Gigi was motivated to change the way everyone viewed women in sports. She would have made a huge difference for women’s basketball. Gigi would have most likely become the best player of the WNBA. She was very maternal, ever since she was really little. I’ll never get to see my baby girl walk down the aisle, have a father-daughter dance with her daddy, dance on the dance floor with me or have babies of her own. I won’t be able to tell her how gorgeous she looks on her wedding day. We didn’t get the chance to teach her how to drive a car. We will not be able to see Gigi go to high school with Natalia and ask her how her day went. They look alike and just smile with their whole face – pure joy. Capri would smile from ear to ear when Gigi walked into the room, and Capri reminds me a lot of Gianna. I used to tell Gigi I thought Koko considered her her favorite sister. Bianka loved going to the playground, swimming and jumping on the trampoline with Gigi. She liked helping me with Bianka and Capri. She happily helped carry the littles’ diaper bag or played with them. She was the most loving daughter thoughtful little sister and silly big sister. Anyone could always count on her to do the right thing. She was always so good - a rule-follower. We shared the same "cat that ate the canary" grin. I miss her sarcasm, her wit and that adorable, sly side smile followed with a grin and a burst of laughter. She lapped Natalia and I on a track once. I loved the way she looked up at me while hugging me. She would hug me and hold me so tight, I could feel her love me. She had gorgeous soft lips like her daddy. She gave the best hugs and the best kisses. She had so much swag and rhythm ever since she was a baby. She was a nice person, a leader, a teacher, wearing a white tee, black leggings, a denim jacket, white high-top Converse and a flannel tied around her waist with straight hair was a go-to style. Gianna made us all proud, and she still does. I’m so happy she was given the opportunity to know she was accepted to the same high school. She was looking forward to graduating eighth grade and moving on to high school with her big sister, Natalia. She was president of school spirit, on student council, she was director’s assistant for her school play, just like her big sister. She had great grades and kept them up – all while becoming an incredible basketball player. She knew how to read, speak and write Mandarin. She was very much in tune with our feelings and wanted the best for us. Family movie night and game night on vacations were important to her. She was very much like her daddy, in that they both liked helping people learn new things and help them master them. At school, she offered the boys basketball coaches to give the boys some pointers, like the triangle offense. She loved helping and teaching other people things. Gigi was confident, but not in an arrogant way. She loved to swim, dance, do cartwheels and jump into our swimming pool, and Gigi loved her TikTok dances. She was great at gymnastics, soccer, softball, dance and basketball. She had Kobe’s ability to listen to a song and have all the lyrics memorized after listening to the song a couple of times. Kobe and Gianna naturally gravitated towards each other. She had my fire, my personality and sarcasm. Her smile took up her entire face, like mine. Gigi was very competitive like her daddy, but Gianna had a sweet grace about her. She also loved watching Disney movies with her sisters. She loved watching cooking shows and "Cupcake Wars" with me, and she loved watching "Survivor" and NBA games on TV with her daddy. She made the best chocolate chip cookies. Kobe’s birthday cake looked like it was professionally decorated. It had fondant and looked like it had blue crystals. Last August, she made a beautiful birthday cake for her daddy. She loved putting a smile on everyone’s face. She was daddy’s girl, but I know she loved her mama, as she would always tell me and show me how much she loved me. She knew how much her morning and evening kisses meant to me, as she was so thoughtful to remember to kiss me every day. I’d text and say, "No kiss?" And Gianna would reply with, "Mama, I kissed you, but you were asleep, and I didn’t want to wake you." There were a few occasions when I was absolutely tired from being up with Bianka and Capri, and I thought she had left for school without saying good bye.
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