"You always have to be on edge...." - Quote by Kobe Bryant

“Basketball is my refuge, my sanctuary. I go back to being a kid on the playground. When I get here, it's all good.”

“When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.'”

“You have to be true to who you are.”

“Dedication, absolute dedication, is what keeps one ahead. A sort ofindomitable obsessive dedication and the realization that there isno end or limit to this because life is simply an ever-growing process,an ever-renewing process.”

“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“When I'm fit I know I'll give my best in each training session to give myself a chance of playing.”

“It's better to get lost in the passion than to lose the passion”

“There was a house at the foot of the tower, close to the thunder of the waves breaking against the cliffs, where love was more intense because it seemed like a shipwreck.”

“I'm short and I have a big appetite. I can't do nothing just a little. It's the same with anything I do. It's very hard for me to love a little, have sex a little, to eat a little. I like to do everything, and I like to do it all the way that I want to do it.”