"It never bothered me when people would..." - Quote by Kobe Bryant

“I grew up in front of these people, and now they are seeing me as an 'older' young man.”

“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.”

“I don't have to hear that criticism, that idotic criticism anymore.”

“It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.”

“Tread Lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow.”

“One should respect an honest person even if he expresses opinions differing from one's own.”

“Richard Strauss--Old Home Week in Gomorrah”

“Critics, mathematicians, scientists and busybodies want to classify everything, marking the boundaries and limits... In art, there is room for all possibilities.”

“As they say in geology, time never fails, there is always enough of it, so I may say, criticism never fails.”