美國NBA洛杉磯湖人球星高比拜仁宣布,今個賽季後退役,結束20年職業球員生涯。
37歲的高比拜仁美國時間周日於NBA球員論壇上發表以「親愛的籃球」(Dear Basketball)為題的文章,表示自己為所愛的籃球付出所有,讓他感到自己是活着。他又說,「你(籃球)給予一個6歲男孩他的湖人夢,我永遠愛你」,但不能再一直痴迷地愛着你,「我的身體知道是時候說再見」。
今季為高比拜仁效力湖人的第20季,直至2014年賽季為止,他總共為湖人取下5次NBA總冠軍。
以下為高比拜仁告別信全文:
「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」
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