I just go. I just go. I just keep going until it feels right to me,” Kobe says of his habits. “If something doesn’t feel right, I’m gonna stay there until I get it right. I just continue to keep pushing and pushing and pushing. That’s all I’ve known. That’s how my parents raised me. If you’re going to be focused on something, if you want to do something, you can’t, you can’t go about it in a half-assed way. You really gotta dedicate yourself to it, try to be the best at it. That’s the only way.

"Exile is not just a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room."

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

Every film is a journey, and you never know where it will take you.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time.