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" I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant. "

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" Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing. "

" Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences. "

" It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it. "

" There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10. "

" Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work. "

" It's disgusting, but my father taught me when your mouth gets dry, just suck the sweat out of your own jersey. There's no bravado to any of it; it's just a disgusting little trick. "

" 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. "

" The only thing I'm afraid of is bees. I don't like bees. I'm allergic to them. "

" I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can. "

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

" I'm more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It's just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else. "

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

" 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. "

" I don't talk trash often, but when I do, I go for the jugular. "

" One thing you gotta know about me is I have absolutely no filter. I have no problem saying what the hell I think of someone. "

" At the end of 2003, my game was complete. Shooting, defense, using the dribble, transition, midrange stuff was all there. Then it was about fine-tuning and trying to improve in each area. "

" The people who truly know me know what I'm like. There have been people who try to say things that aren't fair, and I check them. And then they don't like me because I checked them. "

" 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. "

" I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water. "

" Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff. "

" I draw from the crowd a lot. "

" I'm chasing perfection. "

" My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. "

" Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I'm still trying to figure it out. "