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科比是我們的偶像，是偉大的籃球運動員，是NBA的標志性人物，但是在籃球之神邁克爾·喬丹眼中，科比作為一位父親，一名丈夫，一位朋友，卻有著更加深沉的意義……

I would say good morning, but its afternoon. Im grateful to Vanessa and the Bryant family for the opportunity to speak today.

我想說早上好，但現(xiàn)在是下午（似乎是凌晨四點洛杉磯的梗）。我很感激瓦妮莎和科比的家庭給我這個致辭的機會。

Im grateful to be here to honor Gigi and celebrate the gifts that Kobe gave us all – what he accomplished as a basketball player, as a businessman, and a storyteller and as a father. In the game of basketball, in life, as a parent – Kobe left nothing in the tank. He left it all on the floor.

我非常感激能在這里緬懷Gigi以及贊頌科比留給我們的禮物——他在籃球領(lǐng)域的成就，作為一名商人的成就，一名作家的成就，一名父親的成就。不論是在球場上，還是在生活中，還是作為一名家長——科比都是毫無保留，他把一切都留在了這里。

Maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends. But we were very close friends. Kobe was my dear friend. He was like a little brother. Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe.

我跟科比是非常親密的朋友這件事或許會讓人們驚訝。但是我們就是非常親密的朋友?？票仁俏矣H愛的朋友，他就像一個小兄弟。每個人都想談論我跟科比之間的競爭和比較，但是我只想談談科比。

You know all of us have brothers and sisters, little brothers, little sisters, who for whatever reason always tend to get in your stuff, your closet, your shoes, everything. It was a nuisance – if I can say that word – but that nuisance turned into love over a period of time. Just because the admiration that they have for you as big brothers or big sisters, the questions in wanting to know every little detail about life that they were about to embark on.

我們每個人都有哥哥姐姐，弟弟妹妹，他們不管出于什么原因，都似乎總是存在于你的生活物品中，你的衣柜，你的鞋子，以及其他所有東西。這是很讓人厭煩的——如果我可以用“厭煩”來形容的話——但這種厭煩在一段時間后就會轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)閻邸＿@是因為他們作為哥哥或者姐姐對你的青睞和贊賞，也因為你想要知道他們幾講開啟的人生中每一個細節(jié)性的問題。

nuisance[?nu?sns]：n. 討厭的人；損害；麻煩事；討厭的東西

embark[?m?bɑ?rk]：v. 上船（或飛機）；（使）上船（或登記）；從事

He used to call me, text me, 11:30, 2:30, 3 oclock in the morning, talking about post-up moves, footwork, and sometimes, the triangle. At first, it was an aggravation. But then it turned into a certain passion. This kid had passion like you would never know. Its an amazing thing about passion. If you love something, if you have a strong passion for something, you would go to the extreme to try to understand or try to get it. Either ice cream, Cokes, hamburgers, whatever you have a love for. If you have to walk, you would go get it. If you have to beg someone, you would go get it.

科比曾經(jīng)在11點半，凌晨2點半和凌晨3點打電話、發(fā)短信給我，跟我談論后仰跳投，腳步，甚至有時候也談論三角進攻。最初，這對我而言是煩擾。但之后這就轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榻^對的熱情，這孩子有著你從未見識過的熱情。熱情是一個很神奇的東西，如果你愛一樣東西，如果你對某樣東西有很強大的熱情，你就會盡最大所能去試圖理解或試圖得到他。不論是冰激淋，蛋糕，漢堡還是其他任何你喜歡的。如果你必須下點功夫，那你就要努力去得到它。如果你想要請教某人，你就去向他學習。

post-up moves：后仰投籃

What Kobe Bryant was to me was the inspiration that someone truly cared about the way either I played the game or the way that he wanted to play the game. He wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be. And as I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be.

