THE MINDSET OF A WINNER Kobe Bryant Champions
Kobe: Yeah, you know it’s…. it’s funny like for me the mentality is a really simple one in a sense that the confidence comes from preparation. You know, so when the game’s on a line, I’m not asking myself to do something that I haven’t done thousands of times before right, so when I prepare, I know what I’m capable of doing. I know what I’m comfortable doing, and I know what. I’m not comfortable doing alright, and so in those moments, if it looks like I’m ice cold or not nervous, it’s because I’ve done it thousands of times before, so it’s one more time.
Interviewer: So that leads me to talk about a lot of this Kobe tour this year in Asia is we ….we reiterate the Mamba mentality you know. Can you talk a little bit about what the Mamba mentality is because that’s something that’s been developing over, I don’t want to say 20 years it’s been developing for 35 years since you were a little kid.
Kobe: Well, I mean overall, you know the idea is a very simple one, and you know, the Mamba mentality simply means trying to be the best version of yourself. That’s what the mentality means. It means every day you know you’re trying to become better, and it’s a constant quest. It’s an infinite quest, so starting at the age of two when I first started playing the game and on and on and on, I always ask questions. I always try to get better every single day, learn more, learn more.