在今天之前我不知道什么是黑曼巴精神

在退役的那一年,科比曾经为自己热爱的篮球创作了一首小诗。诗的原文如下:

Dear Basketball,(亲爱的篮球:)

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.(从我幼时,偷偷穿上父亲的筒袜,幻想自己在大西部论坛球馆投进制胜一球时,我就清楚地知道——我被你征服了!)

A love so deep I gave you my all — From my mind & body To my spirit & soul.(我对你的爱如此之深,以至于我奉献了一切——从我的思想到我的身体,从我的精神到我的灵魂。)

As a six-year-old boy Deeply in love with you I never saw the end of the tunnel.(一个6岁的孩子,深深地爱着你,从没想过这条路也有走到尽头之时。)

I only saw myself Running out of one. And so I ran.(我只看到自己在这条路上不断奔跑,所以我不停地奔跑!)

I ran up and down every court After every loose ball for you.(为争取每一次得到你的机会,我在每一场比赛中不停奔跑。)

You asked for my hustle I gave you my heart Because it came with so much more.(你让我拼尽全力,为你付出全部的身心,因为这需要的不仅仅是尽力。)

I played through the sweat and hurt Not because challenge called me But because YOU called me.(我在球场上流血流汗,不是因为困难在挑战我,而是因为你在呼唤我。)

I did everything for YOU Because that’s what you do When someone makes you feel as Alive as you’ve made me feel.(我总是为你付出一切,你也总是这样待我。是你让我觉得,我是一个鲜活的人!)

You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream And I’ll always love you for it.(你让一个6岁的孩子实现了他的“湖人”梦,而我将一直深爱着你。)

But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.(但是现在,我不能再如此迷恋你了,)

This season is all I have left to give.(这个赛季是我能给你的所有。)

My heart can take the pounding, My mind can handle the grind, But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.(我的心依然在为你跳动,我的意志也能为你坚守下去,但是我的身体告诉我,是时候说再见了。

And that’s OK. I’m ready to let you go.(不过这也很好,我已经做好准备跟你说再见了。)

I want you to know now So we both can savor every moment we have left together.(现在,我只想让你知道,我们都可以永远珍藏着彼此一起度过的时光。

The good and the bad. We have given each other All that we have.(不管是好的,还是不好的记忆,我们都已经给了彼此所能付出的一切。)

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 clockBall in my hands. 5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1(我们都知道,不管我接下来会做什么,我都是那个曾经穿着老爸的筒袜,瞄准墙角的垃圾桶,假装进攻时间只有0.05秒的篮球小子:5、4、3、2、1……

Love you always, Kob(永远爱你的科比

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