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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play Quotes
10 of the best book quotes from The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
01
“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
02
“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
family
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games
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priorities
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sleep
ᐧ
a sacrifice
concepts
03
“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
missing
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focus
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fearless
ᐧ
succeeding over the long term
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being embarrassed
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looking bad
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the end game
concepts
04
“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
desires
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improvement
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needs
ᐧ
cravings
ᐧ
self-motivation
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be the best
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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greatness
ᐧ
achievements
ᐧ
feelings
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elusive
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to chase after
concepts
06
“I went from watching what happened to what could have and should have happened.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
studying
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watching
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to happen
ᐧ
alternatives
concepts
07
“Stick with what works, even if it’s unpopular.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
working
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unpopular
ᐧ
sticking with it
concepts
08
“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
feelings
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awareness
ᐧ
adapting mentally
concepts
09
“You can’t achieve greatness by walking a straight line.”
Kobe Bryant
author
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
book
greatness
ᐧ
achievements
ᐧ
straight line
ᐧ
walking a fine line
concepts
10
“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
greatness
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obsession
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to care
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specific skills
concepts
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be the best
to want
beginnings
family
games
priorities
sleep
a sacrifice
missing
focus
fearless
succeeding over the long term
being embarrassed
looking bad
the end game
desires
improvement
needs
cravings
self-motivation
respect
greatness
achievements
feelings
elusive
to chase after
studying
watching
to happen
alternatives
working
unpopular
sticking with it
awareness
adapting mentally
straight line
walking a fine line
obsession
to care
specific skills
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