This past summer, Kobe Bryant reached out to the player to whom he has long been compared: Michael Jordan.
在刚刚过去的这个夏天，科比·布莱恩特拜访了自己长期被公众所比较的对象：迈克尔·乔丹。
Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers star, had something he wanted to tell the legendary former Chicago Bulls guard.
科比，这位湖人队的当家球星，当时决定要对这位芝加哥公牛队的传奇前辈说说心里话。
The 37-year-old Bryant recounted the story Sunday when he publicly announced he would be retiring at the end of this season, his 20th in the NBA.
在周日，37岁的科比对外正式宣布，将会在自己的第二十个NBA赛季结束之后正式退役。与此同时，他也重新叙述了这个夏天发生的事情。

"Jordan is actually one of the first people that I told over the summer," Bryant said Sunday. "We've been in frequent contact."
“乔丹事实上是今年夏天第一个知道我要退役这件事的人，”科比周日表示，“我们俩一直有保持着频繁的联系。”
"We had some laughs, went back and forth about it," Bryant said. "But the important thing for him, he said, 'Just enjoy it. No matter what, just enjoy it. Don't let anybody take that away from you, no matter what happens, good or bad. Enjoy it, man.'"
“我们一直有说有笑，”科比说。“但是他说的最重要的一句话就是‘好好享受篮球吧，无论如何，不要让任何人剥夺了这份乐趣。无论发生什么，无论是好事还是坏事，好好享受打球这件事，伙计。’”
Lakers coach Byron Scott said he considers Bryant to be "right there with MJ" in terms of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history.
湖人队现任主教练斯科特表示，他认为科比是可以和乔丹平起平坐的NBA历史上最伟大的得分后卫。