"This is an award I couldn't have..." - Quote by Kobe Bryant

“There's a choice that we have to make as people, as individuals. If you want to be great at something, there's a choice you have to make. We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make a choice. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the case may be. There are sacrifices that come along with making that decision.”

“The thing that's most enjoyable to me is not actually beating someone [in the game]. It's the process of coming up with the blueprint of beating that I enjoy. That's a huge flip, so for me I enjoy building. I enjoy coming up.”

“The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.”

“Morale in an organization does not mean that "people get along together"; the test is performance not conformance.”

“What remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.”

“It doesn't matter what I think. It doesn't matter what other people think. You have to get on the ice and participate and play and the best team wins.”

“If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.”

“I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.”

“We aren't where we want to be; we aren't where we ought to be; but thank goodness we aren't where we used to be.”