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1 00:00:33,491 00:00:34,576 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
2 00:00:35,076 00:00:36,077 [Jordan] Thank you. [Jordan] Thank you.
3 00:00:36,870 00:00:39,080 To all the fans in the city of Chicago, To all the fans in the city of Chicago,
4 00:00:40,415 00:00:43,585 if you guys remember in 1984 when they drafted Michael Jordan... if you guys remember in 1984 when they drafted Michael Jordan...
5 00:00:47,047 00:00:48,715 I said then, when I got here, I said then, when I got here,
6 00:00:48,798 00:00:50,638 that we would be champions by the time I leave. that we would be champions by the time I leave.
7 00:00:50,717 00:00:53,470 - [man] Here they are. - [Jordan] This is what you're looking for. - [man] Here they are. - [Jordan] This is what you're looking for.
8 00:00:56,181 00:00:58,349 Well, we are five-time champions, going for six, Well, we are five-time champions, going for six,
9 00:00:59,434 00:01:02,103 and we need your support. Thank you very, very much. and we need your support. Thank you very, very much.
10 00:01:02,187 00:01:03,313 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
11 00:01:28,713 00:01:31,953 [reporter] You have any sense of destiny, you know, why is all this meant for you, [reporter] You have any sense of destiny, you know, why is all this meant for you,
12 00:01:32,008 00:01:35,095 and what's down the road, or are you just taking it a day at a time? and what's down the road, or are you just taking it a day at a time?
13 00:01:35,595 00:01:39,307 I just want the franchise and Chicago Bulls to be respected as a team... I just want the franchise and Chicago Bulls to be respected as a team...
14 00:01:40,308 00:01:44,187 like the Lakers or Philadelphia 76ers or the Boston Celtics. like the Lakers or Philadelphia 76ers or the Boston Celtics.
15 00:01:44,270 00:01:49,067 It's very hard for something like that to happen, but it's not impossible. It's very hard for something like that to happen, but it's not impossible.
16 00:01:49,150 00:01:51,778 But hopefully, I, and this team But hopefully, I, and this team
17 00:01:51,861 00:01:54,739 and this whole organization can build a program like that. and this whole organization can build a program like that.
18 00:01:59,786 00:02:02,997 [commentator] Michael Jordan... with 30 points. [commentator] Michael Jordan... with 30 points.
19 00:02:03,581 00:02:09,587 And the Chicago Bulls have won their first-ever NBA championship. And the Chicago Bulls have won their first-ever NBA championship.
20 00:02:14,300 00:02:16,302 ["Been Around the World" playing] ["Been Around the World" playing]
21 00:02:19,222 00:02:21,391 [commentator] There's Jordan for three! [commentator] There's Jordan for three!
22 00:02:24,269 00:02:26,062 They have done it again! They have done it again!
23 00:02:27,230 00:02:28,690 Now, Pippen gets a snatch. Now, Pippen gets a snatch.
24 00:02:29,440 00:02:32,277 There's Paxson for three! Yes! There's Paxson for three! Yes!
25 00:02:32,360 00:02:36,072 For three straight NBA championships. For three straight NBA championships.
26 00:02:36,614 00:02:39,951 [reporter] Debate will now rage about whether they are the best team ever. [reporter] Debate will now rage about whether they are the best team ever.
27 00:02:40,535 00:02:44,372 They're not just great athletes. They're a fascinating assortment of personalities. They're not just great athletes. They're a fascinating assortment of personalities.
28 00:02:44,455 00:02:47,750 The most famous man on the planet is here! The most famous man on the planet is here!
29 00:02:47,834 00:02:48,834 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
30 00:02:49,544 00:02:54,340 My name is Michael Jordan. I played with the Bulls from '84 to '98. My name is Michael Jordan. I played with the Bulls from '84 to '98.
31 00:02:54,424 00:02:58,052 Took an 18-month vacation, hiatus. Took an 18-month vacation, hiatus.
32 00:02:58,678 00:03:02,015 So I would say that 13 years that I played with the Bulls. So I would say that 13 years that I played with the Bulls.
33 00:03:02,640 00:03:08,146 Please welcome from the Chicago Bulls, all-star forward Scottie Pippen! Please welcome from the Chicago Bulls, all-star forward Scottie Pippen!
