美国时间的 8 月 24 日是曼巴日，而此前的 8 月 23 日，则是科比的生日。


科比已经离开大家五年有余了。他凭借卓越的球技和令人赞叹的赛场表现闻名全球，其独有的 “曼巴精神” 更是对整整一代人产生了深远影响。那么，科比生前留下过哪些广为人知的经典言论呢？值此特殊时刻，让我们一同回顾科比的 24 条经典语录：


There is always one person who will win. Why can't it be me?
—— 总有一个人会赢得比赛，为何那个人不能是我呢？


Second place just means you are the first loser.
—— 获得第二名其实就意味着你是第一个输掉比赛的人。


Have ever seen the scene of Los Angeles at 4 a.m.?
—— 你见识过凌晨四点的洛杉矶吗？


The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
—— 最为重要的是去激励其他人，帮助他们在自己想涉足的任何领域都取得卓越成就。


I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.
—— 我不想成为下一个迈克尔・乔丹，我只想做我自己，科比・布莱恩特。


Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.
—— 所有负面的东西，例如压力、挑战等，对我而言，全都是能够促使我进步的机会。


If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.
—— 一旦你害怕失败，那你或许就已经走向失败了。


I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.
—— 我很难与懒惰之人相处，感觉我们完全不是一路人。我不懂他们，并且也不想去理解他们。


People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.
—— 大家只是没有意识到我对获胜究竟有多么执着。


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.
—— 黑曼巴系列腕表象征着我自己。可以说，它就是我的另一个化身。正如我之前所说，它锐利、先锋且精致，这些也是我力求在球场上展现出来的特质。


I'm chasing perfection.
—— 我始终在追寻完美。


The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear.
—— 领导力是个比较敏感的话题。众多领导者失败，是由于他们没勇气触及关键之处。但这么多年，我从没有过这种畏惧感。


The only thing I'm afraid of is bees. I don't like bees. I'm allergic to them.
—— 蜜蜂是唯一会让我感到害怕的。我不喜欢蜜蜂，而且我对它们过敏。


Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.
—— 我还能像过去那样飞跃两三个对手吗？不能了。我的速度还和从前一样吗？也不是了。不过，我仍具备扎实的基本功和出色的球商，这足以支撑我继续成为一名具有统治力的球员。我从小就从未放松过训练，一直都重视基本功的打磨，因为我清楚运动天赋容易消逝。