科比對我而言就是一種激勵和鼓舞，讓我知道有人是真正的關(guān)心我打比賽的方式或者他打比賽的方式。他想要成為他可以成為的最好的籃球運動員。而根據(jù)我對他的了解，我想要盡我所能成為他最出色的哥哥。

To do that, you have to put up with the aggravation, the late-night calls, or the dumb questions. I took great pride as I got to know Kobe Bryant that he was just trying to be a better person – a better basketball player. We talked about business, we talked about family, we talked about everything. And he was just trying to be a better person.

為了做到這一點，你必須容忍這種煩擾，那些深夜來電，或者愚蠢的問題。當我知道科比·布萊恩特只是想成為更出色的人——更好的籃球運動員時，我感到很驕傲。我們談論過生意，談論過家庭，我們一起談論所有事情。而他就僅僅是想要成為一個更出色的人。

put up with：克服

aggravation[??ɡr??ve??n]：n. 加??；激怒；更惡化

Now, hes got me and Ill have to look at another crying meme for the next ...

現(xiàn)在，他折服了我，并且我現(xiàn)在要講述另一件令人落淚的事情。

(Lengthy laughter and applause.)

I told my wife I wasnt gonna do this cause I didnt want to see that for the next three or four years. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me. Im pretty sure Vanessa and his friends all can say the same thing – he knows how to get to you in a way that affects you personally, even though hes being a pain in the ass. But you have a sense of love for him and the way that he can bring out the best in you. And he did that for me.

我告訴我的妻子我不會在這里致辭，因為我不想在今后的3到4年回顧這一幕。這就是科比·布萊恩特對我所做的。我人確信瓦妮莎和她的朋友都可以同樣這么說——科比知道如何用親自影響你的方式走近你，即便這會讓他感到很痛苦。但你會愛上他，也會愛上他將最好的你逼出來的感覺。而他對我就是這樣做的。

I remember maybe a couple months ago he sends me a text and he said, Im trying to teach my daughter some moves. And I dont know what I was thinking or what I was working on, but what were you thinking about when you were growing up trying to work on your moves? I said What age? He says 12. I said 12, I was trying to play baseball. He sends me a text back saying Laughing my ass off. And this is at 2 oclock in the morning.

我記得在幾個月前他發(fā)消息給我說道：“我正在教我女兒一些動作，不過我不清楚我的想法以及我是否有進展。在你成長過程中想要提升你的技巧時，你在想些什么？”我問他“你女兒多少歲？”他回答“12歲”，我說，我12歲的時候正在練棒球呢！然后他回我消息道：“笑死我了?！?。那時正是凌晨2點鐘。

But the thing about him was we could talk about anything that related to basketball but we could talk about anything that related to life. And we, as we grew up in life, rarely have friends that we can have conversations like that. Well, its even rarer when you can grow up against adversaries and have conversations like that.

事實上就他而言，我們可以談論關(guān)于籃球的任何事，也可以談論關(guān)于生活的任何事。而我們，在我們的生命成長過程中，很難得有可以這樣跟我們交流的朋友。唉，能夠跟對手一起成長并能夠這樣溝通，就更加難得了。

I went and saw Phil Jackson in 1999, maybe 2000, I dont know, when Phil was here in L.A. And I walk in and Kobes sitting there.

我曾經(jīng)在2000年或者1999年（我也不太記得），的時候去看菲爾·杰克遜，那時候杰克遜正在湖人隊執(zhí)教。而我走進湖人訓練館，科比就坐在那里。

adversaries：敵手，對手

And the first thing, Kobe said, Did you bring your shoes?

而科比對我說的第一件事情就是：“你帶你的球鞋來了嗎？”

No, I wasnt thinking about playing.

“沒呢，我又不是來打球的。”

But his attitude to compete and play against someone he felt like he could enhance and improve his game, thats what I loved about the kid. I absolutely loved the kid. No matter where he saw me, it was a challenge. And I admired him because his passion, you rarely see someone who is looking and trying to improve each and every day, not just in sports, but as a parent, as a husband. I am inspired by what hes done, and what hes shared with Vanessa, and what hes shared with his kids.

