

This speech was a heartfelt farewell letter and Vanessa Bryant is an extraordinary and courageous woman. We love you both and miss you forever and always, Mommy.” May you both rest in peace and have fun in heaven until we meet again one day. I have no idea how I deserved a man that loved and wanted me more than Kobe.” The 160-pound (73-kg) bronze statue depicts the pair wearing basketball uniforms and sharing a loving glance as Gigi holds Kobe's hand as it rests on her shoulder. He was the early bird and I was the night owl I was fire and he was ice, and vice versa at times. A sculpture of NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna 'Gigi' Bryant was brought on Wednesday to the helicopter crash site where they perished alongside seven others on a hillside near Los Angeles two years ago. Kobe loved me more than I could ever express or put into words. I was his first girlfriend, his first love, his wife, his best friend, his confidant and his protector. “Kobe and I have been together since I was 17-and-a-half years old. She was very maternal ever since she was really little” I will never get to see my baby girl walk down the aisle, have a father-daughter dance with her daddy, dance on the dance floor with me and have babies of her own. I won’t be able to tell her how gorgeous she looks on her wedding day.
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We didn’t get a chance to teach her how to drive a car. “We will not be able to see Gigi go to high school with Natalia and ask her how her day went. CALABASAS, Calif. Shaquille O’Nealalso spoke about a nice locker room anecdote.įinally, Vanessa Bryant, the former athlete’s wife, also spoke, delivering a heart-wrenching speech and could not hold back her tears at the end of her speech… Michael Jordanmoved the audience with his description of his special relationship with the Lakers.


At the event, various people were eager to honor the memory of the NBA legend and share their memories. A moving final tribute to Kobe and Gigi Bryant following the helicopter crash…Ī ceremony honoring Kobe Bryant was held on Monday, February 24 th, in Los Angeles at the Staples Center.
