SPORTS - Kobe Bryant To Retire

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Kobe Bryant

In a beautiful heart wrenching poem, Kobe Bryant has said that this 2015/2016 will be his last season. Upon his exit, Mr. Bryant would have spent a record 20 years in the NBA.

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 & my body

To my spirit & my 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

But it came with so much more. 

I played through the sweat And the hurt 

Not because the challenge called me

But because YOU called me.
I did everything for YOU
Because that's what you do
When someone makes me fee as alive
As you've made me feel.

You gave a six year old boy his Lake 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 take 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.

(c) The Players Tribune

(c) JuicyChitChats 2015. [Monday 30th November]

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