Kobe Bryant spoke after his last NBA away game before his retirement at the end of the season.

SOUNDBITE (English) Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers (on his last NBA game):

"I'm not really sure. I feel really excited and very happy. I'm looking forward to lacing up one more time."

SOUNDBITE (English) Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers (on leaving the Lakers in good hands):

"No question about it. I leave the field to young, talented players. Competitive players, players that really love the game and care about the game. No doubt about it."

SOUNDBITE (English) Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers (on how he'll feel on his last game on Wednesday 13th April):

"Tough to say. We'll see Wednesday. So far I've been pretty cool about everything. I'm very thankful about everything and very happy about everything. It hasn't really hit me yet. We'll see if it does."

SOUNDBITE (English) Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers (on memories of his career):

"I think the biggest thing is to have memories. Especially very personal things like stories I might have forgotten from a particular match up that they remember then they write something that you can go back to and remember on a very personal level."