Michael Jordan Honors Kobe Bryant with Tearful Eulogy: ‘He Can Bring out the Best in You’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Sitting there ░░░░░░░░ to it all In ░░░░░░░░ our next speaker faced ░░░░░░░░ 18 year old Kobe ░░░░░░░░ on the court midway ░░░░░░░░ the game while playing ░░░░░░░░ asked him for tips ░░░░░░░░ his jumpshot Kobe scored ░░░░░░░░ points that game against ░░░░░░░░ boyhood idol Michael scored ░░░░░░░░ and won the game ░░░░░░░░ welcome Michael Jordan I ░░░░░░░░ say good morning but ░░░░░░░░ s afternoon I am ░░░░░░░░ to vanessa and the ░░░░░░░░ family for the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ speak today I am ░░░░░░░░ to be here to ░░░░░░░░ and celebrate the gift ░░░░░░░░ kobe gave us all ░░░░░░░░ he accomplished as a ░░░░░░░░ player as a businessman ░░░░░░░░ a storyteller and as ░░░░░░░░ father In the game ░░░░░░░░ basketball in life as ░░░░░░░░ parent kobe left nothing ░░░░░░░░ the tank He left ░░░░░░░░ all on the floor ░░░░░░░░ be it surprised people ░░░░░░░░ kobe and I were ░░░░░░░░ close friends but we ░░░░░░░░ very close friends Kobe ░░░░░░░░ my dear friend He ░░░░░░░░ like a little brother ░░░░░░░░ always wanted to talk ░░░░░░░░ comparisons between he and ░░░░░░░░ I just wanted to ░░░░░░░░ about kobe You know ░░░░░░░░ of us have brothers ░░░░░░░░ little brothers little sisters ░░░░░░░░ whatever reason always tend ░░░░░░░░ getting your stuff your ░░░░░░░░ your shoes everything It ░░░░░░░░ a nuisance if I ░░░░░░░░ say that word But ░░░░░░░░ nuisance turned into love ░░░░░░░░ a Of time Just ░░░░░░░░ the admiration that they ░░░░░░░░ for you as big ░░░░░░░░ were big sisters The ░░░░░░░░ wanting to know every ░░░░░░░░ detail about life that ░░░░░░░░ were about to embark ░░░░░░░░ He used to call ░░░░░░░░ text me 11 30 ░░░░░░░░ 30 3 00 in ░░░░░░░░ morningtalking about postop moves ░░░░░░░░ and sometimes the triangle ░░░░░░░░ first it was an ░░░░░░░░ but then it turned ░░░░░░░░ a certain passion This ░░░░░░░░ had passion like you ░░░░░░░░ never know It s ░░░░░░░░ amazing thing about passion ░░░░░░░░ you love something if ░░░░░░░░ have a strong passion ░░░░░░░░ something you will go ░░░░░░░░ the extreme to try ░░░░░░░░ understand or try to ░░░░░░░░ it Either ice cream ░░░░░░░░ hamburgers whatever you have ░░░░░░░░ love for If you ░░░░░░░░ to walk you would ░░░░░░░░ get it If you ░░░░░░░░ to beg someone you ░░░░░░░░ go get it What ░░░░░░░░ Bryant was to me ░░░░░░░░ an inspiration that someone ░░░░░░░░ cared about the way ░░░░░░░░ played the game or ░░░░░░░░ way that he wanted ░░░░░░░░ play the game He ░░░░░░░░ to be the best ░░░░░░░░ player that he could ░░░░░░░░ And as I got ░░░░░░░░ know him I wanted ░░░░░░░░ be the best big ░░░░░░░░ that I could be ░░░░░░░░ do that you had ░░░░░░░░ put up with the ░░░░░░░░ the late night calls ░░░░░░░░ the dumb questions I ░░░░░░░░ great pride as I ░░░░░░░░ to know Kobe Bryant ░░░░░░░░ he was just trying ░░░░░░░░ be a better person ░░░░░░░░ basketballplayer We talked about ░░░░░░░░ We talked about family ░░░░░░░░ talked about everything and ░░░░░░░░ was just trying to ░░░░░░░░ a better person Now ░░░░░░░░ s got me and ░░░░░░░░ have to look at ░░░░░░░░ crying me for the ░░░░░░░░ cheers I told my ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t going ░░░░░░░░ do this because I ░░░░░░░░ t want to see ░░░░░░░░ for the next three ░░░░░░░░ four years That is ░░░░░░░░ Kobe Bryant does to ░░░░░░░░ I am pretty sure ░░░░░░░░ and his friends all ░░░░░░░░ say the same thing ░░░░░░░░ knows how to get ░░░░░░░░ you in a way ░░░░░░░░ affects you personally even ░░░░░░░░ he sbeing a pain ░░░░░░░░ the sense of