NBA Hall of Famer’s most motivational, memorable words

Kobe Bryant may be gone, but his signature “Mamba Mentality” lives on.

Bryant died in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020, at age 41, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others. The NBA star’s death shocked the world, and almost two years later, his legacy continues to grow and inspire.

“You are responsible for how people remember you,” Bryant said in 2017. “If you do it right, your game will live on in others… So leave everything on the court. Leave the game better than you found it. And when it comes time for you to leave, leave a legend.”

As we near the second anniversary of Bryant’s death, here are 10 of Bryant’s best quotes:

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On persevering through life, in 2008

“Have a good time. Enjoy life. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile and just keep on rolling.”

Bryant granted Sean Daniels’ wish to meet him after the teen from Maine lost his arm in a farming accident.

On failure, in 2015

“The story continues. If you fail on Monday, the only way it’s a failure is if you decide to not progress from that. To me, that’s why failure is not existent. If I fail today, I’m going to learn something from that failure. I’m going to try again.”

To Bryant, failure doesn’t exist. Everything is a life lesson and opportunity to learn.

On self-doubt, in 2015

“When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain, it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I have to sit there and…