have to take every practice, every game, like it is your last.

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

Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges; it doesn't make any sense to do it.

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.

Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.