“You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform? No thank you.”
"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do."
- Kobe Bryant
Inspiration
"I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."
- Kobe Bryant
Ambition
"Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise."
- Kobe Bryant
Resilience
"I knew what I wanted to accomplish, and I knew how much work it took to achieve those goals. I then put in the work and trusted in it."
- Kobe Bryant
Determination
"The most important thing is to try your best. Even if you fail, if you try everything, you will have no regrets."
- Kobe Bryant
Motivation
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."
- Harvey Mackay
Leadership
"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."
- Angela Ahrendts
Leadership
"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."
- Stanley McChrystal
Leadership
"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
- Jack Welch
Leadership