北京時間11月30日，湖人球星科比·布萊恩特（Kobe Bryant）通過球員論壇網宣布2015-2016賽季結束后將選擇退役。以下為全文：

Dear Basketball,
親愛的籃球

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.

從我最初

穿上父親的直筒襪

想象著

我在大西部論壇球館

投中制勝球的樣子

我就清楚知道

我愛上了你。

A love so deep I gave you my all —

From my mind & body

To my spirit & soul.

這愛如此深切，我已為你傾入所有——

從我的思想和身體

到我的精神和靈魂。

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.

六歲的我

深深地愛著你

我從未看見過隧道的盡頭。

我只看到我自己

用力朝盡頭奔跑。

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.

我不停奔跑。

我在每一塊球場上來回奔跑

為爭取每一次得到你的機會

你需要我拼盡全力

我為你獻出真心

因為這付出讓我獲得更多。

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.

我在球場流盡血汗、一身傷病

不是因為困難在挑戰我

而是因為你在呼喚我。

我為你做了一切

因為你也在這樣對我

我們讓彼此

感覺到生命力。

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.

你讓6歲的孩子實現了湖人夢

為此我將永遠愛你。

但是我無法繼續迷戀你。

這個賽季是我獻給你的絕唱。

我的心臟能承受打擊

我的意志能應對艱難

可我的身體知道，是時候說再見了。

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.

這樣也好。

我已準備好與你告別。

現在就跟你說再見

是為了讓我們盡情地享受剩下的每一刻。

無論好的壞的。

我們已經給了對方

各自的所有。

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

我們都知道，無論我接下來做什么

我將永遠是那個

穿著老爸的直筒襪

瞄準角落里的垃圾桶

想象著0.05秒倒計時

手里拿著籃球的小孩

5…4…3…2…1

Love you always,

Kobe

永遠愛你的，

科比

*Career highlights and awards 職業生涯亮點及獎項*

5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009–2010) 5次NBA總冠軍

2× NBA Finals MVP (2009–2010) 兩次NBA總決賽MVP（最有價值球員）

NBA Most Valuable Player (2008) NBA年度MVP（最有價值球員）

17× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2015) 17次入選NBA明星賽

4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011) 4次NBA明星賽MVP（最有價值球員）

2× Olympic champion (2008, 2012) 2次奧運會冠軍

11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013) 11次入選NBA年度第一隊

2× All-NBA Second Team (2000–2001) 2次入選NBA年度第二隊

2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005) 2次入選NBA年度第三隊

9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003–2004, 2006–2011) 9次入選NBA防守第一隊

3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001–2002, 2012) 3次入選NBA防守第二隊

2× NBA scoring champion (2006–2007) 2次獲得NBA常規賽得分王

NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1997) 1997年NBA扣籃大賽冠軍

NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997) 1997年入選NBA新秀第2隊

Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer 洛杉磯湖人隊頭號得分王

Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996) 1996年獲奈史密斯高中籃壇最佳球員

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）