Especially when you grew up watching him. My first shoe in Fall 84 was the Jordan 1. He made me jump so high and long during High Jump and Long Jumps. The dream was real!! Mike got in you and you dared anyone to say something negative!
@@MS-ns2pj george gervin was like 40 and was nothing like the legend at that point oakley and paxson? why did you mention them? yes good players but nothing for the celtics to worry about AT ALL to be honest orlando woolridge never made an all star team stop it
I'm 65 and have watched the 4 major sports my entire life. Baseball, Basketball, Football and Boxing... I've watched a dominant individual in each sport. People who embodied the sport while they played... Willie Mays, Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali and MJ. MJ is the closest to perfection in a sport that I've ever seen.
MJ is just the new era player that came in before his time. It was smart for the NBA and all the players to push/market him for the betterment of the league but to be honest it was 6 dynasty years with MJ, Pip and Phil and 9 years where he averaged 30 pts and lost. Those 6 years were great though. I'm a Bulls fan
December 27th, 1997. 12 year old white boy from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada lucky enough to have an uncle and aunt who lived in Highland Park, IL. Uncle told me that morning we were going out for a bite to eat that evening at “Mike’s Place”, be sure to wear your MJ jersey and Js. Evening comes and all of sudden we are close by the United Center. I still figured we were going to MJs restaurant. Start walking and suddenly we are in front of a gate to the stadium. I looked at my uncle with a weird look and said I thought we were going to “Mikes place” for supper and he replied, with the biggest smile “Yes, why do you think we are here?” I was completely and literally shocked and wasn’t sure if it was a joke. Bulls played the Hawks that night. I remember it all so very well and always will. Few things that still stand out: 1 - the intro music, that’s when I realized it was real. I asked my uncle why the crowd was booing Luc Longley every time he touched the ball and being told it was no booing but it was the crowd yelling LUuuuuuuuuuccc!! 2 - binoculars so my uncle could see the cheerleaders better 😂😂😂 3 - rodman had 29 freaking rebounds! 4 - MJ scoring 47! And Phil taking him out with lots of time left and him not hitting 50! 5 - the crowd cheering and encouraging rodman to shoot when he had the ball, especially if he was behind the 3 point line, and him doing so and hitting a 3!!!! We were in IL for Xmas and everyone knew I was going to the game, every1 kept it secret! Best Xmas present EVER and best surprise EVER! Biggest MJ fan before and bigger after! 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐😊
@@JB-bc9nm Yep Lebron needs to go stand in line with about 20 other great players... just stop the nonsense with the goat talk. Kobe, Kareem, Magic, Wilt too many dudes better than the nba annointed stat machine
Bron stans will never admit it anyway so let them be. The thing is, bron himself aint happy knowing that mj is the consensus goat and that won't change anytime soon and may even after he retires. It's just sad to see a billionaire not happy. Before kobe passed, you can see he's very happy, enthusiastic and optimistic with his new ventures, new routines, basically his post play life cus he finally accepted and said "there's nobody stepping in jordan's shoes" 😜
Too hear Shaq say that you don't wanna mess wit God (referring to MJ) is the best compliment cause Shaq called him God and Shaq doesn't pass out compliments like that too nobody
People don't really realize the reason why michael jordan had this aura of invincibility was because he never lost on the biggest stage, and he was always the best player on the court. Whenever anybody tried to talk shit to him, he always got the last laugh. The saying goes, "When god bleeds, you no longer believe in him." Nobody ever made "god" bleed in Chicago
@@satatay23 playoffs can be the finals dummy! Olympics can't be the biggest stage since not even the best players play there :D And for NCAA we wont even comment on that garbage.
@@majolin6220 but it wasnt the final when jordan got swept so ... yeah on the biggest stage he never failed and never CHOKED (as lebron did in 2011) the best players DO play in the olympics thats why it was called THE DREAM TEAM ncaa is not garbage ---its the stage before pros; mj hit the game winner in the championship game at age 19 i.e. he NEVER flopped on the biggest stage as lebron has 6 times
People don’t realize that Jordan never had a bad game, ever. There were nights when shots weren’t falling, so he would crank up the defense to 11 and wreak havoc on the other team’s scorers.
As a kid from chicago born in 1980 I got to see Jordan play. If felt like the city of chicago would shut down on game night. Its as if it was a holiday or something. It was crazy. Other than my dad MJ was someone i looked up to. Wish i had got a chance to meet him. Second to no one he is the GOAT.
I was 5 when they won the last time ‘98. One of my first ever vivid memories was being at Grant Park for the parade. It felt like the entire city of Chicago was there. The only thing that came close was the Cubs WS win in ‘16, but even that didn’t have the same feeling. I can only imagine what the city was like for the first 5.
You know a player is great if they tell you a crazy story and also impact the rest of their life, and then they will never ever forget it. That is the GOAT 🐐
@@majolin6220 I’ve always thought it was strange whenever anyone called someone a D rider or meat rider. I mean, if that’s where your mind is then that’s your business, but why project it upon anyone else? It’s just weird.
KG's story about talking trash to MJ as a rookie, and JR Ryder apologizing to Mike "He just a rookie man, He don't know any better Mike" Is one of the greatest MJ stories ever
I agree! Still ranks as one of the best, if not the best, story about Jordan and his aura of dominance... especially as someone who loved JR Rider and KG.
