Vanessa Bryant Delivers Heartfelt Eulogy to Kobe Bryant

okay for my soulmate mm-hmm Kobe was known as a fierce competitor on the basketball court the greatest of all time a writer and Oscar winner and the black mamba but to me he was Coco my booboo my baby boo my daddy chulo I was his VB his principessa is Queen his Queen mom mom and his whiskey meniscus fabulous key I couldn't see him as a celebrity or just an amazing basketball player he was my sweet husband and the beautiful father of our children he was mine he He was my everything Kobe and I've been together since I was 17 and a half.

I was his first girlfriend, his first love, his wife, his best friend, his confidant and his protector, he was the most incredible husband. Kobe loved me more than he could ever express or put into words. He was the early riser and I was an idol I was fire and he was ice and vice versa sometimes we balanced each other he would do anything for me I have no idea how I deserved a man who loved me and wanted me more than Kobe he was charismatic, a gentleman , he loved, adored and was romantic, he was truly the romantic one in our relationship and looked forward to Valentine's Day and our anniversaries each year, he planned special anniversary trips and a special traditional gift for each year of our marriage that he had even made .

My most precious gifts, he simply thought outside the box and was very thoughtful even as he worked hard to be the best athlete. He gave me the actual notebook and the blue dress that Rachel Mcadams wore in the notebook movie when I asked him why he chose blue. dress, she said it was because it's the scene where Ali returns to Noah. We were hoping to grow old together like in the movie. We truly had an incredible love story. We loved each other with all our being: perfectly imperfect people raising and raising a beautiful family. our sweet and amazing girls a couple weeks before they passed away Cobie sent me a sweet text message.

I mentioned that I wanted to spend time together just the two of us without our kids because I'm best friends with him first and we never had the chance to do that. We were busy taking care of our daughters and just going about our daily responsibilities, but I'm grateful to have that recent message that means a lot to me. Kobe wanted us to renew our vows, he wanted Natalia to take over her company and he wanted us to travel the world together. We had always talked about what fun grandparents would be for our daughters' kids, he would have been the coolest grandpa.

Kobe was the MVP of Girl Dad's or MBD, he never left the toilet seat up, he always told the girls how beautiful and smart they are, he taught them how to be brave and how to keep going when things get tough and we could, we We retired from the NBA, he took care of dropping off and picking up our girls from school since I was at home pregnant with Bianca and just recently, I took care of Capri at home, when Kobe was still playing, he used to arrive an hour early to be first in line to pick up an authority on Gianna from school and told him he couldn't drop the ball once he took over, he was late. at one point and we definitely let him know that he was never late, so he was an hour and 20 minutes early, after that he always knew there was room for improvement and he wanted to do better.

He happily shared the trip and enjoyed spending time in the car with our daughters, he was a loving father, a practical and present father, he helped me bathe Biank and Capri almost every night, he sang them silly songs in the shower and continued to make them laugh and smile as she lathered lotion on them and got them ready for bed she had magical arms and could put Capri to sleep in just a few minutes she said she had it down to a science eight times down our hallway she loved taking Bianca around in fashion I'm going to watch her play in the koi pond area and loves taking her to the park.

The most recent visit to the koi pond was the night before he and Gigi passed away. He shared a love of movies and film analysis with Natalia. He liked to rent movie theaters and take Athaliah to see the movies. The newest Star Wars movie or the Harry Potter movies and they had movie marathons and he loved every second of it. She loved his typical tears; He liked to watch Stepmother's steel magnolias and Little Women. He had a tender heart. Koby somehow knew where he was at all times. specifically when he was late to his games, he would worry about me if he wasn't in my seat at the start of each game and I would ask security where he was the first time after the first quarter and my smart ass would answer. tell him that he wasn't going to lose 81 points in the first 10 minutes of the game.

I think anyone with kids understands that sometimes we can't get out on time and he eventually got used to my tardiness and left. The fact that he could play at an intense professional level and still worry about making sure we got to the game safely was just another example of how family came first for him. He loved being Gianna's basketball coach. He told me that he wished he could do it. He convinced Natalia to play basketball so they could spend more time together, but he also wanted her to follow his own passion. He didn't see Thalía play in a volleyball tournament on her birthday on January 19 and noted that she is a very intelligent player.

He was convinced that she would have made a great card with her vision of the court and he told me that he wanted Bianca and Capri to play basketball when they were older, to see that he could spend as much time with them as possible. with Gigi. and Kobe always told Bianca and Capri that they were going to grow up and play basketball and blend in now that they won't have their dad and his sister here to teach them and that's really a loss. I don't understand it, but I am. I'm so grateful that Toby heard Coco say daddy.

He wasn't going to be here to drop Bianca Capri off at pre-K or kindergarten. or showing up to our daughters' doctor visits for my own moral support. He may not be able to walk our daughters down the aisle or spin me around on the dance floor while he sings PYT to me, but I want my daughters to know that and because of the incredible person, husband and father, he was the kind of man I wanted to teach the girls. future generations to be better and prevent them from making their own mistakes. He always liked to work and do projects to improve the lives of children.

He taught us all valuable lessons about life and sports. throughout his MBA career, his books, his show details and his puny x' podcast series and we are so grateful that he left those lessons and stories behind for us, he was thoughtful and wrote the best letters and cards of love and Gigi had her wonderful ability to express it. her feelings and pay paper and make you feel her love through her words she was thoughtful like him they were so easy to love everyone naturally gravitated towards them they were fun happy fools and they loved life they were so full of joy and adventure god knew they couldn't be on this earth without each other, he had to bring them to heaven together, baby, you take care of our chichi and I have Nani Bibi and Coco, we are still the best team, we love you and we miss you, boo-boo and Gigi , you both rest in peace and have fun in heaven until we meet again one day, we love you both and miss you forever and ever mommy.