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

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

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.

Are you willing to push the right buttons even if it means being perceived as the villain? … I'd rather be perceived as a winner than a good teammate. I wish they both went hand in hand all the time but that's just not reality. … I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

Sometimes I do wonder what college would have been like. But I made my decision.

Eeew, I'd be a little uncomfortable Googling myself. People sit there - and Google themselves? That's kind of weird.

I've known for a long time that they're a bunch of idiots.