@@gian8134 I’m totally with you. Just want to add young Mike Tyson in this mix. His window of excellence was extremely small but got damn was he amazing
@@luisreyes8903 JORDAN PROPAGANDA STILL GOING STRONG, LITERALLY 26 YEARS AFTER. LMFAOOOOOOOO he body bagged 3k kids, literally, with his dumb asssss shoe. MJ isn't the best in Basketball, he's the best overall brand, but blacks don't wanna admit it, and the ones who had their kids killed because of his dumbasss shoessss dont wanna talk. lmfao
That first time Jordan retired, I still watched every game… and I can still remember praying to my God for him to return. And when he did, he brought us another 3 championships. 🍾🍾🍾 🐐🐐🐐💯
Have to give Michael every accolade possible. That being said, MJ made the NBA a business for the NBA players, the players were able to capitalize monetarily thru commercials, business ventures, etc because of 23. He made it all possible for black and white NBA and eventually WNBA players to make business moves to further engage their opportunities for wealth. God blessed that man
I was someone who does not like basket ball prior to watching MJ on the television set. In contrast, I was a soccer fanatic. Until I was almost 21, I went to the US for my college education from Asia. One fine day in 1991 while I was switching the channels, I stumbled upon a Chicago Bulls playoff game live on NBC. This was also the season MJ and the Bulls won their first NBA title. I was totally stunned and captivated by the moves and dunks of MJ. He made the game looks articulated and beautiful. From that moment on, I totally changed my bias towards the game. I started watching MJ and the Bulls whenever they played. Prior to that, I did come across past legends on the screen, like Karim and others. To me, it was nothing but a tall man putting the ball in the net. MJ is totally different from his predecessors of the game, he is out of this world. He made the game so fascinating to watch. He is exactly like Superman performing his superpower on a basket court. He totally changed my perception of game as a sport. It is like an atheist, not believing the existence of the higher beings or the Divine until he witnessed it with his own eyes. MJ became an indelible part of my memory.
I like how you mention Zion never seen Jordan play. I was born in 93 so to me Kobe is the greatest player I’ve ever seen, but because of the praise alone that Jordan gets, I could never put Kobe above him as the goat. The legend and accomplishments speak for themselves, Jordan #1, Kobe #2
I got to see them both, beginning to end of their careers. They were virtually identical in their game and mentality, but the only thing that set them apart was MJ was physically gifted in a couple of ways that Kobe wasn't. MJ had those huge hands, combined with amazing bounce and quickness.
i really like that you can admit that! ❤️ i saw both of them play and i can tell you i have never seen a player like Jordan since then (Kobe is the absolute closest!).
Same for me and I’m ‘93 from Chicago. Kobe kept the blueprint Jordan laid out going all the way to the end. Same reason you mentioned is why I got him #2 as well. If Jordan was Jesus, then what does that make his only student? Can’t put anybody above em. Jordan resume is ridiculous if we being honest too 🤣 10 scoring titles, 9 1st team all defense, 6 finals mvps, 6 rings, only player ever to win MVP, scoring champ, and 1st team all defense.. and he did it 4 times 🤣 1. Jordan 2. Kobe
As same generation i understrund you but can't agree on the matter, MJ is MJ , Kobe is Kobe and my oppinion is that league is stronger with every year, playing styles changing like a flash, game just evolving, so i think we shoudn't compare them. But love then or hate them, you must respect them
Great list. Just an addition: I remember seeing Chamberlain said that “current players owe half of their paychecks to MJ”. I think it is a compliment that is hard to beat.
The Dream Team stories are the best. Magic, Chuck, Larry have such great stories of that time! That camaraderie while maintaining competitive spirit was beautiful.
Black Jesus didn't walk on water cause he preferred the air. The bald-headed Mike could still take flight "quick" as Eddie Murphy in Harlem Nights but the Air Jordan with hair was just unfair.
This is the unparalleled truth! MJ was absolutely bigger than life... you was awwwwww ive never had the feeling i got when looking at mike on TV that ive ever got from ANYBODY! the glow and energy is REAL YALL
Grew up in Chicago in the 90s, wasn’t old enough to remember the 90-93 run but remember the second. Dude was my idol. I had a book about him and his stats in my backpack all the time. My dad would put the TV in my room just so I could watch him play. I remember cracking open packs of basketball cards hoping to get a Jordan. I wish I was born a few years earlier than 1990 so I could really have watched him play and have a clearer picture in my head.
I never watched the NBA before Jordan and havent watched since Kobe left! Jordan is by far the greatest and to me Kobe was the ultimate standin for Mike! Kobe talked like Mike, played like Mike and was as close to the greatest you could get! But in the end to this day Jordan will always be the greatest!!!
This phrase will NEVER be mentioned to describe another player in the history of the NBA "it was God disguised as MJ" or any other player in the NBA again ya feel me bro LMBAO
I came to America in 1989 and it was hard trying to find my footing, I subscribed to cable so I can get WGN and lived for those evenings and afternoon on NBC sports. MJ helped me endure and thrive.
Watching videos like this bring back to good memories of when i was a short little kid in Europe, just waiting for the next MJ video tape to come out. I would watch these tapes and those of larry bird before i would go out and play basketball everyday.