34 00:03:08,229 00:03:09,355 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
35 00:03:10,857 00:03:14,777 Scottie Maurice Pippen from Hamburg, Arkansas. Scottie Maurice Pippen from Hamburg, Arkansas.
36 00:03:15,904 00:03:17,864 [commentator] Great passing! Oh! [commentator] Great passing! Oh!
37 00:03:17,947 00:03:22,160 Baby! It looked like he shifted gears mid-air. Baby! It looked like he shifted gears mid-air.
38 00:03:23,703 00:03:27,373 He has led the NBA in rebounds for the last five years. He has led the NBA in rebounds for the last five years.
39 00:03:27,457 00:03:29,667 Please welcome back Dennis Rodman. Please welcome back Dennis Rodman.
40 00:03:29,751 00:03:31,920 Dennis Rodman. What's up? Dennis Rodman. What's up?
41 00:03:33,046 00:03:36,382 I was shocked the Chicago Bulls even asked me to come. I was shocked the Chicago Bulls even asked me to come.
42 00:03:36,466 00:03:38,384 I think I was a little more eccentric for them. I think I was a little more eccentric for them.
43 00:03:38,468 00:03:40,637 [man] There's something about you that's frightening. [man] There's something about you that's frightening.
44 00:03:40,720 00:03:41,840 Is it because I'm different? Is it because I'm different?
45 00:03:42,388 00:03:46,017 [commentator 1] And Rodman just kicked the photographer! The photographer is hurt. [commentator 1] And Rodman just kicked the photographer! The photographer is hurt.
46 00:03:46,100 00:03:48,811 [commentator 2] That is the last we will see of Dennis Rodman. [commentator 2] That is the last we will see of Dennis Rodman.
47 00:03:50,605 00:03:54,359 At the heart of this team is a rare spirit, coach Phil Jackson. At the heart of this team is a rare spirit, coach Phil Jackson.
48 00:03:54,901 00:03:57,946 We created an image that people wanted to be part of. We created an image that people wanted to be part of.
49 00:03:58,029 00:03:59,530 I think that's all you can hope for. I think that's all you can hope for.
50 00:04:00,490 00:04:03,284 [commentator] The Chicago Bulls have won [commentator] The Chicago Bulls have won
51 00:04:04,202 00:04:07,330 the '96 NBA championship! the '96 NBA championship!
52 00:04:07,413 00:04:09,874 [reporter] What's unique about this particular dynasty? [reporter] What's unique about this particular dynasty?
53 00:04:10,124 00:04:12,418 I guess what's unique is that, we're, uh... I guess what's unique is that, we're, uh...
54 00:04:13,544 00:04:15,213 You know, we've got Michael. [laughs] You know, we've got Michael. [laughs]
55 00:04:15,296 00:04:22,220 [fans chanting] Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael! [fans chanting] Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael!
56 00:04:23,054 00:04:24,097 [screaming] [screaming]
57 00:04:24,180 00:04:25,500 [reporter] Why is everybody here? [reporter] Why is everybody here?
58 00:04:25,556 00:04:27,058 - Michael Jordan. - Michael Jordan. - Michael Jordan. - Michael Jordan.
59 00:04:27,141 00:04:29,352 Everybody loves Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. Everybody loves Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan.
60 00:04:30,395 00:04:31,771 [car honking] [car honking]
61 00:04:37,318 00:04:39,237 [commentator] ...was about to do. [commentator] ...was about to do.
62 00:04:39,320 00:04:43,074 Five seconds remaining in regulation. The inbound... Five seconds remaining in regulation. The inbound...
63 00:04:44,325 00:04:46,577 Pippen rolls it to Kukoc! Pippen rolls it to Kukoc!
64 00:04:46,661 00:04:51,791 Chicago Bulls have won their fifth championship Chicago Bulls have won their fifth championship
65 00:04:51,874 00:04:53,668 in the last seven years! in the last seven years!
66 00:04:54,669 00:04:57,588 It is bedlam here at the United Center. It is bedlam here at the United Center.
67 00:04:57,672 00:04:59,340 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
68 00:05:01,634 00:05:03,261 [reporter 1] To hometown Chicago fans, [reporter 1] To hometown Chicago fans,
69 00:05:03,344 00:05:06,639 winning the big one is starting to feel almost like a constitutional right winning the big one is starting to feel almost like a constitutional right
70 00:05:06,723 00:05:10,310 as the Bulls took their fifth NBA title on Friday night. as the Bulls took their fifth NBA title on Friday night.
