'Mamba out' - Remembering Kobe Bryant’s farewell speech after his last NBA game (2016) | NBA on ESPN

Guys you know it's uh I can't believe how fast 20 years went by this is crazy this is absolutely crazy and you know standing here at center court with you my teammates behind me and appreciating everything This, you already know the journey. what we've been in, you know, we've been through our ups and downs and I think the most important point is that we all stayed together through it all, you know, I grew up, I grew up with a toughness, I mean, a death. Tough Laker fan, I mean, I knew everything about every player that ever played here, so to get drafted and then traded to this organization and spend 20 years here, I mean, you can't, you can't write anything better than this. and I'm most proud, I'm most proud of the fact that it's not about the championships, it's about the bad years because we didn't run, we didn't run, we played through all those things and we got our championships and we did it. the right way and all I can do here is just thank you guys, thank you guys for all the years of support, thank you guys for all the motivation, thank you for all the inspiration and you know what's funny, which made me laugh all the time evening.

It was a long time that I spent 20 years where everyone was yelling to get past the bar on the

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night, saying, "Don't pass." This has been, this has been absolutely beautiful. You can't believe it's over. The boys will always be in my heart and I sincerely appreciate it. There are no words that can describe how I feel about you and thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you and I love you and my family. wife Vanessa I will do it like Natalia Gianna, you know, thank you guys for all your sacrifice, you know for all the hours I spent in the gym working and training and Vanessa, you support the family the way you have.

There is no way I can thank you enough for that, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you and what can I say?