Kobe Bryant 這喜愛 NBA 的朋友絕對不陌生的名字，自從 1996 年進入 NBA 後便效力於洛杉磯湖人至今，共 20 年的生涯也為湖人拿下 5 次 NBA 總冠軍，自己還得到 2 次的 NBA 總冠軍 MVP 殊榮。而今天，也在湖人隊的主場為自己的職業籃球生涯做出最後一場比賽。
喜愛 Kobe Bryant 的朋友除了可以透過緯來或是愛爾達體育台進行收看，這次 YouTube 還有提供線上直播連結，讓有空的朋友透過網路來一同觀賞。
當然，若是沒有時間的朋友也不用擔心， 湖人的官方 Twitter [ https://twitter.com/lakers ]也正在持續為大家更新賽事的最新訊息，
一轉眼 20 年了，謝謝 Kobe，永遠的小飛俠!
Kobe 退休感言全文如下:
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 … 1Love you always,
Kobe
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