There's A Much Bigger World Out There.

I Realize Now That There's A Strength In Dunking That I Can Use To My Advantage. When You Dunk All The Time It Isn't As Demoralizing To The Opponent, But When You Dunk At A Key Moment In The Game You Can Use It To Change The Momentum.

Everybody Wants To Talk About Nba Players Being Selfish And Arrogant And Individuals. But What You Saw Today Was A Team Bonding And Facing Adversity And Coming Out With A Big Win.

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.

People Look At My Competitive Spirit, And They Automatically Attach It To The Thing That's Most Similar, Most Easily Recognizable, Which Is Michael [jordan's] Competitive Spirit. I'm Different. I Enjoy Building. I Enjoy The Process Of Putting The Puzzle Together, And Then The Byproduct Of That, The Consequence Of That, Is Beating Somebody. That Becomes The Cherry On Top, The Icing On The Cake.

When You Start Training Camp, You're Building The Tools Necessary To Win A Championship. You Have To Have The Patience.