One of the most underrated speeches at this event. Showed how pure Kobe was as both a basketball player, a father, and a human being.

Coach Geno Auriemma gave the best speech! What he said should touch everyone in that room and encourage all these famous men! If you want to be like Kobe then your family and children need to come first because that was what Kobe was all about.

@sherrodtawanda7524

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@lisachlastawa7742

Жыл бұрын

I thought Michael Jordan and Shaq's speech was good too.

UConn women's basketball team is the greatest. Gigi was going to be a star. UConn is 1#.

@ashleighlefebvre5110

3 жыл бұрын

I can agree about UConn being the best I have been a huge fan of theirs for years

Geeno and MJ were the best speeches in this event!

@misskaya7069

4 жыл бұрын

I thought Shaq's was great, too.

@jakeblaze7663

4 жыл бұрын

Miss Kaya it was cool but not smooth

@teresafalefia4390

4 жыл бұрын

👍🏽

This was surprisingly the greatest speech of the day.

This was the best speech at the memorial!!!!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ “I’ll be routing for their team...forever.” 😭💔

@maureen1031

4 жыл бұрын

It truly was

@Noisyhead818

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@jaimea1396

4 жыл бұрын

Tara Sade Geno always keeps it real...watch some of his UCONN press conferences.👍

@debmallow4558

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. OMG, he is completely from the heart brilliant speaker.

That speech capped the ceremony. Outstanding.

Geno Auriemma's speech had such meaningful perspective. A dad and a young teen who's life will never be realized, but the lasting impact both will continue to have and inspire for the future of so many.

Major respect to this guy! Amazing speech! ❤️

2021 still grieving but supporting the NCAA. Rest in Peace baby girl ( Gigi).

Geeno was invited for a reason! He knows his audience and knows what to say!

Gianna is a Husky forever

@marknethercutt3381

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you know it when she only wants to take a picture with the UConn women's basketball team

great speech and i feel his wisdom. the best of honor kobe.

I love this speech ❤️💙❤️ Insperational to all father and become the best coach by their own familys

Man biggest what if of all time: him coaching a legend’s daughter...

Graceful speech🥺

He's up there talking because of GiGi.. not kobe ... but for his daughter. ..she want to play for ucon... this is really about GIGi...

He and Mike are the best speakers here..

@TzUuup

4 жыл бұрын

Facts

Helluva speech, Coach!

Great speech! Side note saw MJ with his head down, he is having a hard time. When he said Kobe would text him at odd hours, I knew he would have a hard time dealing. I’m still trying get past this and I wasn’t closely connected to him.

Wow what a speech

Amazing Speech ! What a great man ! Go Geno and Go U Conn

Wow beautiful speech ❤️

This video needs a lot more views. A great speech on the importance of being a great dad.

Humility and class act!

Wow that was absolutely the most beautiful heart warming speech I ever felt .

That was a great speech!

As a Mother of 3 and Grandmother of 4, I've thought about Kobe's parents from Day 1; "Ohhhh noooo! His Mother!" My prayers are with the entire Bryant Family, as well as the other families, friends, NBA , and their Fans. Rest in Heaven Kobe ⚘ GiGi 7

Great speech

This gentleman spoked so well

Coach geno spoked at my high school a couple of times when I was attending there years ago always great speaker and inspirational

Wow amazing. Im in tears.

My favourite speech

I cried with his speech

Loved his speech! 💜

M.J is a true gentle class act.

Awesome speech!!

Beautiful speech!!!

Thank U Coach Geno

Perfect , just perfect. 🙏🌹🌹

Good man ❤️❤️❤️

I love that dude

Gino..... Fantastic Speech..... Thanks for sharing your memories with us about Kobe And Gigi

"""""""""""****GENO AMAZING EXTREMELY EXTRA GOOD Speech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ksmith7738

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Highlight 🙂

Amazing speech!❤️❤️❤️

What an amazing speech.

That was so good!!!!

My first time hearing this, yes coach Geno described Kobe in the best possible way. Love and prayers to his family. ❤❤❤❤.

Gino I loved your speech best I heard in a long time. I agree with Gigi nah I'm good.

