科比的口头禅是 "There is always one person who will win. Why can't it be me?",翻译成中文就是“总有一个人要赢,那这个人为什么不能是我?”。这句话充分展现了科比强烈的好胜心和求胜欲望。
此外,科比的其他经典语录还包括:
"Second place just means you are the first loser."(第二名意味着你是头号输家)
"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,我只想成为科比-布莱恩特)
"All negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise."(所有一切不好的东西——压力、挑战——都是我去提升自己的机会)
"If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail."(如果你害怕失败的话,那你也许就要失败了)
"MAMBA OUT"(曼巴OUT)
这些语录不仅体现了科比的竞技精神,也激励了无数球迷和运动员。