库兹马在给洛杉矶的告别信中分享了科比的特殊回忆

　　Kyle Kuzma shares special Kobe Bryant memories in farewell letter to L.A.凯尔 · 库兹马在给洛杉矶的告别信中分享了科比的特殊回忆
　　Kyle Kuzma was nervous.
　　凯尔 · 库兹马很烦躁。
　　Since joining the Lakers in June 2017, the NBA rookie had waited all summer for the chance to sit down with Kobe Bryant, relentlessly hitting up general manager and Bryant＂s former agent Rob Pelinka for such an opportunity.
　　自从2017年6月加盟湖人队以来，这位 NBA 新秀整个夏天都在等待与科比坐在一起的机会，为了这样一个机会，他不断地向总经理和科比的前经纪人罗布 · 佩林卡求助。
　　But when he learned the Lakers legend was about to arrive for their first meeting, Kuzma started sweating. And it didn＂t get any better once Bryant got there.
　　但是当他得知这位湖人传奇人物即将到来参加他们的第一次会面时，库兹马开始出汗。当科比到达那里的时候，情况并没有变得更好。
　　＂All of a sudden Kobe walks in, and it’s literally like Moses spreading the ocean,＂ Kuzma wrote in ＂The Players＂ Tribune.＂ ＂Everybody in the restaurant is just looking at him. And he comes to the table, and he’s like, ＂Kuz, what up man?＂ Just completely chill. But I’m like, Oh sh—, Kobe knows my name.
　　＂库兹马在《球员论坛报》上写道: ＂突然间，科比走了进来，简直就像是摩西在传播大海。＂＂餐厅里的每个人都在看着他。然后他走到桌子前，说，‘ Kuz，你好吗？完全冷静下来。但是我想，哦，天哪，科比知道我的名字。＂
　　But Kuzma was quickly put at ease by the future Hall of Famer, who had retired a year earlier after 20 seasons with the Lakers.
　　但是库兹马很快就被这位未来的名人堂成员安抚了下来，他在湖人效力了20个赛季之后于一年前退役。
　　＂We’re just talking about life, basketball, how I grew up, how he grew up,＂ Kuzma wrote about his two-hour initial encounter with Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. ＂The ups and downs of his career. We talked about his business life. Things that really influenced him.
　　＂我们只是在谈论生活、篮球、我是如何长大的，他是如何长大的,＂库兹马在书中写道，他与科比的初次邂逅持续了两个小时，科比于2020年1月26日死于一场直升机坠毁事故。＂他职业生涯的起起落落。我们谈到了他的生意。真正影响他的事情。
　　＂The cool thing with Kobe — he was always trying to get smart. He was always trying to gain knowledge, and he’d find that from anything. So he’s not just sitting there answering questions. He’s asking me all this stuff, too. Man, just like, ＂How has your upbringing shaped you? How do you think it’s helping you in your pro career right now?＂ ＂ Things like that. And he didn＂t have to do those things, but he did.
　　＂和科比在一起很酷——他总是想变得聪明。他总是试图获得知识，而且他会从任何事物中发现这一点。所以他不只是坐在那里回答问题。他也在问我这些问题。男人，就像，‘你的成长经历是如何塑造你的？你认为它现在对你的职业生涯有什么帮助？诸如此类的事情。他不需要做这些事情，但是他做了。
　　＂That was a really cool night for me. It’s a memory that just gets more important and more special to me as time goes by.＂
　　＂那天晚上对我来说真的很酷。随着时间的流逝，这段记忆对我来说变得越来越重要，越来越特别。＂
　　Kuzma recounted the story as part of an open letter to Los Angeles, less than two weeks after being traded to the Washington Wizards as part of the deal that brought Russell Westbrook to Lakers. He wrote about the thrill it was to be part of a Lakers championship last year.
　　在被交易到洛杉矶华盛顿奇才不到两周后，库兹马在给湖人的一封公开信中讲述了这个故事，作为交易的一部分，拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克被交易到湖人队。他写了去年能够成为湖人总冠军的激动之情。
　　＂Thanks for letting me be my own small part of this great legacy,＂ Kuzma wrote.
　　＂谢谢你让我成为这一伟大遗产的一小部分,＂库兹马写道。
　　He also discusses some of the all-time greats he＂s had as mentors during his four seasons in purple and gold — players like Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Robert Horry and LeBron James.
　　他还谈到了自己在紫金球衣的四个赛季中作为导师的一些伟大球员，比如魔术师约翰逊、詹姆斯 · 沃西、罗伯特 · 霍里和勒布朗 · 詹姆斯。
　　And, of course, Kobe.当然，还有科比。
　　Kuzma related another Mamba story from about a year after their first meeting, when Bryant texted him out of the blue for what Kuzma said ended up being ＂the hardest workout I’ve ever had in my life.
　　＂库兹马讲述了他们第一次见面一年后的另一个曼巴蛇的故事，当时科比突然给他发短信，说库兹马说这是＂我这辈子最艰难的一次训练＂
　　＂Kobe’s telling me, ＂Alright, we’re going to do this move, do that move. We got 25 reps of each movement,＂ ＂ Kuzma wrote. ＂Usually you’re in a gym and it’s like make 10, make 12, whatever. We’re doing  25 of each thing , man.
　　＂科比告诉我，‘好吧，我们要做这个动作，做那个动作。每个动作我们都做了25次。＂通常情况下，你在健身房锻炼，锻炼10分钟，锻炼12分钟，随便什么。我们每样都做了25次，伙计。
　　＂I get done with this workout, I’m completely, completely dead tired. And I thought it was the worst workout of my life because I’m missing shots and stuff. But you know, we finish strong, shake hands and leave.
　　＂我完成了这项锻炼，我完全，完全累死了。我觉得这是我一生中最糟糕的锻炼，因为我错过了很多镜头。但是你知道，我们结束的时候很强壮，握了手就走了。
　　＂I run into Rob the next day, and he says, ＂Aw man, Kobe said that y’all had a great workout. He said that you were in really good shape.＂ And I was like,  No f—ing way he said that .＂
　　＂第二天我碰到罗布，他说，‘哦，天哪，科比说你们都进行了很好的训练。他说你身体状况很好。我当时想，他不可能这么说。＂
　　Kuzma added: ＂I’ll be telling my  grandkids  about the time Kobe said I was in shape. You keep stuff like that with you.＂
　　库兹马补充道: ＂我会告诉我的孙子们关于科比说我身材好的时候。你总是喜欢美好的事物一直围绕你身边。＂