Vanessa and Natalia Bryant on Kindness, Strength, and Their Mother-Daughter Friendship

People may not remember what you did

or may not remember what you said,

but they ll remember how you made them feel.

And so that s the lesson that I ve always taken,

I ve carried throughout my life.

You re the strongest person I ve ever known.

We connect on a whole different level

and I feel like that s rare

in mother-daughter relationships.

I wish that I had someone like you when I was growing up.

You re like the constant North Star to all your friends.

Anything handwritten and meaningful from your heart

is the best gift.

I think the way you go about life and you always look

for the positive side in any situation,

you taught that to me at a young age

and I ve always carried that with me.

[Vanessa] You always try to find the goodness in people

and in every situation, so I admire that.

[Natalia] You ve always been my rock my entire life.

[Vanessa] That s what I really, really cherish.