I'm old enough to have seen all the sports stars from mid-70's to present. Kareem. Dr. J. Bird. Magic. Hakeem. Shaq. Kobe. Steph. LeBron. In other sports. Bradshaw. Payton. Montana. Rice. LT. Manning. Elway. Brady. Mahomes. Seaver. Rose. Schmidt. Brett. Ryan. Clemens. Rickey Henderson. Barry Bonds. Pujols. Mariano. Lafleur. Esposito. Bossy. Gretzky. Messier. Lemieux. Roy. Brodeur. Crosby. Pelé. Beckenbauer. Cruyff. Maradona. Ronaldo. Zidane. Ronaldino. Cristiano. Messi. Ali. Frazier. Sugar Ray. Roger Federer. Rafa Nadal. Djokovic. Carl Lewis. Michael Phelps. Usain Bolt. And the greatest and most exciting athlete ever to watch was Michael Jordan. By far.
@charlessmith1881 he played like one! You never know, maybe god felt like playing some hoops & occupied Jordan to do so. Who knows, they way that man jumped & conquered all, it was amazing
Loved the Video Bro. I was lucky enough to sit court side at the NBA finals and witnessed "the game from 20 yards away. As a Jazz fan I wish I can say I was surprised. But I left that game shaking my head. When I got to the car with my dad as a 17 year old he asked me what I thought. I said "the same thing as everybody watching" he said "what????" I said they got Michael I don't care if were up by 3 or 5 were not going to win. I am a true "witness" My dad passed last March. I never realized till just now that he gave me my middle name.... Michael
I absolutely love the story told by Reggie Miller. There are two other stories I love that were not on this video. Kevin Garrnett and Byron Scott. I've always been a big MJ fan and enjoy all the stories about him.
I remembered not missing a Bulls game on WGN, I needed my MJ fix 😅. The only other time its been like that for me was watching the great run the Warriors had specially when they where chasing the most wins in a season. Kurry is the 3pt GOAT, Michael was the complete package 🐐, Kobe comes in 2nd LeBron in 3rd, in my opinion.
In 1994-1995 i was a 17 years old exhange student and the destiny took me to the suburbs of Chicago, IL. My host-mother was working as an Executive Director of Western Dupage Special Recreation Association. When MJ's "I'm back" spread around the world, the WDSRA got tickets for people with disabilities, and I was asked to accompany one of them to the United Center. We got on the bus and arrived to Chicago. Before the game we strolled around the UC and bumped into the crowd around the statue of MJ. there was a TV crew taking interviewing the people from the crowd and I was interviewed too. After the game we went to the parking lot to get on the bus and head home. While our bus was getting seated by all of our delegation, I ran to the fence that separated the parking lot and the way from the UC team entrance to the main street. I saw few players getting out from the door, but then garage door opened and MJ's jeep took it's way out of the UC. The crowd went crazy chanting "MJ! MJ! MJ!". And he actually drove by the fence few meters from me. I screamed "Michael!" and he looked at me through the opened window and smiled. I still remember the moment even though almost 30 years have passed since then.
Hope young people understand the term He is the MICHAEL JORDAN OF.... That's how humongous MICHAEL JEFFERY JORDAN THE GOAT is... He is up there, below him everyone else... THERE IS ZERO COMPARISSON, NOTHING, NADA.!!! no one is close to him, Kobe was close and yet he was still far... Imagine LeFraud, lol hes not even close, he cant compete, he needs help all the time and the media keeps promoting it, "more help for James". Lexcuse = MOOAT (Most Overrated of All time)
Our member saw M.J. In Up Front, he was at the McCormick Center On New Year's Eve, M.J. Rookie Year, Mike Walked In with this long black leather coat with a black fur collar with a bodyguard with him. He was like, "That's Micheal Jordan." He attended a Theater College in Downtown Chicago Columbia Collage, Not Too Far From The McCormick Center. Everyone Stopped dancing when he walked in & just stared at him as walked through the place with his bodyguard, Awesome moment!! BLESSING TO M.J. THE G.O.A.T. FOREVER & EVER!!!
After Mike retired for good the league tried to make another Jordan by completely eliminating hand-checking. Scoring since 2004 has a big asterisk attached to it.
I could never go to a game. But every time he was on t.v. I watched. Even on a school night, be up late watching him play, because you didn't want to miss any of his shots or dunks. Because you know all your friends will be talking about it at school. We didn't have replay for awhile on t.v. back then. Talking about the 80's.
That Magic story at the end was when MJ was 29 and this was a 92 Dream Team scrimmage. Magic got MJ worked up and multiple players jave said it’s a shame this was never caught on tape because it was the greatest move they’d ever seen by anybody. Outleaping Mr Robinson in the air and dunking over him with a midair 360 dunk shit the whole game down after that play-everybody froze in amazement and what they’d just seen lol. MJ could go to a gear nobody else has ever done…nobody to date has matched that.
At the end of the day, basketball is also a form of entertainment...Meaning, we pay or watch something to be entertained...So thru out history of basketball, there's been many great players with great handles, great shooters, great strong big men, big men can do things smaller men can, there's been great moves, and so on..but there's one thing that set Michael apart, the thing that he can with that extra ' HOLY SHIT ' response from the fans and that is ' in the air '.. And yes, there's been 'sky walkers ' aka David Thompson, Dr J ( who's actually my favorite, my GOAT ) but Michael seems to defy the gravity even more so and he's also quicker and faster in the air...THAT, is what I think sets him apart is what he does in the 'air' , and no human / player will ever be able to duplicate what he did.. We are more in 'awe ' when we see or think a human can fly or float...It's something we all dream of since we were kids.. Michael is the closest thing to it..
I was so lucky I guess to had watched my first ever NBA game on TV, and it was the 1993 finals with BULLS v SUNS. From that point on, Michael Jordan became my favorite of all the time. The GOAT in basketball.