71 00:05:11,352 00:05:16,441 [reporter 2] Count them. One, two, three, four and five NBA championship trophies. [reporter 2] Count them. One, two, three, four and five NBA championship trophies.
72 00:05:16,524 00:05:19,110 [reporter 3] As hundreds of thousands of fans cheered the Bulls, [reporter 3] As hundreds of thousands of fans cheered the Bulls,
73 00:05:19,193 00:05:20,653 the drama of what will happen the drama of what will happen
74 00:05:20,737 00:05:23,406 to this great dynasty was apparent to all... to this great dynasty was apparent to all...
75 00:05:23,489 00:05:26,451 [Reinsdorf] After the fifth championship, which was '96-'97, [Reinsdorf] After the fifth championship, which was '96-'97,
76 00:05:27,994 00:05:32,123 we were looking at this team and we realized, other than Michael, we were looking at this team and we realized, other than Michael,
77 00:05:32,206 00:05:36,878 the rest of the guys were probably at the end of their high-productive years. the rest of the guys were probably at the end of their high-productive years.
78 00:05:37,920 00:05:41,257 We had to decide whether we keep the team together or not, We had to decide whether we keep the team together or not,
79 00:05:41,341 00:05:44,677 and we realized maybe this was the time to do a rebuild and we realized maybe this was the time to do a rebuild
80 00:05:44,761 00:05:46,387 and not try to win a sixth championship. and not try to win a sixth championship.
81 00:05:46,471 00:05:47,990 [reporter 1] Can they keep the team together? [reporter 1] Can they keep the team together?
82 00:05:48,014 00:05:49,450 [reporter 2] Is there any doubt Michael... [reporter 2] Is there any doubt Michael...
83 00:05:49,474 00:05:51,851 [reporter 3] Questions about the future of Phil Jackson. [reporter 3] Questions about the future of Phil Jackson.
84 00:05:51,934 00:05:53,811 Will this be his last year? Will this be his last year?
85 00:05:53,895 00:05:56,332 [reporter 4] How will the Bulls deal with their aging stars... [reporter 4] How will the Bulls deal with their aging stars...
86 00:05:56,356 00:05:59,650 [reporter 5] ...becoming something transcendent, you can see it evaporating. [reporter 5] ...becoming something transcendent, you can see it evaporating.
87 00:06:02,737 00:06:07,200 I just kept hearing this over and over, and I was just getting irritated, like... I just kept hearing this over and over, and I was just getting irritated, like...
88 00:06:07,658 00:06:08,785 We were winning. We were winning.
89 00:06:08,868 00:06:09,868 [cheering] [cheering]
90 00:06:10,828 00:06:14,457 We felt like we were the greatest team ever. We felt like we were the greatest team ever.
91 00:06:14,540 00:06:16,501 [reporter] You have to wonder why Michael Jordan, [reporter] You have to wonder why Michael Jordan,
92 00:06:16,584 00:06:20,713 who is surely the most popular player in our time, would be, in effect, who is surely the most popular player in our time, would be, in effect,
93 00:06:20,797 00:06:22,590 driven out of professional basketball. driven out of professional basketball.
94 00:06:31,974 00:06:33,476 [commentator 1] A spectacular move! [commentator 1] A spectacular move!
95 00:06:33,559 00:06:35,186 [commentator 2] The game's over! [commentator 2] The game's over!
96 00:06:35,269 00:06:37,563 [commentator 3] Chicago Stadium is going wild! [commentator 3] Chicago Stadium is going wild!
97 00:06:39,524 00:06:42,026 [Jackson] First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here. [Jackson] First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here.
98 00:06:42,110 00:06:43,068 It's time for me to move on. It's time for me to move on.
99 00:06:43,069 00:06:45,469 [Krause] This will be Phil's last year as coach of the Bulls. [Krause] This will be Phil's last year as coach of the Bulls.
100 00:06:48,074 00:06:50,636 - [man 1] Are the expectations too high? - [man 2] Where do we go from here? - [man 1] Are the expectations too high? - [man 2] Where do we go from here?
101 00:06:50,660 00:06:53,162 [woman] The only question: how long can it last? [woman] The only question: how long can it last?
102 00:07:02,463 00:07:03,673 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
103 00:07:06,592 00:07:11,013 [Wilbon] So, going into 1997-98, the Bulls have won five championships. [Wilbon] So, going into 1997-98, the Bulls have won five championships.
