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Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant

Mamba. Champion. Teacher.

"The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do."
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Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Dream. Justice. Love.

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Genius. Curious. Human.

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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur

Poet. Rebel. Prophet.

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Icon. Sensitive. Misunderstood.

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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Water. Discipline. Philosophy.

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Mamba. Champion. Teacher.

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Princess Diana

Princess Diana

Grace. Compassion. Courage.

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Vision. Craft. Stay foolish.

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Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Art. Pain. Truth.

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

By any means. Truth. Power.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Truth. Non-violence. Service.

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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez

Love. Music. La Reina.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Voice. Faith. Love.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Dance. Music. Magic.

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Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle

Hustle. Community. Marathon.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Rock. Soul. The King.

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Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Soul. Passion. Sittin' on the Dock.

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Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

Justice. Labor. Sí Se Puede.

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Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

Laughter. Truth. Mac Man.

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Prince

Prince

Purple. Genius. Free.

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Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Peace. Reggae. One Love.

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Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Music. Freedom. Electric Soul.

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James Brown

James Brown

Soul. Funk. Hardest Working Man.

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Queen of Soul.

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Jazz. Pain. Strange Fruit.

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Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Walk the Line. Man in Black.

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Float like a butterfly. The Greatest.

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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Courage. Breaking Barriers. 42.

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Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Laughter. Heart. O Captain My Captain.

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Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

Why so serious? Art over everything.

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Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Family. Speed. For Brian.

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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Elegance. Kindness. Timeless Grace.

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James Dean

James Dean

Live fast. Dream big. Rebel without a cause.

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Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Freedom. Courage. I never ran my train off the track.

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Quiet courage. I had a right to be tired.

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Power. Literacy. Agitate. Agitate. Agitate.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Freedom. Forgiveness. Ubuntu.

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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla

Electricity. Vision. The future is mine.

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Art. Science. Curiosity never rests.

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Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Truth. Pain. Comedy is the blues for people who can't sing.

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Words. Courage. Phenomenal Woman.

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The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Hustle. Legacy. Sky's the Limit.

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John Lennon

John Lennon

Imagine. Peace. Working class hero.

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Soul. Truth. What's Going On.

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Aaliyah

Aaliyah

Soft. Cool. One in a Million.

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Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Wakanda. Purpose. Legacy.

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Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

Doors. Poetry. Darkness.

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Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Azúcar. Queen. Salsa.

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Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Cool. Jazz. Reinvention.

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James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Truth. Race. America.

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Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Soul. Change. Voice.

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Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente

Baseball. Pride. Humanity.

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Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Piano. Protest. Fierce.

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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

Grunge. Raw. Nevermind.

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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

Harlem. Dreams. Poetry.

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

Love. Poor. Service.

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Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline

Country. Heartbreak. Timeless.

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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Ask Not. Vision. America.

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Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

Beloved. Black. Literature.

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Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

Fly. Brave. Pioneer.

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DMX

DMX

Rough. Raw. Ruff Ryders.

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Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Paris. Brave. Icon.

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Mac Miller

Mac Miller

Swimming. Growth. Real.

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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Union. Honesty. Freedom.

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Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston

Harlem. Roots. Storyteller.

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Lisa

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

TLC. Fire. Real.

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Che Guevara

Che Guevara

Revolution. Justice. Guerrilla.

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John Coltrane

John Coltrane

Jazz. Spiritual. A Love Supreme.

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Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Faith. Warrior. France.

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Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly

Rock. Pioneer. Glasses.

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Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton

Power. People. Rainbow Coalition.

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Juice WRLD

Juice WRLD

999. Pain. Legacy.

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Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin

Piano. Romantic. Poland.

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Anne Frank

Anne Frank

Hope. Diary. Light.

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Eazy-E

Eazy-E

Compton. NWA. Ruthless.

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Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Could this BE any more honest?

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Veni, vidi, vici. Empire.

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Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

I paint my dream. Color is alive.

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Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Elegance. Dignity. Quiet authority.

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Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Soul. Genius. The Sound.

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With Kobe Bryant on handling failure.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Mamba Mentality, Live

How do you handle failure?

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Kobe Bryant
The moment you give failure a name, you've already let it win. I never called it failure — I called it data.

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