我从未看见过隧道的尽头。

我只看到自己

用力朝尽头奔跑。

我不停奔跑，

我在每一块球场上来回奔跑

争取每一次得到你的机会。

你需要我拼尽全力

我为你献出真心

因为这付出让我获得更多。

我在球场流尽血汗、一身伤病

不是因为困难在挑战我，

而是因为你在呼唤我。

我为你做了一切，

因为你也在这样对我。

我们让彼此

感觉到生命力。

你让6岁的孩子实现了湖人梦，

为此我将永远爱你，

但是我无法继续迷恋你，

这个赛季是我献给你的绝唱。

我的心脏能承受打击，

我的意志能应对艰难，

可我的身体知道，是时候说再见了。

这样也好。

我已准备好与你告别。

现在就跟你说再见

是为了让我们尽情地享受剩下的每一刻。

无论好的坏的。

我们已经给了对方

各自的所有。

我们都知道，无论我接下来做什么

我将永远是那个

穿着老爸的直筒袜

瞄准角落里的垃圾桶

想象着0.05秒倒计时

手里拿着篮球的小孩

5…4…3…2…1

永远爱你的，

科比

Dear Basketball

Dear Basketball

From the moment

I started rolling my dad’s tube socks

And shooting imaginary

Game-winning shots

In the Great Western Forum

I knew one thing was real:

I fell in love with you.

A love so deep I gave you my all —

From my mind & body

To my spirit & soul.

As a six-year-old boy

Deeply in love with you

I never saw the end of the tunnel.

I only saw myself

Running out of one.

And so I ran.

I ran up and down every court

After every loose ball for you.

You asked for my hustle

I gave you my heart

Because it came with so much more.

I played through the sweat and hurt

Not because challenge called me

But because YOU called me.

I did everything for YOU

Because that’s what you do

When someone makes you feel as

Alive as you’ve made me feel.

You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream

And I’ll always love you for it.

But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.

This season is all I have left to give.

My heart can take the pounding

My mind can handle the grind

But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

And that’s OK.

I’m ready to let you go.

I want you to know now

So we both can savor every moment we have left together.

The good and the bad.

We have given each other

All that we have.

And we both know, no matter what I do next

I’ll always be that kid

With the rolled up socks

Garbage can in the corner

:05 seconds on the clock

Ball in my hands.

5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1

Love you always,

Kobe

这是我们青春记忆中最明亮的色彩！

老兵不死，只是凋零！

一场为我们精心准备的青春告别！

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