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发信人: icecap (暖一暖·Fortune), 信区: English
标 题: Jordan Retirement
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2003年05月01日13:27:05 星期四), 站内信件
I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball. It won't
be another announcement to baseball or anything to that nature.
Mentally, I'm exhausted, I don't feel I have a challenge. Physically, I
feel great. The last time in 1993 I had other agendas. I felt that I wan
ted to play baseball and I felt that at my age, it was a good opportunity an
d time to do it. And with the death of my father, and I was basically trying
to deal with that.
Actually I talked to Jerry last year once the season ended and I told J
erry at that time, mentally, I was a little exhausted. I didn't know if I wo
uld play next year. I wanted to put him on awareness so that he could possib
ly prepare going into next season. And Jerry, once we had our conversation,
wanted me to take time as I did in 93 to make sure that it was the right dec
ision because it was going to be the final decision.
I retired the first time when Phil Jackson was the coach. And I think t
hat even with Phil being the coach I would have had a tough time, mentally f
inding the challenge for myself. Although he can somehow present challenges
for me. I don't know if he could have presented the challenge for me to cont
inue on to this season." Even though middle way of this season I wanted to c
ontinue to play a couple more years, but at the end of this season I was men
tally drained and tired. So I can't say that he would have restored that
.
I will support the Chicago Bulls. I think the game itself is a lot big
ger than Michael Jordan. I've been given an opportunity by people before me,
to name a few, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Doctor J, Eljohn Baylor, Jerry West. Th
ese guys played the game way before Michael Jordan was born and Michael Jord
an came on the heels of all that activity. Mr Stern and what he's done f
or the league, gave me an opportunity to play the game of basketball. I play
ed it to the best I could play it, I tried to enhance the game itself. I've
tried to be the best basketball player that I could be.
--
Everyday we have
is one more than we deserve
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