Some people saw it differently.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-jordanhall091209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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i actually thought most of the same things this guy wrote about. it was the oddest induction speech i've ever heard.
who co-wrote with him ? rickey henderson ?
could have just as easily gone up there and said :
" i'm the greatest of all time and you can all suck it "
thanks and good night.
Michael Jordan's Induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame - September 11, 2009
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thought the speech was a little odd also. A little too much look at me. It was like he wanted to make sure no one forgot about his legacy.
Maybe most expectations were a little high for this day.
The thing was when he tried to be funny, he laughed at others instead of himself. Made him look a little full of himself (which I am sure he is for obvious reasons).
If there is one time in your life to be humble and gracious it would be in that setting. To each his own I guess.
Maybe most expectations were a little high for this day.
The thing was when he tried to be funny, he laughed at others instead of himself. Made him look a little full of himself (which I am sure he is for obvious reasons).
If there is one time in your life to be humble and gracious it would be in that setting. To each his own I guess.
to each his own, you're right. If you always were his fan it won't change your thoughts about him. If you never like him, this will just reaffirm your belief that he's a cutthroat asshole. If you were always indifferent to MJ or just liked watching him play during those years, then I can certainly see how he came across as arrogant.
You could tell this was an emotional moment for an emotional man. I thought the end of the speech was strong. I also think David Thompson was a great choice as presenter. Thompson was the best college baller of my generation (in a thirty year span, beside Len Bias, I have never seen another player heat the floor and take big time games with same electricity as David Thompson). I can understand Jordan's decision to go outside the Carolina/Chicago family with Thompson because of roots and shared media heat lamp cooking. Delivered from the best player in history of NBA, I thought the speech spoke with tons of humility (paying respects to others on the stage).