I love that the pros as a whole regard Michael Jordan as the GOAT. I trust them as a whole over some tiktok/twitter kids who never played professionally.
Micheal Jordan had the glow like in the movie "The Last Dragon". Lots of Love and Respect to Black Jesus. It was pure beauty to see him and the entire team "The Bulls" play the game of basketball. Thank you!
Kobe and mj do not belong in the same sentence....at all. I hate this false narrative like they are 1 and 1A.... It's ridiculous and completely untrue. Life long lakers fan btw.
Dude, these MJ stories never get old. ❤❤❤ 🔥🔥🔥
And that's over 20 plus years since he last laced them up
dude my 6 year old says michael jordan. it's insane
They didn't hear you, you to quite 👀💪🏾💯🤣🤣🤣
Especially when you grew up watching him. My first shoe in Fall 84 was the Jordan 1. He made me jump so high and long during High Jump and Long Jumps. The dream was real!! Mike got in you and you dared anyone to say something negative!
@@shortylarson8997 .....thats a smart kid!
I remember when Bird said that 1st game, MJ scored 42 pts. Bird said that won't happen again, then next game MJ scored 63 pts
Yes, that was the Celtics plan. Let MJ score, and stop everyone else. It worked.
@MS-ns2pj there was no one else, I think the 2nd best player on that team was will perdue
@@nathanmckenzie904 George Gervin, Charles Oakley, John Paxon, and Orlando Woolridge were there. Will Purdue wasn’t drafted until 1988.
@@MS-ns2pjthanks for the correction. Iceman was cold AF on the spurs
@@MS-ns2pj george gervin was like 40 and was nothing like the legend at that point
oakley and paxson? why did you mention them? yes good players but nothing for the celtics to worry about AT ALL to be honest
orlando woolridge never made an all star team
stop it
I'm 65 and have watched the 4 major sports my entire life. Baseball, Basketball, Football and Boxing... I've watched a dominant individual in each sport. People who embodied the sport while they played... Willie Mays, Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali and MJ. MJ is the closest to perfection in a sport that I've ever seen.
And, Barry Bonds
MJ is just the new era player that came in before his time. It was smart for the NBA and all the players to push/market him for the betterment of the league but to be honest it was 6 dynasty years with MJ, Pip and Phil and 9 years where he averaged 30 pts and lost. Those 6 years were great though. I'm a Bulls fan
or lebron
Bo Jackson is probably the greatest overall athlete ever but MJ is the most technical and skilled.
The 4 major sports? U forgot the biggest one…Football(soccer). A few names there that have reached near perfection.
Hell, i'm old and white, ( 4 years older than Mike ) and you can't have just one favorite M.J. story ! He was the Goat, and still is !
I don't consider that too old
All of the stories about Jordan are my favorite stories. They are all entertaining.
December 27th, 1997. 12 year old white boy from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada lucky enough to have an uncle and aunt who lived in Highland Park, IL. Uncle told me that morning we were going out for a bite to eat that evening at “Mike’s Place”, be sure to wear your MJ jersey and Js. Evening comes and all of sudden we are close by the United Center. I still figured we were going to MJs restaurant. Start walking and suddenly we are in front of a gate to the stadium. I looked at my uncle with a weird look and said I thought we were going to “Mikes place” for supper and he replied, with the biggest smile “Yes, why do you think we are here?” I was completely and literally shocked and wasn’t sure if it was a joke. Bulls played the Hawks that night. I remember it all so very well and always will. Few things that still stand out: 1 - the intro music, that’s when I realized it was real. I asked my uncle why the crowd was booing Luc Longley every time he touched the ball and being told it was no booing but it was the crowd yelling LUuuuuuuuuuccc!! 2 - binoculars so my uncle could see the cheerleaders better 😂😂😂 3 - rodman had 29 freaking rebounds! 4 - MJ scoring 47! And Phil taking him out with lots of time left and him not hitting 50! 5 - the crowd cheering and encouraging rodman to shoot when he had the ball, especially if he was behind the 3 point line, and him doing so and hitting a 3!!!! We were in IL for Xmas and everyone knew I was going to the game, every1 kept it secret! Best Xmas present EVER and best surprise EVER! Biggest MJ fan before and bigger after! 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐😊
Awesome story.
My roommate in college is from Highland Park. That’s where MJ lived. That’s a beautiful neighborhood.
You have a wonderful uncle. what a surprise.
Great story and glad you got a MJ live show
Luckiest nephew of all time 😊 i was a huge Jordan fan that lived in a remote village in Alaska
It's time, its time to admit that as great Lebron is..... MJ was just different just a once in a lifetime, human being.
LeBron isn’t even the greatest small forward to ever play the game.
@MS-ns2pj you are correct!
@@JB-bc9nm Yep Lebron needs to go stand in line with about 20 other great players... just stop the nonsense with the goat talk. Kobe, Kareem, Magic, Wilt too many dudes better than the nba annointed stat machine
Bron stans will never admit it anyway so let them be. The thing is, bron himself aint happy knowing that mj is the consensus goat and that won't change anytime soon and may even after he retires. It's just sad to see a billionaire not happy. Before kobe passed, you can see he's very happy, enthusiastic and optimistic with his new ventures, new routines, basically his post play life cus he finally accepted and said "there's nobody stepping in jordan's shoes" 😜
@@JB-bc9nm That will always be Bird.
