Kobe Bryant will always be remembered for his championships and countless game-winners; here, we have listed his best mentality quotes.
“To sum up what mamba mentality is, it means to be able to constantly try to be the best version of yourself.”
"I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself."
"Each moment of my life I was dreaming of how great I could be, and continued working hard. Each time I closed my eyes I could see me shining bright like a sun."
"Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise."
"It’s the one thing you can control. You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly."
"We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal."
“My approach always was that I’d rather risk embarrassment now than be embarrassed later when I’ve won zero titles.”
“You have to enter every activity, every single time, with a want and need to do it to the best of your ability.”
"When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves."
"The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win."