10 Kobe Quotes That Inspire Us

Kobe Bryant's legacy is a legacy that will live on until the end of time. His playing style, quotes, and work ethic are studied by athletes, students, and entrepreneurs around the world. The Mamba Mentality became synonymous with focus, hard work, and dedication. These principles are principles that anyone can use in their everyday lives and were so finely articulated by Kobe before his untimely passing. Check out our 10 favorite Kobe quotes below and hopefully you're just as inspired as we are.

The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.

Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you

I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it.

Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.

Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue you will change. Don’t let it stop you from being who you can be. Exhaustion tells you when you ought to stop. You only reach your limit when you can go no further.

You always want to outwork your potential. As hard as you believe you can work, you can work harder than that.

To reach a certain level of success in any field that you're in, you have to have an ego that's gonna say 'I wanna be the best.' This is what's gonna drive me when it becomes hell or high water. You'll say 'this needs to get done. I need to be successful.'

Rest at the end, not in the middle.