Too hear Shaq say that you don't wanna mess wit God (referring to MJ) is the best compliment cause Shaq called him God and Shaq doesn't pass out compliments like that too nobody
I guess it's just me when they used to work GOD They need to keep god out of their mouth like that
God? He played with a ball! Lmao!!!!!
@@beckyhenson6459 I feel ya bro
@@beckyhenson6459 Yeah cus God plays with solar systems ... Of balls. Amen.
People don't really realize the reason why michael jordan had this aura of invincibility was because he never lost on the biggest stage, and he was always the best player on the court.
Whenever anybody tried to talk shit to him, he always got the last laugh.
The saying goes, "When god bleeds, you no longer believe in him." Nobody ever made "god" bleed in Chicago
he was swept twice so get that weak shit out of here. ''never lost on the biggest stage''
@@majolin6220 you know, the playoffs are not the “ biggest stage “, the finals are. The Olympics are. The NCAA championship is.
@@satatay23 playoffs can be the finals dummy! Olympics can't be the biggest stage since not even the best players play there :D And for NCAA we wont even comment on that garbage.
@@majolin6220 Bird and Dr j had a bigger impact on their teams. MJ didn't win til they built a team around him.
@@majolin6220 but it wasnt the final when jordan got swept so ...
yeah on the biggest stage he never failed and never CHOKED (as lebron did in 2011)
the best players DO play in the olympics thats why it was called THE DREAM TEAM
ncaa is not garbage ---its the stage before pros; mj hit the game winner in the championship game at age 19
i.e. he NEVER flopped on the biggest stage as lebron has 6 times
I'm 52 and I've never seen an athlete that had no weaknesses! That coupled with MJ would do something every game you had never seen before or since! 🐐
People don’t realize that Jordan never had a bad game, ever. There were nights when shots weren’t falling, so he would crank up the defense to 11 and wreak havoc on the other team’s scorers.
His weakness is his Love for his Father that make him STOP everything and start afresh with Baron.
Preach mj was spectacular,, AND AMAZING every time he stepped on d court even wen loosing ,MJ WAS D MAN , AND STILL IS D MAN
Michael Jordan was as good at basketball as anyone has ever been good at anything.
That is why you consume so much commercials. Watch this game of March 2003 Wizards VS Lakers
As a kid from chicago born in 1980 I got to see Jordan play. If felt like the city of chicago would shut down on game night. Its as if it was a holiday or something. It was crazy. Other than my dad MJ was someone i looked up to. Wish i had got a chance to meet him. Second to no one he is the GOAT.
I was 5 when they won the last time ‘98. One of my first ever vivid memories was being at Grant Park for the parade. It felt like the entire city of Chicago was there. The only thing that came close was the Cubs WS win in ‘16, but even that didn’t have the same feeling. I can only imagine what the city was like for the first 5.
Southside
Grew up in Gary Indiana during the 90s I know exactly what you're talking about
You ain’t lie cause Chicago felt so different whenever the Bulls came home
To here how MJ makes people feel is amazing ❤
"there's a new sheriff in town", to their faces, is like a sign of respect when you think about it...
No, thats just him being fun and cocky to his USA teammates. That Magic story is from USA practice
Bird & Magic saved the NBA - Jordan elevated it!
Very true👌
That's a fact
And Lebron ruined it.
@@jamesjohnson4273 King Flop & Whine!
michael jordan save the NBA not your magic ang bird......
You know a player is great if they tell you a crazy story and also impact the rest of their life, and then they will never ever forget it. That is the GOAT 🐐
I don't care what anyone says, MJ and Kobe were a different breed. Hell with Lebron
Killers, they were sharks in the water just waiting to smell blood... Or fear.
casual mj meat rider look at y'all zip it up when you're done
@@majolin6220 I’ve always thought it was strange whenever anyone called someone a D rider or meat rider. I mean, if that’s where your mind is then that’s your business, but why project it upon anyone else? It’s just weird.
@@MS-ns2pj must be american to think this gay way. Sad individual as usual
Dude Lebron is just as great stop it
THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME STORY ... HIS AURA WAS MYSTICAL... HE IS JUST DIFFERENT
You cut out AI saying to himself to stop looking at him and saying man he’s got on the Jordans 😂
KG's story about talking trash to MJ as a rookie, and JR Ryder apologizing to Mike "He just a rookie man, He don't know any better Mike"
Is one of the greatest MJ stories ever
I agree! Still ranks as one of the best, if not the best, story about Jordan and his aura of dominance... especially as someone who loved JR Rider and KG.
Luv that story
Star differs from star in glory.......(1 Corinthians 15:41
Michael Jordan is the most dominant athlete I have ever seen in any sport. You start with him, and you work your way down.
@@gian8134 I’m totally with you. Just want to add young Mike Tyson in this mix. His window of excellence was extremely small but got damn was he amazing
@@luisreyes8903 Agreed! His fights were must see TV. Favorite boxer of all time.
@@gian8134 prime (which is nuts cause you’re talking about the ages of 18-21!!!!!)
Jesus he was absolutely perfect in his technique
shaQ from 00-02 was THE MOST DOMINANT PLAYER EVER! Boy, you must be a peasant. GET THAT DIK OUT YOU MOUF, SON!
@@luisreyes8903 JORDAN PROPAGANDA STILL GOING STRONG, LITERALLY 26 YEARS AFTER. LMFAOOOOOOOO he body bagged 3k kids, literally, with his dumb asssss shoe. MJ isn't the best in Basketball, he's the best overall brand, but blacks don't wanna admit it, and the ones who had their kids killed because of his dumbasss shoessss dont wanna talk. lmfao
That first time Jordan retired, I still watched every game… and I can still remember praying to my God for him to return. And when he did, he brought us another 3 championships. 🍾🍾🍾 🐐🐐🐐💯
I had the opposite reaction. Other teams had a chance to win. Then he came back and no one had a chance.
