My brain . . . it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, 'You're a failure' . . . I think that's almost worse than death.

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.

Christmas morning, I'm going to open presents with my kids. I'm going to take pictures of them opening the presents. Then I'm going to come to the Staples Center and get ready to work.

The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.

If you want to make history, you have to do historic things

What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings

The Kobe 8 is about enhanced performance. It's the most comfortable shoe I have worn. It's simplistic but has an edge to it.