michael jordan speech petty

He want back in history to show how people telling him "no" made him try that much harder. I still like Mike.

I can't recall one that quite compares with Jordan's.Yeah, I happened to catch most of John Stockton's speech and was impressed with how genuinely gracious and down to earth he seems. I have seen him in hundreds of McDonald's trick shot commercials with Larry Bird and underwear commercials.

Snubs the guy in a freakin' parking lot! That's part of what I loved about him. It's not up to Jordan to make that clarification as to who is the greatest of all time, the court of public opinion has spoken for years about Jordan being the greatest regardless if he played against the likes of those guys. I know you tend to give every athlete the benefit of the doubt, but you really should rethink your premise that everyone that criticizes an athlete is hating on him. He made it a point to come across as a cocky, arrogant, classless SOB, and he succeeded. I guess he thought what better place to do that than at the podium during his HOF induction.

The only thing MJ pretended when he was playing was to pretend that those other teams he murdered in the playoffs actually had a chance. If you're not a competitive person or just don't understand Michael Jordan, that could likely be your reaction.While some people may have thought Jordan seemed unsatisfied and bitter that he no longer played basketball anymore, I was in awe at the hunger still gleaming in his eyes six years later.Jordan's speech—besides being very funny—was honest, candid, and original.Although David Robinson, John Stockton, and Jerry Sloan all gave touching speeches, in reality we have heard those same types of speeches a hundred times before from other players.But Jordan, just like he showed on the court, showed again why he is so unique during his speech. Something tells me he was prepared.For those arguing about whether or not he is the greatest ever, in an espn interview earlier the same day he was inducted, he said that such a comment was unfair & potentially disrespectful to guys like Wilt & a couple others b/c Jordan never had the chance to play against him. The truth is that Jordan's speech symbolized exactly who he is.Michael Jordan didn't become the greatest player ever just because he was the most talented, but because he worked harder than everyone else.The recurring theme is his speech was that he found motivation in everyone and everything to make him want to work harder.Now I know that the people he supposedly slighted during his speech weren't actually being "thanked" for giving him that motivation like some might say, but the speech wasn't about them.Michael Jordan's speech was directed at that ordinary person who is looking for inspiration and motivation.Now I know there are those that would say that winning and being the best, like Michael Jordan was, aren't everything, but I hope those same people don't believe that following your dreams isn't as well.Jordan's dream was to be the best, and he found motivation in every little thing, whether it be a major thing like being cut from his high school varsity team, which he mentioned in his speech, or not being allowed to hang out with opposing players he was friends with by opposing coaches, which he also mentioned.Jordan's speech should remind all of us not to be content with our lives, but to constantly find motivation in everything to make our dreams and reality the same thing.

he is the G.O.A.T. I loved Jordan, the player, but if he faded into the sunset as a person, I'd not miss him at all.Always was and always will be a complete douchebag.This report doesn't do a good job of explaining why Jordan's speech was obnoxious. Recieved some bad news over the weekend and was trying to keep my mind off things by talking sports and misread that. That's why you had to put arguably in your second sentence. 50 points a game. Why do I get the idea Kanye West is running around sporting a Michael Jordan jersey today?Jordan just gave us all a little glimpse of how he really is and how competitive of a person he's A book is where classless bullshit like what he spewed for much of his speech belongs, not on the podium when he's being inducted to the Hall of Fame. He spoke about how winning all those titles, Scottie Pippen was always there.

Jordan's Night to Remember Turns Petty: Anyone expecting a thrilling, motivational, historic trip down memory lane from Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame induction speech instead listened to a bitter ex-star attempt to settle old scores. At least he didn't put up a front and attempt to be something he's not.

I didn't think it was inappropriate to list his motivators since that was the genesis of his success. The book 'The Jordan Rules' was written around the 1992 season and shows a candid view of how Michael Jordan Jordan went off the cuff, he had no prepared speech so he just spoke his mind. I can't count the number of times that the flu game has gotten me into the office.Nothing to debate, the man is arguably the greatest to ever play the game, Who the hell really cares what MJ said in his speech? I know this doesn't prove anything by itself; just some food for thought.Believe it or not, that was Jordan being humble. He's a jerk. The competitive spirit and ego he displayed during the speech is why he is being inducted into the Hall as the best ever. There were 4 other great people that were inducted into the HoF but in all actuality, this was his night and he let it be known that he wanted to thank all of his non-believers for giving him the motivation to become great. Show some respect. Oh well, Mr. There wasn't much question of his personality while winning, why is there now? Most superstar athletes hide the underlying anger a little better. That said, on a numbers basis and in terms of impact on the game, I still have to give it to Wilt.