Dear Basketball
dear basketball
From the moment
since childhood
I started rolling my dad's tube socks
I'm wearing daddy's straight socks
And shooting imaginary
pretend
Game-winning shots
I'm at the Great Western Forum
In the Great Western Forum
How to hit the winning shot
I knew one thing was real
I know one thing
I fell in love with you
i love you
A love so deep I gave you my all —
I love you so much that I have given my all—
From my mind & body
From my mind to my body
To my spirit & soul
From my spirit to my soul
As a six-year-old boy
six year old me
Deeply in love with you
love you deeply
I never saw the end of the tunnel
I never imagined how this journey will end
I only saw myself
I only see myself
running out of one
run on this road
And so I ran
So I keep running
ran up and down every court
I keep running every game
after every loose ball for you
For every chance to get you
You asked for my hustle
you need me to do my best
I gave you my heart
I gave you my heart
Because it came with so much more
Because it takes more than trying
I played through the sweat and hurt
I played with blood and sweat, with all my injuries
Not because challenge called me
It's not because of difficulties that challenge me
But because YOU called me
but because you're calling me
I did everything for YOU
I have done everything for you
Because that's what you do
'Cause that's how you treat me
When someone makes you feel as
because you make me feel
Alive as you've made me feel
I am a living person
You gave a six-year-old boy
his Laker dream
You made a 6-year-old realize his Laker dream
And I'll always love you for it
for this i will always love you
But I can't love you obsessively
for much longer
But I can't be so infatuated with you anymore
This season is all I have left to give
This season is all I can give
My heart can take the pounding
My heart can continue to bear all kinds of blows
My mind can handle the grind
My will can still hold on
My will can still hold on
But my body knows it's time
to say goodbye
But my body lets me know it's time to say goodbye
And that's OK
this is also good
I'm ready to let you go
I'm ready to say goodbye to you
I want you to know now
I just want you to know now
So we both can savor every moment
we have left together
We can both treasure every moment we spend with each other forever
The good and the bad
Either good or bad
We have given each other
we have given each other
All that we have
all we can give
And we both know
no matter what I do next
We both know that whatever I do next
I'll always be that kid
I will be that
With the rolled up socks
wearing daddy's straight socks
Garbage can in the corner
Aim for the trash can in the corner
5 seconds on the clock
Pretend to attack with 5 seconds left
ball in my hand
kid holding basketball
5 … 4 … 3 … 2 … 1
5 seconds...4 seconds...3 seconds...2 seconds...1 second
love you always,
always love you
Kobe
Kobe
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