The first time Michael Jordan retired I cried so hard. I know he needed that break from the spotlight.
That's the influence of MJ the
🐐OAT
of the game of basketball
My favorite MJ moment was January 15, 1998 when I got to see him play for the first time against AI and the 76ers. It was a special time.
Is that the game that AI crossed him and everyone lost their shit?
Have to give Michael every accolade possible. That being said, MJ made the NBA a business for the NBA players, the players were able to capitalize monetarily thru commercials, business ventures, etc because of 23. He made it all possible for black and white NBA and eventually WNBA players to make business moves to further engage their opportunities for wealth. God blessed that man
I was someone who does not like basket ball prior to watching MJ on the television set. In contrast, I was a soccer fanatic. Until I was almost 21, I went to the US for my college education from Asia. One fine day in 1991 while I was switching the channels, I stumbled upon a Chicago Bulls playoff game live on NBC. This was also the season MJ and the Bulls won their first NBA title. I was totally stunned and captivated by the moves and dunks of MJ. He made the game looks articulated and beautiful. From that moment on, I totally changed my bias towards the game. I started watching MJ and the Bulls whenever they played. Prior to that, I did come across past legends on the screen, like Karim and others. To me, it was nothing but a tall man putting the ball in the net. MJ is totally different from his predecessors of the game, he is out of this world. He made the game so fascinating to watch. He is exactly like Superman performing his superpower on a basket court. He totally changed my perception of game as a sport. It is like an atheist, not believing the existence of the higher beings or the Divine until he witnessed it with his own eyes. MJ became an indelible part of my memory.
NO MATTER WHO YOU LIKE OR LOVE, YOU GOTTA JUST APPRECIATE THE GREATS PERIOD 🤷🏾♂️💯
You don't care how much Magic embellishes the truth... He's such a wondeful storyteller :) I love his positive energy.
beautifly put together. Couldn't imagine meeting Jordan in person. Even his name has it's own "AURA"
It is
I wish I could share pictures
I started following NBA in 91 right when the Bulls started winning. MJ was everywhere.
I like how you mention Zion never seen Jordan play. I was born in 93 so to me Kobe is the greatest player I’ve ever seen, but because of the praise alone that Jordan gets, I could never put Kobe above him as the goat. The legend and accomplishments speak for themselves, Jordan #1, Kobe #2
I got to see them both, beginning to end of their careers. They were virtually identical in their game and mentality, but the only thing that set them apart was MJ was physically gifted in a couple of ways that Kobe wasn't. MJ had those huge hands, combined with amazing bounce and quickness.
i really like that you can admit that! ❤️ i saw both of them play and i can tell you i have never seen a player like Jordan since then (Kobe is the absolute closest!).
Same for me and I’m ‘93 from Chicago. Kobe kept the blueprint Jordan laid out going all the way to the end. Same reason you mentioned is why I got him #2 as well. If Jordan was Jesus, then what does that make his only student? Can’t put anybody above em. Jordan resume is ridiculous if we being honest too 🤣 10 scoring titles, 9 1st team all defense, 6 finals mvps, 6 rings, only player ever to win MVP, scoring champ, and 1st team all defense.. and he did it 4 times 🤣
1. Jordan
2. Kobe
Kobe emulated Jordan in so many ways. I kinda disregard what Kobe has to say about him.
As same generation i understrund you but can't agree on the matter, MJ is MJ , Kobe is Kobe and my oppinion is that league is stronger with every year, playing styles changing like a flash, game just evolving, so i think we shoudn't compare them. But love then or hate them, you must respect them
Great list. Just an addition: I remember seeing Chamberlain said that “current players owe half of their paychecks to MJ”.
I think it is a compliment that is hard to beat.
The Dream Team stories are the best. Magic, Chuck, Larry have such great stories of that time! That camaraderie while maintaining competitive spirit was beautiful.
I’ll always feel lucky to grow up watching every game he played in.
Jesus was/is Black (Rev. 1:14-16)
Men I used to call in sick just watch him omg he’s the goat all day everyday love you Michael
Black Jesus didn't walk on water cause he preferred the air. The bald-headed Mike could still take flight "quick" as Eddie Murphy in Harlem Nights but the Air Jordan with hair was just unfair.
Facts!🧑🏾🦲 🙏🏾
A mofo cheat code!!!!
I was in 3rd grade in CHICAGO when JORDAN scored 63 on BOSTON
I’m the biggest LEBRON fan , but MJ was a supernatural once in a lifetime human being ,all of the stars and planets lined up for this dude !
Man I’ve seen all these so many times but I still somehow get stuck into watching it again and I love it!!
This is the unparalleled truth! MJ was absolutely bigger than life... you was awwwwww ive never had the feeling i got when looking at mike on TV that ive ever got from ANYBODY! the glow and energy is REAL YALL
No one will ever replicate MJ. I remember his back turned to basket layup, no one could do it with the consistency he did. He was a virtuoso.
They’re all great takes but Magic ones are # 1 for me. He was there with / be MJ. He saw it happen live.
