michael jordan speach about kobe

better than Alicia Keys, poor Hearn girl is sitting there listening to it all In 1996, our next speaker faced 18-year-old Kobe Bryant on the court for the first time mid-game while playing. Kobe asked him for advice on his jump shot. Kobe scored. 33 points that game against his childhood idol

michael

scored 36 and won the second game please welcome

michael

jordan

I would say good morning but it's late I'm grateful to vanessa and the bryan family for the opportunity to speak today I'm grateful to be here to honor gigi and celebrate the gift

kobe

gave us all when he achieved his accomplishments as a basketball player, as a businessman and storyteller and as a father in the game of basketball in life as a father,

kobe

left nothing in the tank, left everything. the floor maybe surprised people that kobe and I were very close friends but we were very close friends kobrez was my dear friend he was like a little brother everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between him and me I just wanted to talk about kobe you I know everyone We have brothers and sisters little brothers little sisters who for some reason always tend to put your things in your closet your shoes everything was a nuisance if I can say that word but that annoyance turned into love over time because the admiration they had for you as brothers or sisters older people the questions that are wanting to know every little detail of the life they were about to embark on used to call me write to me 11 30 2 30 3 o'clock In the morning, talking about the later movements, the footwork and sometimes the triangle, at At first it was a nuisance, but then it became a certain passion.

This kid had a passion like you would never know. It's an amazing thing about passion, if you love something, if you have a strong passion for something, you would go to extremes to try to understand it or try to get it, whether it's ice cream, coke, hamburgers, anything you love, if you have to walk , you will go look for it, if you have to beg someone, you will go look for it. What Kobe Bryant was to me was the inspiration that someone really cared about the way I played or the way he wanted to play, he wanted to be the best basketball player he could be and as I came to know, he I wanted to be the best big brother I could be, that you have to put up with the aggravation of the late night calls or the stupid questions I answered, a great girlfriend when I met Kobe Bryant, he was just trying to be a better person a better soccer player. basketball we talk about business we talk about family we talk about everything and he was just trying to be a better person now that he has me I'll have to look at another crime meme next time I told my wife I wasn't going to do this because I didn't want to see that for the next three or four years.

That's what Kobe Bryant does to me. I'm pretty sure Vanessa and her friends can say the same thing he knows. reach out to you in a way that affects you personally, even if he is being a pain in the ass, but he always feels love for him in the way that he can bring out the best in you and he did that for me. Remember maybe a couple months ago he texted me and said he was trying to teach my daughter some moves and I don't know what he was thinking or what he was working on, but what were you thinking when? you were trying while you were growing up trying to work on your mood i said what age it says 12. i said at 12 i was trying to play baseball he texts me saying i'm laughing out loud and this is at two or in the morning hours, but the thing about him is that we could talk about anything related to basketball, but we can talk about anything related to life and we, as we grew up in life, rarely have friends that we can have conversations like that, well, it's even weird when you can grow up against adversaries and have conversations like that.

I went and saw Phil Jackson in 1999 or maybe 2000. I don't know when Phil was here in Los Angeles and I walked in and Kobe was sitting there and the first thing I saw. I'm in a suit. The first thing Kobe said was did you bring your shoes. No, he wasn't thinking about playing, but his attitude to competing and playing against someone felt like he could enhance and improve his game for me and that's what I loved about the kid. I loved the kid, no matter where he saw me, he was a challenge and I admired him because his passion is rarely seen in someone who seeks and tries to improve every day, not only in sports but also as a father, as a husband.

I'm inspired. for what he has done and what he shared with vanessa and what he shared with his children I have a 30 year old daughter who just became a grandmother and I have two twins I have twins at six years old I can't wait to get home to become girl dad and hug them and see the love that the smiles they bring to us as parents, he taught me that just by watching this tonight, seeing how he responded and reacted to the people that he truly loved, these are the things that we will continue to learn from kobe bryant to vanessa natalia bianca capri my wife and I will keep you close to our hearts in our prayers we will always be here for you always I also want to offer our condolences and support to all the families affected by this Huge tragedy, Kobe gave every last ounce of himself same in whatever he was doing after basketball.

He showed a creative side of himself that I didn't think any of us knew he had when he retired. He seemed so happy that he found new passions and continued giving. As a coach in his community, the most important thing is that he was an incredible father, an incredible husband who was dedicated to his family and loved his daughters with all his heart. Kobe never left anything on the court and I think that's what he would like us to do. No one knows how much time we have, so we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach, see and spend as much time as we can with our families, friends and the people we absolutely love living in. moment means enjoying each and everyone we come into contact with when Kobe Bryant died, a part of me died and as I look in this arena and around the world, a part of you died or else you wouldn't be here, those They are the memories that we have to live with and that we learn from, I promise that from this day on I will live with the memories of knowing that I had a little brother that I tried to help in every way I could, please rest in peace little brother poor girl.

