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 and body
To my spirit and 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
Becasue that's what you do
When someone makes you fell as alive as you've made me feel.
You gave a six-year-old boy his laker dream and I will always love you for it.
But I can not 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 is time to say goodbye.
And that's ok
I am 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 can do next
I will always be that kid
With the rolled up socks
Garbage can in the corner
Ball in my hand
Love you always.
Kobe
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