OWNED BY PARROT01

Dear Basketball,

亲爱的篮球：

From the moment I started rolling my dad’s tube socks

自第一次穿上老爸的筒袜

And shooting imaginary game-winning shots in the Great Western Forum

想象自己在大西部论坛球馆投进制胜球

I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you

我便确信：我深深地爱上你了

A love so deep I gave you my all —

爱你，故愿为你倾其所有–

From my mind and body

从我的心灵到我的身体

to my spirit and soul

从我的精神到我的灵魂

As a six-year-old boy, deeply in love with you

那六岁的男孩，深深地爱着你

I never saw the end of the tunnel

却从未想过这段旅程结束时的样子

I only saw myself running out of one

只见自己不停奔跑的身影

And so I ran

所以我不停地奔跑

I ran up and down every court

我来回奔跑于每个球场

After every loose ball for you

为你去追逐每一个争抢球

You asked for my hustle

你让我尽力拼搏

I gave you my heart

我便奉上我的心

Because it came with so much more

因为这需要的不仅仅是尽力

I played through the sweat and hurt

我打球流尽血汗，落下一身伤病

Not because challenge called me

不是因为“挑战”呼唤我

But because YOU called me

而是你呼唤我

I did everything for YOU

我所做的一切都是为了你

Because that’s what you do when someone makes you feel as alive as you’ve made me feel

若有人赋予你生命，正如你赋予我活力，你亦会为其全力以赴

You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dream

你给了一个六岁男孩湖人梦

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

但我再也无法继续这般迷恋你了

This season is all I have left to give

这个赛季已是我所能给的仅有

My heart can take the pounding

我的心还能承受住打击

My mind can handle the grind

我的意志还能经受磨难

But my body knows it’s time to say goodbye

但我的身体知道：是时候说再见了

And that’s OK

这无妨

I’m ready to let you go

我已经准备好了放手

I want you to know now so we both can savor every moment we have left together

我希望你现在就明白，如此我们便可一起尽情享受余下的每一刻时光

The good and the bad

不论欢喜，还是悲伤

We have given each other all that we have

我们已经给了彼此能给的所有

And we both know, no matter what I do next

我们都知道，不管我接下来会去做什么

I’ll always be that kid

我都还会是那个孩子

With the rolled up socks

穿着筒袜

Garbage can in the corner

瞄准墙角的垃圾筒

5 seconds on the clock, ball in my hands. 5,4,3,2,1

手捧篮球，倒计时5秒。5，4，3，2，1。

Love you always

爱你，至死不渝

Kobe

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