現場的目光最終都落到了阿加西的身上,這位36歲的老將曾經歷過許多重大的時刻,但他在這個時候,在接過話筒的時候,竟然無法說出一句話。面對著全場的觀眾,他哽咽著,帶著明顯的哭音:「你們看這比分板,它說我今天在這裡輸球了,但它並不能告訴你們,我在這裡得到了什麼——在過去的21年中,無論是在球場還是在人生的道路上,我得到了你們始終如一的支持;我得到了你們的鼓勵,你們激勵著我前進,即使在我最低潮的時候;你們帶我攀登上一座又一座夢想的高峰,如果沒有你們,我永遠也無法實現那些夢想。在這21年中,我從你們身上得到了很多很多,你們,還有你們帶給我的回憶將伴隨我餘下的一生。」(原文為:The scoreboard says I lost today, but what scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found. Over the last 21 years I have found loyalty; you have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I have found inspiration. You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments. And I have found generosity. You have given me your shoulders to stand on to reach for my dreams; dreams I could never have reached without you. Over the the last 21 years I have found you and I will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life. )觀眾席上有許多人在抹著眼淚,他們也許曾經見證過阿加西輝煌的過去,如今,他們也見證了他的告別。