104 00:07:11,848 00:07:13,266 There's drama that summer There's drama that summer
105 00:07:13,349 00:07:16,602 as to whether they're gonna come back, although I think most of us as to whether they're gonna come back, although I think most of us
106 00:07:16,686 00:07:20,606 who are from Chicago and call Chicago home knew somehow they'd be back. who are from Chicago and call Chicago home knew somehow they'd be back.
107 00:07:22,942 00:07:24,944 Jerry Reinsdorf, the majority owner... Jerry Reinsdorf, the majority owner...
108 00:07:26,028 00:07:28,239 would have to leave town if they didn't come back. would have to leave town if they didn't come back.
109 00:07:28,322 00:07:31,951 You can't argue with championship after championship after championship. You can't argue with championship after championship after championship.
110 00:07:32,702 00:07:35,037 They were still the best team in the NBA. They were still the best team in the NBA.
111 00:07:35,913 00:07:39,500 You have Scottie Pippen, an incredibly talented athlete, You have Scottie Pippen, an incredibly talented athlete,
112 00:07:39,584 00:07:40,960 very skilled scorer. very skilled scorer.
113 00:07:41,043 00:07:44,172 His mental sharpness and his court awareness His mental sharpness and his court awareness
114 00:07:44,255 00:07:47,592 and his basketball savvy made him the greatest number-two player ever. and his basketball savvy made him the greatest number-two player ever.
115 00:07:49,093 00:07:52,972 Dennis Rodman was the defensive presence, the rebounder, Dennis Rodman was the defensive presence, the rebounder,
116 00:07:53,055 00:07:56,309 someone who, on a team with big egos, didn't need the ball. someone who, on a team with big egos, didn't need the ball.
117 00:07:57,018 00:07:59,270 And he never ran out of energy, that was the thing. And he never ran out of energy, that was the thing.
118 00:07:59,353 00:08:00,897 Whoo! Whoo!
119 00:08:00,980 00:08:05,818 [Wilbon] At that point, Michael Jordan's already the ultimate sports alpha male. [Wilbon] At that point, Michael Jordan's already the ultimate sports alpha male.
120 00:08:06,527 00:08:10,114 I mean, the only comparisons that I can recall being apt I mean, the only comparisons that I can recall being apt
121 00:08:10,198 00:08:13,326 were to Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali. were to Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali.
122 00:08:13,910 00:08:16,662 That's it. That's the list. There's nobody else on it. That's it. That's the list. There's nobody else on it.
123 00:08:17,246 00:08:18,664 [reporter] Michael, obviously, [reporter] Michael, obviously,
124 00:08:18,748 00:08:21,626 in the wake of this incredible celebration, in the wake of this incredible celebration,
125 00:08:21,709 00:08:24,504 there'll be some very difficult business decisions. there'll be some very difficult business decisions.
126 00:08:25,129 00:08:29,133 We are entitled to defend what we have until we lose it. We are entitled to defend what we have until we lose it.
127 00:08:29,842 00:08:32,762 If we lose it, then you look at it and say, "Okay, let's change. If we lose it, then you look at it and say, "Okay, let's change.
128 00:08:32,845 00:08:35,556 Let's just go through a rebuilding." Let's just go through a rebuilding."
129 00:08:35,640 00:08:40,311 No one's guaranteeing rebuilding's gonna be two or three, four, five years. No one's guaranteeing rebuilding's gonna be two or three, four, five years.
130 00:08:40,978 00:08:43,231 Cubs have been rebuilding for 42 years. Cubs have been rebuilding for 42 years.
131 00:08:43,314 00:08:44,314 [people laughing] [people laughing]
132 00:08:47,860 00:08:50,029 If you wanna look at this from a business thing, If you wanna look at this from a business thing,
133 00:08:50,988 00:08:54,408 have a sense of respect for the people who have laid the groundworks have a sense of respect for the people who have laid the groundworks
134 00:08:54,492 00:08:57,036 so that you could be a profitable organization. so that you could be a profitable organization.
135 00:09:39,370 00:09:42,331 [Jordan] We had just finished winning a fifth title. [Jordan] We had just finished winning a fifth title.
136 00:09:45,793 00:09:49,839 It's a lot of uncertainty, and management started talking about It's a lot of uncertainty, and management started talking about
137 00:09:49,922 00:09:53,134 the franchise is gonna change or we're gonna rebuild. the franchise is gonna change or we're gonna rebuild.
