This is the touching letter Bryant wrote to himself.

Before his tragic death at 41 years of age, Kobe Bryant wrote a letter addressed to himself as 17 years old, the letter was called <x0 Letter to My Younger Self”, and what the Laxers star wrote on this letter you can read below.

“Love me 17-year-old, when your dream of playing for Lakers becomes real tomorrow, you have to find a way to invest in the future of your family and society. That sounds simple, and you might think it would be easy, but take a little time to think it over a little bit further”, Kobe wrote,

I said INVESTO. I didn't say JEP. Let me explain. Just hand over material things to your relatives may seem the right decision. You love them and they've always been there for you, so it's fair that you share your success and everything that comes from him. So buy him a car, a big house, I paid all the bills. You want them to live nice and comfortable, don't you?

But the day will come when you realize that no matter how much you believe you're doing the right thing, you're holding them back”

You'll realize that you were taking care of them because it made you feel good, made you happy to see them happy and without any trouble in the world and that's extremely selfish of you. As long as you were satisfied with yourself, you were only slowly swallowing their dreams and ambitions. To add material things to their lives, but you stole their most expensive gift from all: independence and growth”.

Find out that you're going to be the family leader and that means you're going to make some tough decisions, even if your relatives don't understand them right away. Invest in their future, don't give”.

Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to make their dreams come true and find the real purpose. Take them to school, assign them job interviews, and help them become leaders for their rights. Ask them the same level of work and commitment that you had to get to where you are now and get to where you're eventually going”.

I'm writing now so that you can start this process right away and not be forced to go through the difficulties and pains that the task brings to keep them away from your addictions. That addiction leads to anger, insults, and jealousy from all parties involved, including you”.

In time, you will see them growing independently and having their lives and ambitions. And therefore your relationship with all of them will be better as a result of what you've done”.

I can write you a lot more than that, but, as 17-year-old, you don't have the patience to read it without being distracted by 2000 words”

The next time I write to you, you might want to mention the challenges of not mixing blood and business. The most important advice I can give you is to make sure that parents remain P THREEE not manager”.

Before you sign that first contract, find the right budget for your parents one that allows them to live well, while your business can grow and people can have longer-term success. In this way, children of your children and their children will be able to invest in their futures when the time comes”.

Your life will change soon, and things will come too soon. But just get used to your situation when you lie down at night after training nine hours a day. Believe me, it's good to start things right from the start, because you avoid many tears and breaks, some of which have stayed with me until today. Too much love, Kobe” Periscope. com/