mosdef17
04-17-2013, 07:38 AM
If there's one thing that we should learn (well it opened my eyes) from Kobe's injury it's that not all good things last forever. We tune, or for those lucky enough to live in SA, we attend basketball games on a regular basis and get to see one of the greats of our game. What Tim Duncan has done this year has been nothing short of special. Remarkable. Spectacular. It's hard to imagine, but there will come a time where we will tune in to see our Spurs play, a time where Tim Duncan is not going to be taking the floor. Similarly, Lakers will need to face a time when they will watch their team play without Kobe Bryant. This is not easy after 20 years of the same player night in night out.
Seeing Kobe go down reminded me that not only are we privileged to have seen the career of a legend, but we are still seeing it. This is not to say that Kobe is finished or Tim will suffer the same fate but it teaches us that it could all be gone in a second. I know that for me, from now on, I will watch my Spurs play and appreciate Timmy that little bit more because you never know when it could all be over. There's a good chance this organisation may never see such a special player again in our lifetime.
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Seeing Kobe go down reminded me that not only are we privileged to have seen the career of a legend, but we are still seeing it. This is not to say that Kobe is finished or Tim will suffer the same fate but it teaches us that it could all be gone in a second. I know that for me, from now on, I will watch my Spurs play and appreciate Timmy that little bit more because you never know when it could all be over. There's a good chance this organisation may never see such a special player again in our lifetime.
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