138 00:09:53,718 00:09:55,303 I thought it was unfair. I thought it was unfair.
139 00:09:56,470 00:10:00,891 I would never let someone who's not putting on a uniform I would never let someone who's not putting on a uniform
140 00:10:01,642 00:10:05,896 and playing each and every day dictate what we do on the basketball court. and playing each and every day dictate what we do on the basketball court.
141 00:10:09,108 00:10:12,778 So, you know, my mentality was, "Let's put things aside, So, you know, my mentality was, "Let's put things aside,
142 00:10:12,862 00:10:15,781 you know, from a business sense and focus on that craft. you know, from a business sense and focus on that craft.
143 00:10:15,865 00:10:18,534 Let's give them a reason not to think that way." Let's give them a reason not to think that way."
144 00:10:21,704 00:10:25,166 [reporter] Michael Jordan waded into the undertone of bitterness on the Bulls [reporter] Michael Jordan waded into the undertone of bitterness on the Bulls
145 00:10:25,249 00:10:28,294 when asked what the Bulls' biggest challenge would be this year. when asked what the Bulls' biggest challenge would be this year.
146 00:10:29,629 00:10:31,797 - Um... [laughs] - [reporters laugh] - Um... [laughs] - [reporters laugh]
147 00:10:32,423 00:10:35,468 [reporter] Michael glancing up at the office of GM Jerry Krause. [reporter] Michael glancing up at the office of GM Jerry Krause.
148 00:10:39,347 00:10:42,391 [Telander] Jerry Krause was the general manager of the Bulls, [Telander] Jerry Krause was the general manager of the Bulls,
149 00:10:43,100 00:10:45,853 and he was certainly at the root of and he was certainly at the root of
150 00:10:45,936 00:10:49,231 what made the tension of that season so severe. what made the tension of that season so severe.
151 00:10:53,319 00:10:55,738 [Reinsdorf] Jerry Krause was a scout for the White Sox. [Reinsdorf] Jerry Krause was a scout for the White Sox.
152 00:10:55,821 00:10:58,491 He was there when I bought the White Sox in 1981. He was there when I bought the White Sox in 1981.
153 00:10:59,033 00:11:01,827 And after I bought the Bulls, he came to see me. And after I bought the Bulls, he came to see me.
154 00:11:01,911 00:11:04,372 Said he'd like to be general manager of the Bulls. Said he'd like to be general manager of the Bulls.
155 00:11:04,455 00:11:06,791 If everybody's ready, we can get started. If everybody's ready, we can get started.
156 00:11:06,874 00:11:08,394 [Reinsdorf] I asked around the league, [Reinsdorf] I asked around the league,
157 00:11:08,459 00:11:11,003 and everybody I talked to said, "Don't touch the guy." and everybody I talked to said, "Don't touch the guy."
158 00:11:11,420 00:11:13,422 Yeah, he had a way of alienating people. Yeah, he had a way of alienating people.
159 00:11:14,590 00:11:17,760 But I wasn't hiring somebody to win a personality contest. But I wasn't hiring somebody to win a personality contest.
160 00:11:17,843 00:11:21,097 I wanted somebody who truly believed in building a team I wanted somebody who truly believed in building a team
161 00:11:21,180 00:11:23,432 the way I wanted to, and Krause was the guy. the way I wanted to, and Krause was the guy.
162 00:11:24,809 00:11:27,895 [Vancil] To his credit, he did his job. [Vancil] To his credit, he did his job.
163 00:11:28,979 00:11:29,979 But... But...
164 00:11:30,314 00:11:32,066 Jerry had the "little man" problem. Jerry had the "little man" problem.
165 00:11:32,775 00:11:34,944 He grew up a little fat kid. He grew up a little fat kid.
166 00:11:35,027 00:11:37,488 Not a lot of money. He was always the underdog, Not a lot of money. He was always the underdog,
167 00:11:38,447 00:11:42,076 and he just couldn't control that part of him that needed... and he just couldn't control that part of him that needed...
168 00:11:42,827 00:11:43,911 credit. credit.
169 00:11:44,787 00:11:45,787 [man] Michael! [man] Michael!
