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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
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“I wasn’t scared of missing, looking bad, or being embarrassed. That’s because I always kept the end result, the long game, in my mind.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
succeeding over the long term
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fearless
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looking bad
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the end game
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missing
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focus
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being embarrassed
concepts
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“I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best. I never needed external forces to motivate me.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
self-motivation
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needs
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desires
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cravings
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be the best
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improvement
concepts
03
“The key, though, is being aware of how you’re feeling and how you need to be feeling. It all starts with awareness.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
awareness
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feelings
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adapting mentally
concepts
04
“You can’t achieve greatness by walking a straight line.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
greatness
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achievements
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walking a fine line
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straight line
concepts
05
“Respect to those who do achieve greatness, and respect to those who are chasing that elusive feeling.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
respect
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achievements
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elusive
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greatness
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to chase after
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feelings
concepts
06
“From the beginning, I wanted to be the best.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
be the best
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to want
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beginnings
concepts
07
“I wasn’t willing to sacrifice my game, but I also wasn’t willing to sacrifice my family time. So I decided to sacrifice sleep, and that was that.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
sleep
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games
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priorities
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family
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a sacrifice
concepts
08
“I went from watching what happened to what could have and should have happened.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
alternatives
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watching
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studying
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to happen
concepts
09
“Stick with what works, even if it’s unpopular.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
unpopular
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working
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sticking with it
concepts
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“If you really want to be great at something, you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
obsession
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greatness
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specific skills
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to care
concepts
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succeeding over the long term
fearless
looking bad
the end game
missing
focus
being embarrassed
self-motivation
needs
desires
cravings
be the best
improvement
awareness
feelings
adapting mentally
greatness
achievements
walking a fine line
straight line
respect
elusive
to chase after
to want
beginnings
sleep
games
priorities
family
a sacrifice
alternatives
watching
studying
to happen
unpopular
working
sticking with it
obsession
specific skills
to care
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