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" Pooper scooper? Yeah, I've done it a few times. Every once in a while, you have to. "

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

" You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you. "

" If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail. "

" Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise. "

" People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning. "

" I'm not the most patient of people. "

" 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've got four dogs, and I just don't do dog doo. I'm a diva when it comes to that. "

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

" It's hard for me to grasp the concept of somebody being nervous when I'm talking to them. "

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

" 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. "

" The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. "

" I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. No matter what the injury - unless it's completely debilitating - I'm going to be the same player I've always been. I'll figure it out. I'll make some tweaks, some changes, but I'm still coming. "

" 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 Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court. "

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

" I draw from the crowd a lot. "

" If I panic, everyone else panics. "

" These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. "

" 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'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. "

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

" I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot. "

" 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. "

" Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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