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" 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. "

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" It's different from being 21 and you think there's endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer. "

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Ending

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

Kobe Bryant

Afraid

Bees

" 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. "

Kobe Bryant

Growing

Growing Up

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship. "

Kobe Bryant

Coach

Championship

" 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 draw from the crowd a lot. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" What people see on court is another side of me; it's not me. "

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

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

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

Kobe Bryant

Often

Talk

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

" If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do. "

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

" I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can. "

" 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. "

" 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. "