Hearn is sitting there listening to it all In 1996, our next speaker faced 18-year-old Kobe Bryant on the court for the first time mid-game while he was playing. Kobe asked him for advice on his jump shot. Kobe scored 33 points that game against his childhood idol michael scored 36 and won the second game please welcome michael

jordan

i would say good morning but it's late. I am grateful to the Vanessa and Bryan family for the opportunity to speak today. I am grateful to be here to honor gigi and celebrate the gift that Kobe gave us all when he achieved his accomplishments as a basketball player, as a businessman and storyteller, and as a father in the game of basketball in life as a father kobe He didn't leave anything in the tank, he left everything on the ground maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends but we were very close friends covered with my dear friend he was like a little brother everyone always wanted to talk about comparisons between him and me I just wanted to talk about kobe you know we all have brothers and sisters little brothers little sisters who for some reason always tend to get into your things your closet your shoes everything was a hassle if I can say that word but that hassle turned into love with the time just because of the admiration they have for you as older brothers or sisters the questions they are wanting to know every little detail of the life they were about to embark on he was calling me send me a message 11 30 2 30 3 in the morning talking about the post up move the footwork and sometimes the triangle at first it was a nuisance but then it turned into a certain passion this boy had a passion like you would never know it's an amazing thing about passion if you love something if you have a strong passion for something you would go to extremes to try to understand it or try to get it, whether it's ice cream, coke, hamburgers, anything you love, if you have to walk, you'll go get it, if you have to beg someone, you'll go get it, what is Kobe Bryant.

It was the inspiration to me that someone really cared about the way I played or the way he wanted to play, he wanted to be the best basketball player he could be and when I met him, I wanted to be the best big brother he could be. it could be to do that you have to put up with the aggravation of late night calls or stupid questions i asked great girlfriend when i met kobe bryant who was just trying to be a better person better basketball player we talk business we talk family we talk about everything and he was just trying to be a better person now that he has me I'll have to look at another crime meme next time I told my wife he wasn't I'm going to do this because I didn't want to see that for the next three or four years that's what Kobe Bryant does to me.

I'm pretty sure Vanessa and her friends can say the same. He knows how to get to you. in a way that affects you personally, even if he is being a pain in the ass, but he always has the love for him and the way he can bring out the best in you and he did that for me. I remember maybe a couple of months ago he texted me and said he was trying to teach my daughter some moves and I don't know what he was thinking or what he was working on, but what were you thinking when he did it? were you trying? as you got older trying to work on your mood i said what age it says 12. i said at 12 i was trying to play baseball he texts me saying i'm laughing out loud and this is at two o'clock. morning, but the thing about him is that we could talk about anything related to basketball, but we can talk about anything related to life and we, as we grew up in life, we rarely have friends that we can having conversations like that, well, it's even weird when you can grow against adversaries and have conversations like that.

I went and saw Phil Jackson in 1999 or maybe 2000. I don't know when Phil was here in Los Angeles and I walked in and Kobe was sitting there and the first thing I saw a suit the first thing he said kobe did you bring your shoes? No, he wasn't thinking about playing, but his attitude to competing and playing against someone felt like he could improve and improve his game for me and that's what I loved about the kid. I loved him. About the boy, no matter where he saw me, he was a challenge and I admired him because the passion in him is rarely seen in someone who seeks and tries to improve every day, not only in sports but as a father and as a husband.

I am inspired by what what he did and what he shared with Vanessa and what he shared with his children I have a 30 year old daughter who just became a grandmother and I have two twins I have twins at six years old I can't wait to get home to becoming a girl dad and holding them and seeing the love that the smiles they bring to us as parents, he taught me that just by watching this tonight, seeing how he responded and reacted to the people he truly loved, these are the things we will do. continue learning from kobe bryant to vanessa natalia bianca capri my wife and I will keep you close to our hearts in our prayers we will always be here for you always I also want to offer our condolences and support to all the families affected by this enormous tragedy kobe gave until the last drop of himself into whatever he was doing after basketball showed a creative side of himself that I didn't think any of us knew he had when he retired he seemed so happy that he found new passions and continued to give back as a coach in his community, which Most importantly, he was an incredible father, an incredible husband who was dedicated to his family and who loved his daughters with all his heart.

Kobe never left anything on the court and I think that's what he would want us to do. you know how much time we have, so we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach, see and spend as much time as we can with our families, friends and the people we absolutely love to live in the moment. It means enjoying each and everyone we came into contact with when Kobe Bryant died, a part of me died and as I look in this arena and around the world, a part of you died or else you wouldn't be here, those are memories. those we have to live with and learn from, I promise you that from this day on I will live with the memories of knowing that I had a little brother that I tried to help in every way I could, please rest in peace.