49 pts
Grew up in Chicago in the 90s, wasn’t old enough to remember the 90-93 run but remember the second. Dude was my idol. I had a book about him and his stats in my backpack all the time. My dad would put the TV in my room just so I could watch him play. I remember cracking open packs of basketball cards hoping to get a Jordan. I wish I was born a few years earlier than 1990 so I could really have watched him play and have a clearer picture in my head.
These are all of them. All of my fave Jordan story!
Thank you! Truly enjoyed this video!!!
Yeap everyone who watched him, have the same feeling, he was unique, no one made me enjoy so much the game like him.
Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed it
Without question…MAGIC’S STORY IS THE BEST!I’ve heard him tell it numerous times…hysterical each rendition.
I never watched the NBA before Jordan and havent watched since Kobe left! Jordan is by far the greatest and to me Kobe was the ultimate standin for Mike! Kobe talked like Mike, played like Mike and was as close to the greatest you could get! But in the end to this day Jordan will always be the greatest!!!
Nice video brother!! ❤️🇵🇷✌🏼
Greatest of all time, in any sport. The reverence Mike receives is like nothing I’ve ever seen.
This phrase will NEVER be mentioned to describe another player in the history of the NBA "it was God disguised as MJ" or any other player in the NBA again ya feel me bro LMBAO
Thats true. We never heard it before, and we haven't heard it since.
I came to America in 1989 and it was hard trying to find my footing, I subscribed to cable so I can get WGN and lived for those evenings and afternoon on NBC sports. MJ helped me endure and thrive.
I used to work at yhe Pelican Resort n I was lucky to meet MJ and Kobe I will never forget those moments 🤙🙏
Watching videos like this bring back to good memories of when i was a short little kid in Europe, just waiting for the next MJ video tape to come out. I would watch these tapes and those of larry bird before i would go out and play basketball everyday.
I'm old enough to have seen all the sports stars from mid-70's to present.
Kareem. Dr. J. Bird. Magic. Hakeem. Shaq. Kobe. Steph. LeBron.
In other sports. Bradshaw. Payton. Montana. Rice. LT. Manning. Elway. Brady. Mahomes.
Seaver. Rose. Schmidt. Brett. Ryan. Clemens. Rickey Henderson. Barry Bonds. Pujols. Mariano.
Lafleur. Esposito. Bossy. Gretzky. Messier. Lemieux. Roy. Brodeur. Crosby.
Pelé. Beckenbauer. Cruyff. Maradona. Ronaldo. Zidane. Ronaldino. Cristiano. Messi.
Ali. Frazier. Sugar Ray.
Roger Federer. Rafa Nadal. Djokovic.
Carl Lewis.
Michael Phelps.
Usain Bolt.
And the greatest and most exciting athlete ever to watch was Michael Jordan. By far.
U super old
@marlinmartin3891 in my 50's old
@@Milordveganot too old I guess I thought u were 70 up
@marlinmartin3891 Oh, I watched those 1970's players as a KID.
1st- awesome video. Really enjoyed it.
Best story was from Lebron actually. Never seen that.
a love it! thanks for this video man! it made my day!
Hell yeah great video!
Bro, if bird, probably the most arrogant and cocky player in the league, calls you a god, it’s because you’re a god.
Spot on!
Nowhere near God Flash and blood like you and me
@charlessmith1881 he played like one!
You never know, maybe god felt like playing some hoops & occupied Jordan to do so.
Who knows, they way that man jumped & conquered all, it was amazing
Loved the Video Bro. I was lucky enough to sit court side at the NBA finals and witnessed "the game from 20 yards away. As a Jazz fan I wish I can say I was surprised. But I left that game shaking my head. When I got to the car with my dad as a 17 year old he asked me what I thought. I said "the same thing as everybody watching" he said "what????" I said they got Michael I don't care if were up by 3 or 5 were not going to win. I am a true "witness" My dad passed last March. I never realized till just now that he gave me my middle name.... Michael
I absolutely love the story told by Reggie Miller. There are two other stories I love that were not on this video. Kevin Garrnett and Byron Scott. I've always been a big MJ fan and enjoy all the stories about him.
Great Video 😂😂😂 Stay Blessed, enjoyed every moment. 🙏🏿
LeBron was cracking Me up. "I THOUGHT HE WAS ONLY ON TV😂"😅
Intro made made me tear up watching MJ so much passion to win & being at that Prime age
MJ is the best because he was the greatest among the greatest.
Great video yo! Nice work
The cigar
Dope video 🔥💯💪🏾
I remembered not missing a Bulls game on WGN, I needed my MJ fix 😅. The only other time its been like that for me was watching the great run the Warriors had specially when they where chasing the most wins in a season. Kurry is the 3pt GOAT, Michael was the complete package 🐐, Kobe comes in 2nd LeBron in 3rd, in my opinion.
In 1994-1995 i was a 17 years old exhange student and the destiny took me to the suburbs of Chicago, IL. My host-mother was working as an Executive Director of Western Dupage Special Recreation Association. When MJ's "I'm back" spread around the world, the WDSRA got tickets for people with disabilities, and I was asked to accompany one of them to the United Center. We got on the bus and arrived to Chicago. Before the game we strolled around the UC and bumped into the crowd around the statue of MJ. there was a TV crew taking interviewing the people from the crowd and I was interviewed too.
After the game we went to the parking lot to get on the bus and head home. While our bus was getting seated by all of our delegation, I ran to the fence that separated the parking lot and the way from the UC team entrance to the main street. I saw few players getting out from the door, but then garage door opened and MJ's jeep took it's way out of the UC. The crowd went crazy chanting "MJ! MJ! MJ!". And he actually drove by the fence few meters from me. I screamed "Michael!" and he looked at me through the opened window and smiled. I still remember the moment even though almost 30 years have passed since then.
