"I didn't expect this award [the 2008..." - Quote by Kobe Bryant

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

“I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.”

“Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird.”

“Far better for a man that he had never been born than that he should degrade a pulpit into a show box to exhibit himself in.”

“We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind, that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity, and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem.”

“If you never assume importance, you never lose it.”

“Goal setting is fine if you want to be the warrior archetype. These people are setting goals constantly and trying to get someplace else. They say, "If you don't know where you are going, then you won't know when you get there."”

“Don't waste time collecting other people's autographs; rather devote it to making your own autograph worth collecting.”

“The difference between those who fail to achieve their goals in life and those who succeed is the difference between those who cannot put themselves in a supportive state and those who can consistently put themselves in a state that supports them in their achievements.”