Now, I am not going to stand here and tell you that failure is fun. That period of my life was a dark one, and I had no idea that there was going to be what the press has since represented as a kind of fairy tale resolution. I had no idea then how far the tunnel extended, and for a long time, any light at the end of it was a hope rather than a reality.

Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.

I,Kobe Bryant...have decided to skip college and take my talents to the NBA.

我一直相信，如果你陷入困境，也许事情进展不顺利，你会变得更强大。生活中的一切都是这样。