In the early morning of February 25th, Beijing time, Kobe Bryant’s memorial service "A Tribute to Life" was held at the Staples Center. Michael Jordan came to the scene and delivered a touching speech. When recalling the past friendship of "little brother" Kobe, Jordan burst into tears at one point, and multiple cameras at the scene recorded the heartbreaking tearful moment of "Dan God".
Jordan said: "I am very grateful to Vanessa and the Bryant family for giving me the opportunity to speak today. I am very grateful that I can be here to remember Kobe and Gigi. Kobe has many identities, a player, a businessman, a storyteller, and a storyteller. Having a father. Whether it was in basketball or as a parent in life, Kobe gave it his all. As a father, he took all the responsibilities on himself and moved forward step by step. Many people like to compare me with him To compare, but here I just want to talk about Kobe himself."
"You know, we all have older brothers, sisters, and younger brothers and sisters. No matter what, they will support you, give you clothes, give you shoes, give you everything Everything, this emotional bond cannot be described in words, but the thing that holds it together is love, the love they have for you as a big brother or sister. But the thing is, he wants to know every detail of my life. He would sometimes send me letters early in the morning, at 0:30 or even 2:30, sometimes discussing fake moves and training issues with me, and sometimes discussing the triangle offense. This guy has such passion, when you like something and don’t Turn it into a passion. This guy (Kobe) has passion like you've never seen before."
"The passion is incredible. If you love something, you're passionate about something, You will become extreme, and then try to achieve your goals, knowing exactly what you have to pay for it. Ice cream, Coke, hamburgers, all the things you like, you need to fight for yourself, maybe you have to pray to others to get them. Kobe Bryant inspired me, he wanted to be the best, he wanted to do this, he wanted to be the best athlete in the world, and I wanted to be the best brother. To do that , you need to carry a lot of things, such as those late-night phone calls." While
was crying, Jordan also humored the scene. He said: "We all know that in the past few years, Jordan emoticons have become popular on the entire Internet. And for the next 3-4 years, I'm going to have to watch the me crying meme go viral, and that's what Kobe did to me. I told my wife, I don't want to go to the memorial service, because I don't want to be there Look at my crying emoticons for the next 3-4 years." Jordan further said, "I still remember that a few months ago, Kobe sent me a message saying: 'I am trying to teach my daughter some moves, and then I I don’t know what she is thinking or why she is doing these things. What are you thinking about when you are trying to make progress and grow up, and how do you adjust your mentality?’ I said: ‘How old is your daughter? ?' He said he was 12 years old, and I said I was still trying to play baseball when I was 12 years old. Then he sent me a text message that mocked me mercilessly. That happened at 2 o'clock in the morning."
"Not only can we Talking about basketball stuff, we also often discuss things in life. We are truly close friends and we have conversations like this all the time. I remember in 1999 or 2000, Phil Jackson was coaching the Lakers. When I went to the Lakers arena, I saw Kobe sitting there, and then Kobe saw the first thing I said. The words were: 'Did you bring your sneakers? ’ I said no, I’m not here to play ball. But he has a very competitive attitude, and he wants to compete with people who he feels can make him better, and that's a quality I really admire. He looks at me as a challenge and I admire him for his passion and he pushes himself to do better every day, which is so rare. Jordan said that he has become a grandfather. Now, every day, he can't wait to go home, hug his family, and enjoy the love and smile that his family brings. Kobe taught me this. "
" Kobe passed away, and part of my body died with him."Jordan said affectionately in the last part of the speech. Perhaps, there is nothing more touching than such sympathy and sympathy!
Author: Chen Xihan
Editor: Chen Xihan
