Vanessa Bryant was one of the first speakers at the “Celebration of Life” event Monday at the Staples Center where Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and the seven others who died in the helicopter last January were honored.
- Vanessa Bryant spoke about Gianna Bryant and Kobe Bryant. We watched the event. Here are the highlights from her speech:
- Vanessa said: “The outpouring of love and support from people around the world has been uplifting. Thank you for all of your prayers.”
What Vanessa Bryant said about Kobe Bryant
Vanessa Bryant: "May you both rest in peace and have fun in heaven before we meet again one day." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa Bryant: "God knew they couldn't be on this Earth without each other. He had to bring them home to have them together. Babe, you take care of our GiGi." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe always liked doing projects to improve kids' lives. ... "We're so thankful he left those lessons behind for us." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe isn't going to be around to drop his daughter's off at school anymore. "He isn't going to be able to walk our daughters down the aisle." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "The fact that he can play on an intense professional level and be concerned that we made it the game on time was another example of how family came first for him." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe would always worry about her when she wasn't at his game. He would often ask security about where she was to make sure she was OK. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe and his daughters would have movie marathons together. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe was late one time. Vanessa says she's never late. Kobe then arrived hours earlier to pick up his daughters. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "He never left the toilet seat up." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe sent her a text that he wanted to spend time alone with her because they were best friends. They never got the chance to do it. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Kobe Bryant gave her a dress from "The Notebook" because it was a dress when Allie came back to Noah. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "He was truly the romantic one in our relationship." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "He would do anything for me." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: He was my sweet husband and the father of our sweet daughters. ... He was my everything. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "Now, for my soulmate ..." #KobeFarewell
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What Vanessa Bryant said about Gianna Bryant
Vanessa: "She was so full of life and had so much more to offer this world. I could not imagine my life without her." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "No act of kindness is ever too small to make a difference in someone's life." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Gianna made positive changes for WNBA even now since she was always hoping to join the league. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "She would have made a huge difference. She would have made a huge difference for women in basketball." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "Gianna would have been an amazing mommy." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: We didn't get a chance to teach her how to drive a car. "I won't get a chance to tell her how gorgeous she looks on her wedding day. I'll never get to see my baby girl walk down the aisle." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "Gigi was sunshine. She brightened up my day every day." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "I miss her so much." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Gianna gave the best hugs and the best kisses. "I could feel her love me." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "Gianna made us all proud. And she still does." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says she was looking forward to graduating 8th grade and moving onto high school. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "She always made sure everyone was okay. She was out shepherd. She loved family traditions." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says Gianna would offer tips to boys at school about basketball. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "She loved to swim, dance and do cartwheels. ... GiGi loved her TikTok dances." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "She had Kobe's ability to listen to a song and have all of the lyrics memorized after listening to it a couple of times." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "She had the best laugh. It was infectious. It was pure and genuine." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "Gianna had a sweet grace about her." #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: Gianna was daddy's girl but she loved her mother, too. She made a b-day cake for her father. Kobe's cake looked like it was professional decorated. She made the best chocolate chip cookies. She loved watching Survivor and NBA games. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa says she'll start talking about "her baby girl" first in Gianna Bryant. She tears up immediately upon speaking. #KobeFarewell
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Vanessa: "The outpouring of love and support from people around the world has been uplifting. Thank you for all of your prayers." #KobeFarewell
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