"If you want to make history, you..." - Quote by Kobe Bryant

“Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.”

“It doesn't bother me at all. Do I hold any hard feelings? Not at all, ... Life is too short to sit around and hold grudges. I don't hold any whatsoever.”

“It's not about the number of hours you practice, it's about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice”

“My friends, we did it. We weren't just marking time, we made a difference. We made (America) stronger - we made (America) freer - and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad. Not bad at all. And so, goodbye. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.”

“Of all the men who were said to be my contemporaries, it seemed to me that John Brown was the only one who had not died.”

“There is no such thing as 'Gandhism', and I do not want to leave any sect after me.”

“I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up”

“And you wish to be a poet; and you wish to be a lover.”

“High honors are sweet To a man's heart, but ever They stand close to the brink of grief.”