"I'll do whatever it takes to win..." - Quote by Kobe Bryant

“You're my backbone. You're a blessing. You're a piece of my heart. You're the air I breathe. And you're the strongest person I know, and I'm so sorry for having to put you through this and having to put our family through this.”

“What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me.”

“It's wonderful for the players. It's a huge challenge and a huge responsibility for us to get our act together, get our butts in gear. Phil isn't going to bail us out because of our mental lapses.”

“I have my flaws too, but I am a professional who doesn't like to miss or lose.”

“Grind it out. Hanging on just one second longer than your competition makes you the winner.”

“My instinct was to win, eliminate anyone who is in competition, destroy my enemy and move on without any kind of hesitation at all.”

“If selfishness is the key to being miserable, then selflessness must be the key to being happy!”

“Happiness is in the mind, experiences of joy or pleasure should be found in the body; but ongoing joy, pure unadulterated joy, that feeling of bliss for no reason comes when you feel like your life matters because it matters to more than yourself.”

“We are expected to put the utmost energy, of every power that we have, into the service of our fellow men, never sparing ourselves, not condescending to think of what is going to happen to ourselves, but ready, if need be, to go to the utter length of self-sacrifice.”