這似乎有點煩人，但當科比認為他可以通過跟某人競爭、對位以提升自己的比賽水準時的態(tài)度，是我最喜歡這個孩子的一點。我100%愛這個孩子，不管他在哪里看到我，那都會成為一個挑戰(zhàn)。而我因為他的熱情而欽慕他，你很難看到有人會每一天都如此熱切和努力地去提升自己，而且不僅僅是在體育領(lǐng)域，還作為一名家長，一名丈夫。我為他所達成的成就、為他對瓦妮莎所做的，為他對他的孩子們所做的而備受鼓舞。

enhance[?n?h?ns]：vt. 提高；加強；增加

I have a daughter whos 30 and I became a grandparent. And I have two twins. I have twins at 6. I cant wait to get home to become a GirlDad and to hug them and to see the love and smiles that they bring to us as parents. He taught me that just by looking at this tonight, looking at how he responded and reacted with the people he actually loved. These are the things that we will continue to learn from Kobe Bryant.

我有一個30歲的女兒而且我已經(jīng)成為外公了。我還有一對雙胞胎，她們6歲了。我已經(jīng)等不及回到家作為一名“女兒的父親”去擁抱他們，去看看他們帶給我們父母的愛和笑容。這些都是他教給我的，通過觀摩今天這樣的夜晚，觀摩他是如何回應以及回饋那些他所愛的人教給我的。此外還有許多事情我們可以繼續(xù)從科比身上學到。

To Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka, Capri, my wife and I will keep you close in our hearts and our prayers. We will always be here for you. Always. I also want to offer our condolences and support to all the families affected by this enormous tragedy.

致瓦妮莎，娜塔莉亞，拜安卡，加百利，我的妻子和我會用我們的心和我們的祈禱陪伴你們。我們會一直敞開懷抱。當然，我也希望為所有在這次悲痛的災難中受到影響的家庭獻上慰問和支持。

condolences[k?n?do?l?ns]：n. 哀悼；慰問

Kobe gave every last ounce of himself to whatever he was doing, After basketball, he showed a creative side to himself that I didnt think any of us knew he had. In retirement, he seemed so happy. He found new passions. And he continued to give back, as a coach, in his community. More importantly, he was an amazing dad, amazing husband, who dedicated himself to his family and who loved his daughters with all his heart. Kobe never left anything on the court. And I think thats what he would want for us to do.

科比總是為他所做的事情傾盡所有，離開籃球后，他展示了我們所有人都未曾知道過的他那充滿創(chuàng)造力的一面。在退役后，他看起來如此開心，他找到了新的熱望。同時他也持續(xù)做著回饋，在他的社區(qū)中擔任教練。更重要的是，他是一名異常出色的父親，異常出色的丈夫，他全身心投入到他的家庭中，并全心全意愛著他的女兒們?？票仍趫錾峡偸莾A盡所有，我認為這也是他希望我們?nèi)プ龅摹?/p>

No one knows how much time we have. Thats why we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love. To live in the moment means to enjoy each and every one that we come in contact with.

沒人知道我們都還有多少時間，這也是我們必須活在當下，珍惜享受當下的原因。我們必須去拜訪、看望、并跟我們的家人、朋友以及那些我們愛的人相互陪伴足夠長的時間?；钤诋斚乱惨馕吨覀冃枰硎芨魏我粋€相互聯(lián)系。

When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died. And as I look in this arena and across the globe, a piece of you died, or else you wouldnt be here. Those are the memories that we have to live with and we learn from.

當科比去世的時候，一部分的我也去世了。而且當我看向這座球館，看向全世界，我知道你們生命的一部分也去世了，除非你不屬于這個世界。而去世的那部分聲明，就是那些我們曾與其共同生活，并向之學習的記憶。

I promise you from this day forward, I will live with the memories of knowing that I had a little brother and I tried to help in every way I could.

我從今天開始向你承諾，我將會帶著我曾有過一個我盡所能去幫助過的小兄弟的記憶，繼續(xù)生活下去。

Please, rest in peace little brother.

我的小兄弟，請你安息！

討論：請在評論區(qū)表達你對科比的哀思吧，另外，請記住曼巴精神。

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