Kobe Bryant on ego and reaching a high level of success

To reach a certain level of success in any field that you're in, you have to have an ego that's going to say, "I want to be the best.  This is what's going to drive me and come hell or high water, this needs to get done and I need to be successful."  It's a choice that you have to make.

Kobe Bryant, "The Finale," YouTube, 1:50 mark, October 19, 2014