Kobe Bryant's Legacy

Most people know that I don’t watch a lot of basketball. But what I have done over the years is follow a handful of basketball players throughout their career. One was Kobe Bryant. So on the second anniversary of his untimely death, I thought I would remember the Black Mamba through quotes he made during his illustrious career.

* You are responsible for how people remember you. If you do it right, your game will live on in others…so leave everything on the court. Leave the game better than you found it. And when it comes time for you to leave, leave a legend.

* Have a good time. Enjoy life. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other. Smile and keep on rolling.

* The story continues. If you fail on Monday, the only way it’s a failure is if you decided to not progress from that. To me, that’s why failure is not existent. If I fail today, I’m going to learn something from that failure. I’m going to try again.

* The greatest fear that we face is ourselves.

* You can’t stop people from trying to limit your ideas, but you can stop it from becoming a reality. Your dreams are up to you. I encourage you to always be curious, always seek out things you love, and always work hard once you find it.

* Torches never get passed. You’ve got to earn it.

* We psyche ourselves up too much. Like if you try to talk yourself into, “Oh, this is a big moment, this is a big shot. You’ve put a lot of pressure on yourself. You shot that shot hundreds and thousands of times. Just shoot another one.”

* Those times when you stay up late and work hard; those times when you don’t feel like working—you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself—but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination. It’s the journey. And if you guys can understand that, what you’ll see happen is that you won’t accomplish your dreams, your dreams won’t come true, something greater will.