Wow! What a speech!

I watched the game where they honored Gigi and Kobe and balled my eyes out I’m a huge UConn women’s fan geno is an amazing coach

Amazing Coach

GREAT SPEECH COACH!!! 👍🏾

what a wonderfull speech

Coach A!! Greatest motivated in sports

Wow, what a speech. Hit it on the head.

They are in my prayers. I am so sorry for their loved ones. Wishing them, and Gigi and Kobe all the best. May Gigi and Kobe, and the other passengers be blessed up in heaven 🕊️. Wishing their loved ones all the best, love, positivity and health in the world. God bless 🤍

He really was there as a father and not a coach😭😭😭

""""""""***GENO, We See that you were also a OUTSTANDING Friend to """""""*****""***KOBE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lol, the camera man/Producer shade at Phil Jackson when Kobe went to Geno for advice on coaching basketball. 3:35

Rest In Peace who lost there lives on the crash god is with u and god is taking care of Everybody who died WE WILL LOVE FOR U EVER AND EVERYDAY HAVE FUN IN HEAVEN IN TILL WE MEET ONE DAY REST IN PEACE 🥺🙁❤️⚰️⚰️🌹🌹

Everyone knows how good he was and he used the time to talk about the lost potential I feel like this is what it should have been about

LOVE YOU KOBE MAMBA BRYANT AND WHAT YOU STOOD FOR. JOB WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL MAMBA. YOU LEFT A LOT OF. BABY MAMBA KOBE, BUT ONLY ONE CAN BE HEIR TO THE THRONE, I LOVE MAMBA MENTALITY AND I DEDICATE MY CAREER TO YOU. SEE YOU @ GREATNESS ONE DAY. NO DAY OFF NUMBER #1 PROSPECT CLASS OF 2030 KADEN J. AKA BABY MAMBA 2-24

That's deep

Nice ... 4.20

Sad day 👊🏼✊🏽✌🏼️

He was Kobe best friend but did shed no tears

@SUNNY-Z8

3 жыл бұрын

Cause he's crying inside...

Dwade need to listen to this

@RyanWood24

4 жыл бұрын

Micheal Johnson he’s talking about his son/daughter/whatever it wants to be called

Rip Gigi Bryant

😇😇♥️♥️🌍

I literally wish He was My Dad.

My condolences is also to his parents. The 2 people that made him without them there would be no Colby😐

@davidfaxon3336

2 жыл бұрын

There is no Colby it's Kobe put some respect on his name

At first i thought AD was dennis rodman 😁.

Greg popavich just staring with dedication and listening after geno saying the most uncoachable player asking about coaching.....that is great

@ang695

Жыл бұрын

Wasn’t uncoachable 5 rings clown

Where is Phil Jackson’s speech?

@marknethercutt3381

4 жыл бұрын

Right

@solodolo4098

4 жыл бұрын

Prolly he will speak at the hof for kobe

What is he saying at the very end?

@DavidNarraFilms

4 жыл бұрын

your family is the most important team.

@lyledavis7175

3 жыл бұрын

There is still a coach at home (Vanessa) ... and he will always be rooting for that team.

All I see in the comment thread is best speech this and best speech that. Enjoy the all the speeches from the heart. Just Too much vanity! Honor the dead

He was there as a father and not a coach meanwhile Kobe's actual father was there but this man spoke instead.

@amorxlntwa8

4 жыл бұрын

Kobe and his dad weren't too tight I heard. So why should he speak now? Keeping it real in a polite way is best.

@SeyiBaby

3 жыл бұрын

Kobe had fallen out with his dad, his mother put his high school and early nba memorabilia up for auction without telling him. He had to buy his things back after his sister testified that the parents did it without his knowledge. They didn’t like Vanessa and hadn’t been in contact with them for a long time. This served as a reminder that life is short please make peace with everyone in your life.

Seriously why is Phil Jackson sleeping through all of this? Or am I wrong?

