Throughout his life, Kobe Bryant reached out to others to learn how to be the greatest.
在他的一生當中,科比·布萊恩特向他人學習如何成為最偉大的球員。
Whether it was a call to Dwyane Wade for pick-and-roll advice, to Kevin Durant about pindowns,
無論是德維恩·韋德的拆檔建議,還是凱文·杜蘭特的折回擺脫掩護,
he was never shy to help the minds of the best among younger generation.
他從不吝惜地去幫助年輕一代的精英球員。
Irving's relationship with Bryant was the epitome of the NBA icon's connection with the league following his retirement.
歐文與科比的關系,代表了NBA偶像退役后與聯盟關系的傳承。
They were two beings who shared questions and answers and musings,
他們是兩個有著共同的問題、答案和思考的人,
but beyond that, they shared a mentality of wanting to learn how to be great.
但除此之外,他們還有一種想要學習如何變得偉大的心態。
Irving knows he is not the only one that is hurting following Sunday's events,
歐文知道他不是唯一一個因為周日的事情而心痛的人,
but he will continue to keep his connection with Bryant close to his heart.
但是他會繼續和科比保持親密的關系。
"I think the most beautiful thing is that it's connecting all of us
歐文說:“我認為最美妙的事情是它將我們所有人聯系在一起,
and these seeds that he's planted in all of us continue to grow
他的精神植根于我們的心中,不斷生長,
and his legacy is going to live on forever, obviously," Irving said.
并且將永遠地延續下去。”
"But that man was a philosopher, he was a teacher, he left so many great things here for us to follow,
“他是個哲學家,是個老師,他留下了這么多偉大的東西讓我們追隨,
and I'm just going to continue to carry the torch."
我將繼續高舉火炬。”
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