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Dear basketball,
When I rolled (使成球形) my dad's socks as a basketball, I knew one thing was real: I fell in love with you. The love was so deep I gave you my all from my body to my soul (灵魂).
As a six-year-old boy, I loved you deeply. I never stopped you. I only saw myself for you every court all the time. You needed my , I tried my best because it asked for so much more. I played through the sweat (汗水) and the hurt, not because the called me, but because you called me. I did everything for you, because you made me feel .
You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker (湖人) dream, and I will always love you for it. But now I can't love you any . This season is the last one for me. My heart can still beat，my spirit can also fight，but my body knows it's time to goodbye. Both of us have to accept it. And it's OK. I'm ready to let you go.
I want you to know now, then we can value each other so many we have left together.
The good and the bad，so far，we have one another all that we have. And we also know, I do next, I will always be that kid with a basketball in my hands.
Love you always,
Kobe
