A Quote by Kobe Bryant

I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.

Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant
American - Basketball Player
August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020

I always wanted to be one of the best players in the world like Zinedine Zidane, so it was great that I ended up playing at West Ham against some of the best players in the world.

Mark Noble

It is a great challenge to be playing against the best players in the world, and I always wanted to play in the Premier League and be a part of this league.

Petr Cech

What really excited me at the end was the challenge of being the best I can be and prolonging my best level and playing against the best players in the world. But now that I don't have the opportunity to play against the best players in the world when it counts, in front of fans, it doesn't excite me as much.

Steve Nash

I always enjoy playing against great players. You can learn from the best.

Vlade Divac

I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to play against all those good players because it's something that you can take away from it.

Shawn Kemp

The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.

Joe Sakic

Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you are playing against the best players. You are also playing game after game all the time, two or three games a week.

Mesut Ozil

As NBA players, so much of the game is mental, as far as confidence and playing against the best players in the world.

Pat Connaughton

I think playing against [Lionel Messi] is pretty difficult. Playing by the side of the best of the world is always good. Things get easier. And if I have to win, may it be by Messi's side. It would be great.

Neymar

The key about playing internationally is the confidence that you gain. Not only do you train with some of the best players in the NBA, but you compete against some of the best players in the world.

Scottie Pippen

This is the pinnacle of the basketball world, you know, in the NBA you're playing against the best guys in the world, and best defensive players in the world, so you have to be able to outthink them and make the right decisions.

Mike Conley Jr.

Once you play a tournament, you're playing against the golf course, you're playing against yourself and trying to do the best you can.

Jack Nicklaus

A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing. The wind blowing outside, double rims, stuff like that, just always playing ball.

Terry Rozier

In football I enjoyed competing and wanted to be the best. That was also part of it. There were quite a few factors. I loved the game, it was a great way to socialize and I liked playing against girls because it meant competing on a level playing field.