KOBE BRYANT LEFT BEHIND. >> HIS INFLUENCE WAS ON THE
BASKETBALL COURT.
BASKETBALL COURT. THROUGH THE YEARS, KOBE WAS
NEVER SHY ABOUT SHARING HIS
THOUGHTS AND HIS WISDOM.
>> WELCOME TO THE KOBE SHOW.
TAKE 2.
TAKE 2. TIME TO GO IN THERE AND DO SOME
WORK.
WORK. >> HOW GOOD IS THIS KID?
>> KOBE BRYANT, ARE YOU THE NEXT
MICHAEL JORDAN?
MICHAEL JORDAN? >> I DON’T THINK THERE WILL EVER
BE ANOTHER MICHAEL JORDAN.
>> IT WAS APPARENT EVEN AT A
YOUNG AGE THAT KOBE BRYANT WAS
SOMETHING SPECIAL.
SOMETHING SPECIAL. THE 19-YEAR-OLD WAS ON "MEET THE
PRESS" BEFORE THE ALL-STAR GAME.
>> WE CAN SHOOT DOWN OUR DREAMS.
THAT’S NOT SOMETHING I’M GOING
TO DO.
TO DO. WHY AREN’T YOU WORKING?
COME ON, LET’S GO, LET’S GO,
LET’S GO.
LET’S GO. AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU HAVE A
FAMILY, AND YOU’RE TRYING TO
RAISE KIDS.
RAISE KIDS. YOU LEARN PATIENCE PRETTY
QUICKLY.
QUICKLY. >> COACHING THE KIDS IS FINE.
IT JUST CAME OUT OF NOWHERE
BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER DECIDED SHE
WANTED TO PLAY TWO AND A HALF
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. WHEN I TOOK HER TO A LAKERS
GAME, WE HAD SO MUCH FUN.
FOR THE FIRST TIME I WAS SEEING
THE GAME THROUGH HER EYES.
SHE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME THAT
AS A FATHER --
>> THAT’S ALL YOU WANT.
THAT’S ALL YOU CAN ASK FOR.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE TRY TO RAISE OUR GIRLS TO BE
STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMEN, HOLD
THEMSELVES TO REALLY HIGH
STANDARDS, SELF-RESPECT, THINGS
OF THAT NATURE.
YOU JUST TRUST THAT YOU RAISED
THEM THE RIGHT WAY.
>> DO YOU THINK YOUR DAUGHTER
MIGHT WANT TO PLAY IN THE WNBA?
>> SHE DOES FOR SURE.
THE BEST THING IS WHEN WE GO OUT
AND FANS WILL BE NEXT TO ME AND
THEY’LL SAY, YOU AND V GOT TO
HAVE A BOY, SOMEONE TO CARRY ON
THE LEGACY.
THE LEGACY. SHE’S LIKE, I GOT THIS.
YES, YOU DO, YOU GOT THIS.
>>> FROM THE MOMENT I STARTED
ROLLING MY DAD’S TUBE SOCKS AND
STARTED SHOOTING THE GAME, I
KNEW ONE THING WAS REAL.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH BASKETBALL.
>> THAT SHORT FILM WON HIM THE
INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST HONOR.
>> THANK YOU, ACADEMY, FOR THIS
MAJOR HONOR.
MAJOR HONOR. >> Reporter: JUMPING INTO THE
FILM BASE MADE HIM NERVOUS, BUT
HIS DAUGHTER GIGI TOLD HIM TO
THINK BIG.
THINK BIG. >> MY LITTLE 11-YEAR-OLD GIANNA
GOES, DAD, YOU ALWAYS TELL US TO
GO AFTER OUR DREAMS, SO MAN UP.
>> THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. I’M SUPPOSED TO PLAY BASKETBALL,
YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW. >> BRYANT FOR 14.
15!
15! UNBELIEVABLE STUFF TONIGHT!
>> I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAST 20
YEARS WENT BY.
I APPRECIATE THE JOURNEY WE’VE
BEEN ON.
BEEN ON. >> MY DAUGHTER NAMED BIANKA.
YOU GUYS KNOW IF YOU DO THE WORK
AND YOU WORK HARD ENOUGH, DREAMS
COME TRUE.
COME TRUE. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE DREAM.
THAT’S THE DREAM.
IT’S NOT THE DESTINATION, IT’S
THE JOURNEY.
THE JOURNEY. MY NEXT DREAM IS TO BE HONORED
ONE DAY FOR INSPIRING THE NEXT
GENERATION OF ATHLETES TO HAVE A
DREAM.
DREAM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FROM THE
BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
GOD, I LOVE YOU GUYS.
TO MY FAMILY, THANK YOU GUYS FOR
ALL YOUR SACRIFICE.
WHAT CAN I SAY?
MAMBA OUT.
MAMBA OUT. >> KOBE BRYANT, FATHER,
CHAMPION, A LEGEND.
>> I’M NOT SAD ABOUT IT BUT VERY
APPRECIATIVE FOR WHAT I’VE HAD.
>> KOBE BRYANT LEAVING THE
FLOOR.
FLOOR. >> IT’S SO HARD TO BELIEVE.
>> YOU MENTIONED YOU COULD HEAR
SOME OF THE ITALIAN THERE.
THE NUMBER 8, THE FIRST NUMBER
THAT HE WORE IN HIS CAREER, WAS
THE SAME NUMBER HE WORE WHEN HE
PLAYED BASKETBALL AM ITIN ITALY.
HALFWAY THROUGH HIS CAREER, HE
SAID, I WANT A FRESH START.
HE HAD WON CHAMPIONSHIPS
ALREADY, SO HE SWITCHED TO
NUMBER 24.
NUMBER 24. THE ONLY PLAYER IF HISTORY TO
HAVE TWO NUMBERS RETIRED.
>> YOU LOOK AT A LIFE SO WELL