科比退役：致亲爱的篮球

文/Kobe Bryant 绘/马豆子

科比退役：致亲爱的篮球

To My Dear Basketball

文/Kobe Bryant 绘/马豆子

Dear Basketball,

From the moment, I started rolling my dad's tube socks, And shooting imaginary, Game-winning shots①game-winning shots 制胜球, 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 of②the end of ……的最后 eg. His death marked the end of an era. 他的逝世标志着一个时代的结束。the tunnel③tunnel 英 ［'tʌnl］ 美 ［'tʌnl］ n. 隧道；坑道；洞穴通道 vt. 挖；在……打开通道；在……挖掘隧道. I only saw myself, Running out of④run out of 用完；从……跑出来；（液体）从……流出；［美国英语］强迫离开；驱逐出……eg. We ran out of coal，and had to burn wood. 我们的煤用光了，只好烧柴。one. And so I ran. I ran up and down every court, After every loose ball⑤loose ball 双方都未控制的球for you. Y ou asked for my hustle⑥hustle 英 ［'hʌs（ə）l］ 美 ［'hʌsl］ vt. 催促；猛推；强夺 vi. 赶紧；硬挤过去；拼命挣钱 n. 推；奔忙；拥挤喧嚷, 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 pounding⑦pounding 英［'paʊndɪŋ］ n.重击；重击声, My mind can handle the grind⑧grind 英 ［ɡraɪnd］ 美 ［ɡraɪnd］ n. 磨；苦工作, 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 savor⑨savor 英 ［'seɪvə］ 美 ［'sevɚ］ vt.尽情享受；使有风味；加调味品于；品尝，欣赏vi. 有……的滋味；带有……的性质 n. 滋味；气味；食欲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: five seconds on the clock, Ball in my hands.5... 4... 3... 2... 1

Love you always,

Kobe

Kobe亲爱的篮球：

在小时候，我穿着老爸的直筒袜，假装着我在大西部论坛球馆投中制胜球时开始，我就清楚地知道一件事情：我爱上你了。

我爱你如此之深，已奉献我的所有——从我的思想到我的身体，从我的精神到我的灵魂。6岁的我，深深地爱着你。我从没想过这段旅程结束时的样子，我只看到我自己在这条路上奔跑，所以我不停地跑，每场比赛我都不停奔跑，为争取每一次得到你的机会，你需要我拼尽全力。

我为你奉上了我的心，因为这需要的不仅仅是尽力。我为打球流尽血汗、带着一身伤病，不是因为困难在挑战我，而是因为你在呼唤我，我已经为你做了一切，因为你也是这样对待我。因为你让我感觉，我自己是一个鲜活的人，你让一个6岁的孩子实现了他的湖人梦，为此我将永远爱你。

但是我不能再如此迷恋你了。

这个赛季是我所能最后给予你的，我的心还能继续承受各种打击，我的意志也还能继续坚持下去，但我的身体让我知道是时候说再见了。这也很好，我已经做好准备跟你说再见了。

我现在只是想让你知道，我们俩都可以永远珍藏着彼此一起度过的每一段时光，无论是好的，还是坏的，我们已经给了彼此我们所能给的全部。我们俩都知道，接下来无论我去做什么，我都会是那个穿着老爸的直筒袜，瞄准角落里的垃圾桶，假装进攻时间还有5秒，手里拿着篮球的小孩。

5秒……4秒……3秒……2秒……1秒。

一直爱你的，科比