20 Classic Quotes from Kobe Bryant: Second Place Only Shows You're the Number One Loser
1When you want to give up, remember what made you persevere to get here.
2Second place only proves you are the number one loser.
3If you're afraid of failure, that means you've already lost.
4Love me or hate me, the choice is yours. This is life. Many hate me for my stubbornness, for my focus on competition, for my backward somersault. But many also love me, for the same reasons.
5No one has ever seen the look of Los Angeles at 4 a.m., I have.
6I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I want to be like Kobe Bryant.
7Everything I do now is for the pursuit of greater perfection.
8Winning the championship is just a byproduct, the important thing is to become a better self. Stick to yourself, stick to the endless desire for victory, stick to learning, stick to hard work—that's the spirit of Black Mamba, that's the secret to success.
9Heroes are temporary, legends are eternal.
10You'll never surpass me because you'll never be able to dedicate yourself completely like I do. If you say you imagine myself the same way, I'll tell you it's impossible. Because many responsibilities and things will prevent you from focusing like me. So, I've already won.
11Someone has to win, why not me!
12I'd rather 30 shots 0 points, than 9 shots 0 points. 9 shots 0 points means you were defeated by yourself, frightened by the competition… the only explanation is that you've lost confidence in yourself.
13When I retire, I hope to look back on the road I've traveled, every day I've given my all!
14I must beat myself, beat the pain, and return to the court. That's how I can make those who doubt me rethink what 'turning the impossible into possible' means.
15If you can't accept the worst version of me, you don't deserve the best. If you leave me in my lowest point, don't come back when I'm at my peak!
16I'll still insist on waking up at 4 a.m., but it won't be for basketball anymore, now it's for work and writing practice. I'm working very hard, when you put your whole heart and soul into something, it will succeed.
17Seize every opportunity to prove yourself to everyone, to prove you can face the challenge.
18If I feel something's wrong, I'll stay and train until I do it right.
19The significance of number 24 is 24 hours, I want to invest all my energy in basketball, that's why I chose number 24. If I can't fully and seriously dedicate myself, I'm not like Kobe. 24 is my best interpretation.
20Pressure, challenges, all these negative things are catalysts for my success.