Hope young people understand the term He is the MICHAEL JORDAN OF.... That's how humongous MICHAEL JEFFERY JORDAN THE GOAT is... He is up there, below him everyone else... THERE IS ZERO COMPARISSON, NOTHING, NADA.!!! no one is close to him, Kobe was close and yet he was still far... Imagine LeFraud, lol hes not even close, he cant compete, he needs help all the time and the media keeps promoting it, "more help for James". Lexcuse = MOOAT (Most Overrated of All time)
MJ ALL DAY! He was killer! This is coming from a Detroit Bad Boyz fan back in the day!
It was like Charlie Murphy said He had an Aura! 😂
I laughed way to freaking hard at this 😂 GOAT
The God G.O.A.T. will always be MJ his GOATNESS his Airness is God
Blasphemy 👎
@@jessiegomez8209absolutely 💯
@@jessiegomez8209 everyone is god bro
God for playing a child's game
he's not god bro stop it
just his goatness
Our member saw M.J. In Up Front, he was at the McCormick Center On New Year's Eve, M.J. Rookie Year, Mike Walked In with this long black leather coat with a black fur collar with a bodyguard with him. He was like, "That's Micheal Jordan." He attended a Theater College in Downtown Chicago Columbia Collage, Not Too Far From The McCormick Center. Everyone Stopped dancing when he walked in & just stared at him as walked through the place with his bodyguard, Awesome moment!! BLESSING TO M.J. THE G.O.A.T. FOREVER & EVER!!!
After Mike retired for good the league tried to make another Jordan by completely eliminating hand-checking. Scoring since 2004 has a big asterisk attached to it.
I could never go to a game. But every time he was on t.v. I watched. Even on a school night, be up late watching him play, because you didn't want to miss any of his shots or dunks. Because you know all your friends will be talking about it at school. We didn't have replay for awhile on t.v. back then. Talking about the 80's.
the glazing is crazy
Shut up fool! No one cares about this era of basketball! Weak ass players
My favorite Michael “The GOAT” Jordan story is all the ones he has wrote!❤ The greatest period!❤
he was the best from the first time he touches. the floor and every budy. admit that even before he wins any ring LeBron fools fan
Yoooo…that was great 👏🏾👏🏾Magic 🤣🤣 🙏🏾Kobe(RIP)
MJ 🐐🐐🐐🐐
That Magic story at the end was when MJ was 29 and this was a 92 Dream Team scrimmage. Magic got MJ worked up and multiple players jave said it’s a shame this was never caught on tape because it was the greatest move they’d ever seen by anybody. Outleaping Mr Robinson in the air and dunking over him with a midair 360 dunk shit the whole game down after that play-everybody froze in amazement and what they’d just seen lol. MJ could go to a gear nobody else has ever done…nobody to date has matched that.
At the end of the day, basketball is also a form of entertainment...Meaning, we pay or watch something to be entertained...So thru out history of basketball, there's been many great players with great handles, great shooters, great strong big men, big men can do things smaller men can, there's been great moves, and so on..but there's one thing that set Michael apart, the thing that he can with that extra ' HOLY SHIT ' response from the fans and that is ' in the air '.. And yes, there's been 'sky walkers ' aka David Thompson, Dr J ( who's actually my favorite, my GOAT ) but Michael seems to defy the gravity even more so and he's also quicker and faster in the air...THAT, is what I think sets him apart is what he does in the 'air' , and no human / player will ever be able to duplicate what he did.. We are more in 'awe ' when we see or think a human can fly or float...It's something we all dream of since we were kids.. Michael is the closest thing to it..
I was so lucky I guess to had watched my first ever NBA game on TV, and it was the 1993 finals with BULLS v SUNS. From that point on, Michael Jordan became my favorite of all the time. The GOAT in basketball.
I think Zion said it best 12:35. Kobe emulated MJ probably the most. Nobody mentions LeBron as God like so there you go for those who don't know! lol
Good video dude, very very cool. Thankyou 😉
I think people use jordan as a benchmark of greatness because he was the best of an era.
Of all time
Not an era period. Without him the nba may not be here.
all sports all time! No way anyone will ever be able to touch that many lives like that again
Michael revolutionized the game with his style of play just like so mamy others before him. Wilt, kareem, russell , Dr J etc
See the thing is Lebron is amazing. Probably the best all around player but MJ had the HEART and he feared no one. Jordan is undisputed im sorry
I love that the pros as a whole regard Michael Jordan as the GOAT. I trust them as a whole over some tiktok/twitter kids who never played professionally.
GOAT
NOT EVEN CLOSE
Micheal Jordan had the glow like in the movie "The Last Dragon". Lots of Love and Respect to Black Jesus. It was pure beauty to see him and the entire team "The Bulls" play the game of basketball. Thank you!
Jordan is a basketball god. Just keep the g lower case.
Bron is probably THE MOST athletic player in NBA history.
but, MJ is still the goat. hands down. MJ is STILL the best.
People say Muhammad Ali and Jordan are Goat. Mayweather and Lebron says they are the goat? 😅
When he took starks and Oakley baseline and back then dunked on ewing, man gives me goosebumps everytime.
Kobe and mj do not belong in the same sentence....at all. I hate this false narrative like they are 1 and 1A.... It's ridiculous and completely untrue.
Life long lakers fan btw.
That picture at the end says it all❤