TOVTHE, THUS FAR, 175 PEOPLE WHO GAVE A THUMBS DOWN, MAY U NEVER, NO, WHEN U EXPERIENCE THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, MAY EVERYONE RETURN ONTO U, THE SAME HUMAN COMPASSION AND SYMPATHY THAT YOU'RE SHOWING TODAY..... NOTHING THE THREE OF THESE MENTIONED WARRANTED NEGATIVITY ⚘

@RFreese44

4 жыл бұрын

Fight hate with love.. Not more hate

@amorxlntwa8

4 жыл бұрын

who says they are humans? Humanvoids.

I miss betty best blow j. Only

Kobe was coachable idk where this narrative comes in lol

@khalidibrahim5827

4 жыл бұрын

Master Of The Craft he’s probably just trying to lighten the mood and make some ppl laugh during this tough time

@donnasachetti4546

4 жыл бұрын

Phil Jackson was known to have said that about Kobe. That’s where it comes from.

@shaylynn848

4 жыл бұрын

Geno teases people he loves. That was the narrative on Kobe, and it made for some light hearted humor to counter the deep praise he had for him.

@geebabyt1221

4 жыл бұрын

My first thought lol

@teejones8279

Жыл бұрын

It was a Joke Relax

I never had a life

6:08 Lebrun needs to take notes. He flying dunking around at his sons game and left all poor kids behind from the rare lights they deserved.

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I will agree 💯 that it’s all about the children or should have been. Why on earth would they choose go up in the chopper when they were aware that the LAPD suspended all flights for that day because of dense fog⁉️

@maureensullivan8898

4 жыл бұрын

All I can say is that I live in the town next to Kobe's and the fog was not bad at all after Kobe and Gianna went to Mass and boarded the helicopter around 9AM. It got worse as the morning went on, but I suppose that the fog was already bad in Calabasas. I also heard someone from LAPD say that their helicopters were not as advanced as the one that Kobe and 8 others were in, and that's why theirs were grounded. Tragic all around.

@antoinettenattis229

4 жыл бұрын

🤨da. M WUJGP. ,

@mozellebeasley4727

4 жыл бұрын

I love dogs what the pilot says is one thing however hearing that the LAPD has grounded all choppers due to poor visibility is quite another. Probably Mamba Mentality at work. It takes a mama mentality too stop such dominate and determined attitude. Sadly, there was none around 😓

@mozellebeasley4727

4 жыл бұрын

I love dogs ⁉️⁉️⁉️ What are you referring to?! Sick individual because of what?! I’m saddened that the 9 individuals perished that day especially when it was unnecessary. The investigation revealed there was no mechanical failure so that leads to the fact that it was most likely human error. I’m to blame for that?

@amorxlntwa8

4 жыл бұрын

I dont know or follow basketball teams or the game really...but over the years I caught several glimpses of Kobe appearing to be the kind of guy who wanted everything, "his way." no negotiations, mostly self centered and arrogant for a long time. Maybe that's why the helicopter took flight (anyway)? but....what do I know? It just appeared that way to ME...

180 ° Turn! ....... I [ Jesus ] CAME not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance....... ....... I [ Jesus ] TELL you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish....... ....... THE LORD is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance....... King James Version Bible Repent! Believe! Be saved! C h o o s e L i f e !

Coach plays the the woman card immediately...he wasn’t here to talk about Kobe or his daughter this was a recruiting move. No respect. All fake.

@rickspalding3047

4 жыл бұрын

Wow lame, he stated the obvious for 3 seconds, you must be real fun at parties

@stephengroskritz502

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't sense that at all. Geno seemed quite sincere and the personal stories that he has with these two, especially Gianna, would lead me to believe that this loss was quite personal to him. He wasn't grieving over the loss of a great basketball player and his child, he was grieving because he lost two friends. And you just know that Gianna would have been a great Husky! (~);-}

@arthursarzen1048

4 жыл бұрын

Real classy pac, you are a punk

@newtalking3

4 жыл бұрын

billClintonMrBobDole that’s his world women’s basketball and Vanessa invited him to talk about how Gigi lover that and they went to the women’s games together and Kobe was building that legacy

@TheHusslenflow

4 жыл бұрын

Dude. You're an idiot..

Beautiful speech 🔥🔥