Your first favorite player, the champ of childhood dreams
He was living proof of what I hoped that I could be
In driveways and parks, bedrooms and gyms
I spent endless hours pretending I was him
Well it's 5, 4, 3, the shot's off in time
2, 1 then the buzzer, my first hero died
The sacred sports cliches that he brought to life
I feel like a little kid and start to cry
He had the heart, mind and body, refused to give up
Showed you what you could do if you worked hard enough
It's the passion, the love, the growth, and the journey that counts
And the belief in himself that he'd win it somehow
I believe I can do it, I know I can
I'm gonna find the courage to go from boy to man
I'm gonna get up early, put the hard work in
I'm gonna do my best just like him