Inspirational quotes from Kobe Bryant

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

· “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.”

· “Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.”

· “The moment you give up, is the moment you let someone else win.”

· “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.”

· “I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.”

· “Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.”

· “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 topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven’t had that fear.”

· “My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40.”