You know the journey that we been on
We've been through our ups
We've been through our downs
I think the most important part
Is that we stayed together throughout
I grew up a die-hard
I mean a die-hard Laker fan
Die-hard
I knew everything about every player that has played here
So to be drafted and then traded to this organisation
And to spend 20 years here
You can't write something better than this
It is not about the championships
It is about the down years
We didn't run
We didnt run
We played through all that stuff
We did it the right way
We got our championships
All I can do here is thank you guys
Thank you guys for all the support
Thank you guys for the motivation
Thank you guys for the inspiration
What's funny
The thing that had me cracking up all-night long
Was that I go through 20 years of everybody screaming pass the ball
And on the last night everybody's like don't pass it
(Followed by a big laugh)
This has been
This has been absolutely beautiful
I can't believe it comes to an end
You guys will always be in my heart
I sincerely sincerely appreciate it
No words describe how I feel about you guys
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
God I love you guys
I love you guys
My family, to my family
My wife Vanessa
My daughters Natalia and Gianna
Thank you guys for all your sacrifices
All the hours I spend in the gym
Working and training
Vanessa holding down the family like the way you have
Vanessa I can't thank you enough
There is no way I can thank you enough for that
From the bottom of my heart
Thank you
What can I say
Mamba out