I didn't even know the record existed until a couple of days ago. I never, in my wildest dreams, dreamed of being in such great company like Elgin. There have been a lot of great players in this franchise and I have learned a lot from some of them. (Kobe Bryant)
with force and violence against her will by choking her with his hands around her neck while bending her over a chair in the hotel room. (Kobe Bryant)
I wasn't even thinking about it. It is what it is. I just move on. I have my team to worry about and getting my guys ready for the game. I just go out there and do what I do. (Kobe Bryant)
If Lamar plays like that in the playoffs, it will make us very difficult to beat. When he is taking his shots in rhythm, he is a handful. (Kobe Bryant)
A lot of times things get blown out of proportion in a negative light, especially in the NBA, ... But there are a lot of players in the NBA who really care about the community and want to use their basketball-playing ability for a good cause. (Kobe Bryant)
I try to show my daughter that you have to compete at everything. You can't back down. I want my kids to understand that so when somebody puts an obstacle in front of you and says you can't do something, you don't back down. You push through that to get something accomplished. I tried to set that tone for her even at an early age. She's competitive already at the age of 3. Seriously. (Kobe Bryant)
Everyone is not jumping for joy with finally making the playoffs but it is a big accomplishment for us being that we didn't make it last year and nobody expected us to make it this year and here we are. (Kobe Bryant)
I know how to play my guard spot, ... He can worry about the low post. (Kobe Bryant)
I had some shots that I felt like I should've made I just didn't make them. I'm not going to shoot the ball great every night. (Kobe Bryant)
People that know me understand that's just me. That's not something that was fabricated. The people who don't side with you or agree with you, you use that as fuel. You use that as motivation. (Kobe Bryant)
He's helping to protect our country, ... It's a chance for me to give back. I'm deeply honored to be here. It goes beyond words. To request my presence to be here, it's unbelievable. (Kobe Bryant)
You guys are going to make your own assessment. I'm not going to comment. We're going to move on and win games. Shaq and I are going to move on and be teammates and win another championship. (Kobe Bryant)
No matter what happens it's not worth running up into the stands and knocking someone out ... I didn't think they were gonna be out for the entire season. (Kobe Bryant)
It feels good to be mentioned among the elite players who have ever played the game. (Kobe Bryant)
It made me feel good, yeah, because we've been through so many wars together. And it feels good to kind of be able to enjoy ... the sweetness of it. And now to be able to move on, for the organization to move on, the city to move on and to focus on building this team, (I) wish him all the best with his team down on South Beach. (Kobe Bryant)