I don't talk to media or anyone before games. I just put my headphones on, turn up some hip-hop, and get in the zone.
I eat about 4,500 calories every day, but I eat only nutritious, organic foods, and I don't eat added sugars.
I can do something physically the other guy can't. I know the other guy has not dedicated himself the way I did.
Misery loves company. This is a Hollywood soap opera, and I'm not going to be a star in another Bryant soap opera.
They changed the floor back to old school. They changed the uniform back to old school. Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.
To catch the ball, face up, look at all of my options and then pass. I was playing hot potato. I didn't want to be the guy to stall the triangle.
Some people might not like him because he's my son. But be respectful, go out there and enjoy the game.
If I got something to say or do to a man, I'm going to look that man in the eye and tell him what is going to happen. That's just me now.
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.
The one thing that always bothered me when I played in the NBA was I really got irritated when they put a white guy on me.
Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive.
I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.
I'm kind of shy, to be honest. If I go to the pool or something, I keep my shirt on unless I'm getting in the water.
Quit now? They'll have to cut the uniform off me. I'm going out for another 300. They couldn't be any harder to get than the first 300.
The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.
The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.
I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.
When I watch kids play basketball, they don't know how to think the game. They know what it should look like, but they don't know why.
I always was flattered when people would say I would do whatever it took for the team. I always thought of myself as that kind of guy.
