I thought of myself as a basketball player. I was focused on my craft. Was that selfish? But that was my energy. That's where my energy was. In one of several appearances former President Barack Obama has made in the documentary, Obama discussed Jordan's comment, saying that as a young activist, he wished Jordan had said more on the subject, but it isn't always that simple.
Because everybody has a preconceived idea for what I should do and what I shouldn't do. If it inspires you? Great, I will continue to do that. If it doesn't? Then maybe I'm not the person you should be following. There was the general strain all of that put on Jordan -- to the point that he decided to stop talking to the media for two weeks during the playoffs because of the sheer volume of questions.
Worthy, who went on to have a Hall of Fame career himself, jokes in the documentary that he started their season at UNC together as the better player, but that didn't last long. In fact, by the end of the season, Jordan had learned enough and improved his basketball skills to the point where he was comfortable stepping into the national spotlight. When UNC made it to the NCAA's national championship game against powerhouse Georgetown, Jordan calmly sank the game-winning shot with time expiring on the game clock.
Even with his success in the championship game, Jordan continued working to get better. Jordan managed to "improve considerably between his freshman and sophomore year," former UNC coach Dean Smith said in one interview that's included in the ESPN documentary. Once he entered the NBA, Jordan once again found himself needing to work harder than ever to improve his skills and prove himself to his teammates.
And I'm not going to do it with my voice. I had no status. Today, Jordan's intense work ethic is legendary, as reporters and former teammates often recount how the iconic athlete often competed just as hard in practice as he did in actual games. He will continue to do so over a period of time. But when you start the comparisons, I think it is what it is.
It's just a standup measurement. I take it with a grain of salt. He's a heck of a basketball player, without a doubt. Jordan is widely considered the greatest player of all time.
James grew up idolizing Jordan. He was a very serviceable forward who had just averaged When asked by Sports Illustrated, a former teammate of Michael Jordan had this to say:. That's what makes him, I think, the greatest player ever. He has practically ruined [reserve forward] Rodney McCray for us. You've always been a loser! McCray ended up winning a title that year, but only averaged It was also the last season he ever played.
The seven-foot center, nicknamed "The Chief," had won multiple championships at that point and commanded the respect of everyone around him. Instead of welcoming him with open arms, Jordan responded quite differently :. In one of his first practices with the Bulls, Parish botched one of the plays and was amused to find Jordan jawing at him just inches from his face.
Jordan was the ultimate alpha male who let you get away with nothing. Kwame Brown has become one of the biggest NBA draft busts of all time. He stands as one example of young talented phenoms who never lived up to their hype.
In a Sports Illustrated article by L. Jon Wertheim :. As a leader Jordan proved more tormentor than mentor. Many Washington players got the business end of a Jordan harangue, but he designated second-year forward Kwame Brown as the whipping boy…A source told SI that Jordan ritually reduced Brown to tears in front of the team.
The article continues that Jordan called Kwame Brown expletives, including homophobic remarks, according to The Washington Post.
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