I have my own identity ... The whole Michael thing does drive me nuts sometimes because people won't leave it alone. He's bald, I have hair. He's almost 40, I'm 22. Seriously though, I wish people would let it be and let me just be Kobe.

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

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

I'm not jumping through the gym by any means. But I don't need to be able to do that in order to be a great player.

I don’t want to say I’ll be back at the top of my game because everybody’s gonna think I’m crazy and it’s the old player not letting go sort of thing, but that’s what it’s gonna be.

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.

I draw from the crowd a lot.