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I fell in love with you. A love so deep I gave you my all —From my mind & body To my spirit & soul.

從這句話，可以看出一個人對自己的工作（事業、興趣）是多麼的熱愛、熱情，願意付出自己的所有。只是時間、傷痛，當然應該也有時不我與，加上隊形、傷痛纏身，即使再強硬的鐵人也會受到身、心疲累，而感到力不從心、熱情不再，我想Kobe Bryant應該認知到了，所以做出這麼一個痛苦的決定。

不認輸，或者不想輸，就是kobe打球的態度。我想任何一位愛打球的運動員如果具備這樣的態度，那麼練球、防守、得分，想必一定用120分的精神在球場上去打每一分鐘。（至少不會像魔獸，只想利用天賦身高，就想闖江湖，混到一顆NBA冠軍戒）

看著他從青澀的17歲高中生打入世界籃球殿堂，每一次比賽時，運球、過人、跳起、灌籃，還是轉身、後仰跳球，動作的流暢性，總是那麼賞心悅目。

他創造了很多經典時刻(classic moment)，也創造很多紀錄（官方歷史的或者個人生涯的），包括最後一場的得分60分逆轉秀，沒有一位退役的NBA球星在生涯最後一場創下這麼高的得分，雖然全場給他投了50次以上(也是生涯記錄)，也算是一個完美的ending，當然如果能夠拿下第6個NBA冠軍及第3個奧運冠軍，那就更完美了。

先來一段傳承似的經典時刻

雖然布萊恩在1998年還不是湖人隊的固定先發成員，但深受球迷喜愛的他，獲選進入該屆西區明星隊先發陣容，當時他才19歲，巧合的是，那一年也是喬丹(Michael Jordan)生涯最後一次身穿公牛球衣參加明星賽，布萊恩和喬丹之間的薪火相傳，讓整場比賽別具意義。

附錄：給籃球的一封信（中英文對照版）

2015-11-30

湖人一哥布萊恩(Kobe Bryant)稍早在《The Player's Tribune》發表文章，確定在球季走完後高掛球鞋。

以下為布萊恩在《The Player's Tribune》發表的全文

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