NBA超级球星科比·布莱恩特11月30日在Twitter上宣布：本赛季结束后退役。
5枚总戒指，3次全明星赛MVP，2次NBA得分王，2次总决赛MVP，1次奥运会，单场得分81分个人纪录……这一切荣耀全部都属于科比·布莱恩特，却不是科比·布莱恩特的全部。
这位在NBA赛场上叱咤风云近20载的铮铮铁汉为他挚爱的篮球写下了一封温柔的『情书』，尝试表达篮球对于他生命的意义，字里行间透露着深入灵魂的爱和不舍，令人动容。
小飞侠科比的「篮球情书」
Dear Basketball:
我挚爱的篮球：
From the moment
从我第一次
I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary
穿上父亲的筒形短袜开始想象
Game-winning shots
自己置身于大西部球馆
In the Great Western Forum
命中绝杀球时
I knew one thing was real:I fell in love with you.
我就清楚地知道：我深深地爱上了你。
A love so deep I gave you my all —
一种深切的爱，我为你倾其所有——
From my mind & body to my spirit & soul.
从我的思想和身体到我的精神和灵魂。
As a six-year-old boy deeply in love with you
六岁的我深深地爱着你
I never saw the end of the tunnel.
我从来没有看见过隧道的尽头。
I only saw myself running out of one.
我只看到我自己用力朝尽头奔跑。
And so I ran.I ran up and down every court
所以我不停地奔跑。我在每一个球场上来回奔跑
After every loose ball for you.
为了你去追逐每一个地板球。
You asked for my hustle I gave you my heart
你渴望我的拼抢,我把我的心交给你
Because it came with so much more.
因为你给我的更多更多。
I played through the sweat and hurt
我在球场流尽血汗、一身伤病
Not because challenge called me
并不是因为挑战呼唤我
But because YOU called me.
而是因为你呼唤我。
I did everything for YOU
我做的一切都是为了你
Because that's what you do
因为这正是你为我所做的
When someone makes you feel as alive as you've made me feel.
我们让彼此感觉到生命力。
You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream
你给了一个六岁男孩他的湖人梦想
And I'll always love you for it.
为此我将永远爱你。
But I can't love you obsessively for much longer.
但是我无法再痴迷地爱你更久。
This season is all I have left to give.
这个赛季是我献给你的绝唱。
My heart can take the pounding
我的心脏还能够承受打击
My mind can handle the grind
我的思想还能够经受磨砺
But my body knows it's time to say goodbye.
但是我的身体知道是时候说再见了。
And that's OK.
这样也好。
I'm ready to let you go.
我已经准备好让你走。
I want you to know now
我希望现在让你知道
So we both can savor every moment we have left together.
这样我们都可以尽情地享受剩下的每一刻。
The good and the bad.
无论好的坏的。
We have given each other
我们已经给了
All that we have.
对方各自的所有。
And we both know, no matter what I do next
我们都知道，无论下一步我做什么
I'll always be that kid
我将永远是那个孩子
With the rolled up socks
穿着卷起的袜子
Garbage can in the corner
垃圾桶在角落里
:05 seconds on the clock
倒数五秒
Ball in my hands.
球在我的手里。
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1
5…4…3…2…1
Love you always——Kobe
永远爱你的——科比
