※ 引述《mrkey (距离太远 思念太近)》之铭言：
: Kobe Bryant 在 players tribune 上宣布,
: 这季打完就会高挂球鞋退休.
: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/dear-basketball/
: 网站现在瘫痪了, 等等把文章补上.
: Bleacher Report @BleacherReport, 7:00pm Et
: Kobe Bryant announces via @PlayersTribune that this NBA season will be his
: last.
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Dear Basketball,
亲爱的球
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:
自从
我卷起我爸的棉袜
射著
不存在的致胜球
在湖人球场里
我就知道
I fell in love with you.
我爱上了你
A love so deep I gave you my all —
From my mind & body
To my spirit & soul.
我好爱你，通通都给你
我的身心
我的灵魂
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.
一个六岁小孩
和你热恋
从未看见隧道尽头
只看见自己
在其中奔跑
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.
所以我跑着
在球场上四处追着
每颗松手的球
都热切向我招手
我给你我的心
因为得到的更多
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.
疲劳与受伤打不倒我
不是因为挑战呼唤我
而是你呼唤了我
都是为了你
因为我必须如此
因为你
让我感觉活着
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.
你给了六岁男孩的湖人梦
我永远记得也爱着
但我不能再这样爱得太深
只剩下一季
我的心还能跳动
我的心灵还能坚持
但我的身体知道是时候说再见
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.
没关系
我已经准备放手
我只想让你知道
让我们珍惜剩下的时光
是好是坏
我们都给了对方
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 clock
Ball in my hands.
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1
我们都知道不管下一步如何
我都是那个小孩
拿着袜子球
角落的垃圾桶
时钟上倒数五秒
球在我手上
5 4 3 2 1
Love you always,
Kobe
永远爱你
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