"I just have to accept the fact that I do not want to do this (playing basketball) again, and I felt no problem for it," said Kobe, after the game between the Lakers against the Indiana Pacers. Kobe declare it with his trademark smile. Look he was trying hard to cover up the sadness and seeks heartened.
Kobe, 37 years, until the end of his career with the Lakers faithful without even strengthen the other teams. He has donated 5 championship title for the team he loves. There have been many sweet and bitter moments he had experienced. So, it would be difficult for the basketball player was born in Philadelphia to go to the Lakers.
As a farewell to the sport of basketball that catapulted his name, in a column in "The Players Tribune", Kobe write a thrilling poem titled "Dear Basketball". Here is one of the best pieces of the poem: "My heart can take the pounding. My mind can handle the grind. But my body knows it's time to say goodbye."
Kobe Bryant's retirement will certainly be a great loss to the NBA and the entire basketball lovers worldwide. The Black Mamba has become an icon of global basketball, after Michael Jordan retired in 2003 ago. Many consider that only Kobe was the one who approached the level of superiority Jordan. And at the end of this season, we will again lost the basketball legend. Kobe, you'll be in our hearts forever!
Here below is a poem by Kobe Bryant, entitled "Dear Basketball". Brace yourself, take some tissues, just in case you'll cry while reading it.
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