篮球·吾爱——科比告别情诗

篮球，吾爱

儿时著戎装，

梦里射天狼。

问我心所系，

惟此大球场。*1

一见知吾爱，

再见倾吾情。

我亦无所有，

所有惟吾身。

垂髫六龄童，

专情十载梦。

再见少年已十八，

从此江湖更无涯。

好马不停蹄，

百战无旦夕。

我心从吾爱，

汗血裹铁衣。

吾爱与吾身，

从此不可分。

汝复何所求，

夜夜见吾心。

童年湖人梦，

一世儿女情。

儿女情且长，

好马力已尽。

不怨廿载苦，

梦捐七尺躯。

我本马革裹尸还，

谁敢锦衣道别离？

吾爱，别兮！

聚散终有日，

别时须尽欢。

将军百战归，

明日不可期。

沙场廿年勇，

湖人一小儿。*2

儿时著戎装，

梦里射天狼。

吾爱在吾手，

五……四……三……二……一。

致吾爱·科比

注：

*1：Great Western Forum是湖人队最早的球馆“西部论坛大球场”。

*2：“儿”在此读“ni”第二声。

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 篮球·吾爱——科比告别情诗