科比撰文宣佈退役:親愛的籃球
Dear Basketball,
親愛的籃球
From the Moment
從我最初
I started rolling my dad's tube socks
穿上父親的直筒襪
And shooting imaginary
想象着
Game-winning shots
我在大西部論壇球館
In the Great Western Forum
投中制勝球的樣子
I knew one thing was real:
我就清楚知道
I fell in love with you.
我愛上了你。
A love so deep I gave you my all —
這愛如此深切，我已爲你傾入所有——
From my mind and body
從我的思想和身體
To my spirit and soul.
到我的精神和靈魂。
As a six-year-old boy
六歲的我
Deeply in love with you
深深地愛着你
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
我從未看見過隧道的盡頭。
I only saw myself
我只看到我自己
Running out of one.
用力朝盡頭奔跑。
And so I ran.
我不停奔跑。
I ran up and down every court
我在每一塊球場上來回奔跑
After every loose ball for you.
爲爭取每一次得到你的機會
You asked for my hustle
你需要我拼盡全力
I gave you my heart
我爲你獻出真心
Because it came with so much more.
因爲這付出讓我獲得更多。
I played through the sweat and hurt
我在球場流盡血汗、一身傷病
Not because challenge called me
不是因爲困難在挑戰我
But because YOU called me.
而是因爲你在呼喚我。
I did everything for YOU
我爲你做了一切
Because that's what you do
因爲你也在這樣對我
When someone makes you feel as
我們讓彼此
Alive as you've made me feel.
感覺到生命力。
You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
你讓6歲的孩子實現了湖人夢
And I'll always love you for it.
爲此我將永遠愛你。
But I can't love you obsessively for much longer.
但是我無法繼續迷戀你。
This season is all I have left to give.
這個賽季是我獻給你的絕唱。
My heart can take the pounding
我的心臟能承受打擊
My mind can handle the grind
我的意志能應對艱難
But my body knows it's time to say goodbye.
可我的身體知道，是時候說再見了。
And that's OK.
這樣也好。
I'm ready to let you go.
我已準備好與你告別。
I want you to know now
現在就跟你說再見
So we both can savor every moment we have left together.
是爲了讓我們盡情地享受剩下的每一刻。
The good and the bad.
無論好的壞的。
We have given each other
我們已經給了對方
All that we have.
各自的所有。
And we both know, no matter what I do next
我們都知道，無論我接下來做什麼
I'll always be that kid
我將永遠是那個
With the rolled up socks
穿着老爸的直筒襪
Garbage can in the corner
瞄準角落裏的垃圾桶
:05 seconds on the clock
想象着0.05秒倒計時
Ball in my hands.
手裏拿着籃球的小孩
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1
5…4…3…2…1
Love you always,
永遠愛你的，
Kobe
科比
Career highlights and awards:
職業生涯亮點及獎項：
5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009–2010)
5次NBA總冠軍
2× NBA Finals MVP (2009–2010)
兩次NBA總決賽MVP（最有價值球員）
NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
NBA年度MVP（最有價值球員）
17× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2015)
17次入選NBA明星賽
4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)
4次NBA明星賽MVP（最有價值球員）
11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
11次入選NBA年度第一隊
2× All-NBA Second Team (2000–2001)
2次入選NBA年度第二隊
2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
2次入選NBA年度第三隊
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2011)
9次入選NBA防守第一隊
3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001–2002, 2012)
3次入選NBA防守第二隊
2× NBA scoring champion (2006–2007)
2次獲得NBA常規賽得分王
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997)
1997年NBA扣籃大賽冠軍
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
1997年入選NBA新秀第2隊
Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer
洛杉磯湖人隊頭號得分王
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)
1996年獲奈史密斯高中籃壇最佳球員
