"I went and saw Phil Jackson in 1999, maybe 2000, I don't know, when Phil was here in L.A. And I walk in and Kobe's sitting there. 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, the wanting to know every little detail about life that they’re about to embark on. I’m grateful to Vanessa and Bryant family for the opportunity to speak today. "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.NBA legend Michael Jordan sheds tears during the memorial during his speech.
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And he was just trying to be a better person.I remember maybe a couple months ago he sends me a text and he said, “I’m trying to teach my daughter some moves. But we were very close friends. That is what Kobe Bryant does to me. Now he’s got me. I have a daughter who is 30, I became a grandparent, and I have two twins. And as I look in this arena and across the globe, a piece of you died or else you wouldn’t be here.
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And he did that for me. And I don't 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?' If you have to walk, you would go get it. And as I got to know him. Enjoy our Speeches with subtitles and keep your English learning journey.“I’m grateful to Vanessa and Bryan family for the opportunity to speak today.
"And the first thing, Kobe said, 'Did you bring your shoes?
He wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be. I am inspired by what he’s done, and what he’s shared with Vanessa, and what he’s shared with his kids.I have a daughter who’s 30 and I became a grandparent. And he was just trying to be a better person. This kid had passion like you would never know. I absolutely loved the kid. "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. I'm grateful to Vanessa and the Bryant family for the opportunity to speak today. I said 'What age?' Those are the memories that we have to live with and we learn from.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.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. And we, as we grew up in life, rarely have friends that we can have conversations like that. Vanessa Bryant, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal were among the speakers in the sold-out tribute.And I admired him because his passion, you rarely see someone who’s looking at trying to improve each and every day, not just in sports but as a parent, as a husband. To me, that’s what I loved about the kid. At first, it was an aggravation. '"But his attitude to compete and play against someone he felt like he could enhance and improve his game, that's what I loved about the kid. 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. "No one knows how much time we have.