Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks at Kobe Bryant's statue unveiling | NBA on ESPN 

I don't think many people can understand how much the Mamba distracted me from my daily hell. Without the joy he brought my life every other day, got me through rough years... rough...pains me I cannot ever thank him like I planned...

"I see the beauty of waking up every morning in pain, because I know all the pain it took to get to this point." Beautiful and really tough to live by... Mamba Mentality is not easy. This statue does represent all types of excellence 🙏 thank you Kobe indeed

Kobe was a man to look up too, to listen too, to learn from and to aspire to be like in all aspects of life. Rest in paradise Kobe and Gigi. Gone but never forgotten. This statue was not only wanted by Kobe fans, not only by Laker fans, not only by LA born n bred era but this statue was needed and it was needed for everyone in the world.

what a speech... THANK YOU Kareem

I listen to "the Captain" and we see what he has done post NBA, and it makes me sad because we know Kobe was on the same path. A leader of men, a creator of outstanding humans, someone you want to listen to.

Being from LA Kobe was our hero. Can’t believe he is gone because his presence and impact still lives on through his legacy and humanity. The statue was well deserved and LA needed it.. Legends never die!! Mamba forever🐍

Amazing speech by The Captain

We will always love and miss you champ... Kobe Bean Bryant, my favorite player ever.

I got to experience a meet and greet with coach wooden when I was a kid. One of the highlights in my lifetime. As a huge basketball fan I got to pick his brain a little. Kobe carried the torch for our generation. We cheered him, we fought him and we loved him. RIP Mamba 🐍

One mamba mentality Forever

This speech 🙏🔥

I applied Mamba Mentality to my Engineering career and one day I looked up and was running a $55,000,000 project Thanks Kobe as you taught and showed me what working hard really looked like

Kobe and Kareem are very similar. Kareem was hated by the media back in the day. They said he was odd and cold. He never got his love until he retired. Kobe was never the media darling lke MJ, Bron and Magic. I remember Bill Simmons writing an article slandering Kobe's 81 because he magically figured that Sasha Vujacic was upset on the bench smh. He was robbed of a couple of MVP because of that

Glad to see Kareem is doing better after his fall

Kobe!!!!

Another Legend immortalized in Basketball!!! The Great Kobe Bryant!!! Dedicated, disciplined & Respect he has in his life!!! Only one word you can say to Kobe as he never complains!!! One of the Great, next to Michael Jordan!!! Am crying right now!!! 😢

I loved it when he said that Kobe made everyone around him play better.

Legendary speech by Cap.

Kobe never shorted us, never cheated us as fans. He was invincible. He made us all feel invincible.

This is Ruben,🙏❤️✌️✌️👍👍✝️🛐🙏❤️🌍🌎AMEN!!! Vary Eloquently Spoken, Bravo!!!!!! 6 RINGS🙏

Kareem broke his hip a few months ago. and Hes standing again. Theres a reason he dominated a good 16 of his 19 years and was still good enough to be a no2 or 3 on rhe final championship

😇🙏🌌🤳🤽

Kobe the Modern day Mohammad Ali 😢

Wow didn't Kareem fractured his hip?

Exodus 20:3-5 King James Version 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;