170 00:11:47,498 00:11:49,258 [Smith] All the attention is going to Michael [Smith] All the attention is going to Michael
171 00:11:49,333 00:11:51,627 and Scottie and Dennis and Phil. and Scottie and Dennis and Phil.
172 00:11:52,545 00:11:54,797 And Krause was growing resentful about this. And Krause was growing resentful about this.
173 00:11:56,215 00:11:58,718 [Vancil] He was good, but he wasn't good enough [Vancil] He was good, but he wasn't good enough
174 00:11:58,801 00:12:00,428 to do it without Michael Jordan. to do it without Michael Jordan.
175 00:12:00,511 00:12:02,847 You could argue that Michael Jordan was as good at his job You could argue that Michael Jordan was as good at his job
176 00:12:02,930 00:12:05,808 as anyone has ever been at their job, ever, in anything. as anyone has ever been at their job, ever, in anything.
177 00:12:05,891 00:12:08,185 And Krause wants to make the point, And Krause wants to make the point,
178 00:12:08,269 00:12:11,063 organizations win championships, not players. organizations win championships, not players.
179 00:12:11,147 00:12:16,527 Jerry Krause, Bulls general manager, says, "Organizations win titles, not players." Jerry Krause, Bulls general manager, says, "Organizations win titles, not players."
180 00:12:16,610 00:12:19,780 Funny thing, I've never seen him post up and hit a short jump shot. Funny thing, I've never seen him post up and hit a short jump shot.
181 00:12:19,864 00:12:22,491 [reporter] This quote that was attributed to you... [reporter] This quote that was attributed to you...
182 00:12:22,575 00:12:24,660 Well, as you know, David, it was a misquote. Well, as you know, David, it was a misquote.
183 00:12:24,744 00:12:28,914 What I said was that players and coaches alone don't win championships, What I said was that players and coaches alone don't win championships,
184 00:12:28,998 00:12:30,040 that organizations do. that organizations do.
185 00:12:30,124 00:12:33,169 I do sincerely believe that organizations, as a whole, win. I do sincerely believe that organizations, as a whole, win.
186 00:12:33,252 00:12:35,254 One part of it can't win alone. One part of it can't win alone.
187 00:12:35,337 00:12:37,465 The guy left the word "alone" out of there. The guy left the word "alone" out of there.
188 00:12:38,257 00:12:39,359 - [scoffs] - [reporter] Right. - [scoffs] - [reporter] Right.
189 00:12:39,383 00:12:41,469 He admitted it later on. "Yeah, I left a word out." He admitted it later on. "Yeah, I left a word out."
190 00:12:41,552 00:12:44,305 You dumb son of a bitch, that's what killed the quote. You dumb son of a bitch, that's what killed the quote.
191 00:12:45,347 00:12:48,768 It sounded like he was making a very specific point It sounded like he was making a very specific point
192 00:12:48,851 00:12:50,519 to a very specific person. to a very specific person.
193 00:12:50,603 00:12:54,190 We know that the team is much bigger than the 15 players. We know that the team is much bigger than the 15 players.
194 00:12:55,191 00:12:58,486 Those guys who work in the front office, they were good people, Those guys who work in the front office, they were good people,
195 00:12:58,569 00:13:03,949 but the most important part of the process is the players. but the most important part of the process is the players.
196 00:13:04,033 00:13:09,205 So, for him to say that is offensive to the way that I approach the game. So, for him to say that is offensive to the way that I approach the game.
197 00:13:10,289 00:13:14,960 [Wilbon] Krause was picked on an awful lot during this by Michael and Scottie. [Wilbon] Krause was picked on an awful lot during this by Michael and Scottie.
198 00:13:15,044 00:13:18,297 I mean, they made fun of him. They mocked him. They mocked him openly. I mean, they made fun of him. They mocked him. They mocked him openly.
199 00:13:19,006 00:13:21,008 So those are the pills you take to keep you short. So those are the pills you take to keep you short.
200 00:13:21,926 00:13:23,511 Or are those diet pills? Or are those diet pills?
201 00:13:26,597 00:13:28,599 Was Jerry Krause a bad guy? No. Was Jerry Krause a bad guy? No.
202 00:13:29,475 00:13:30,976 He was a good guy. He was fun. He was a good guy. He was fun.
203 00:13:31,060 00:13:35,064 If you saw him interact with your kids, and saw him, you knew he was a good man. If you saw him interact with your kids, and saw him, you knew he was a good man.
204 00:13:35,147 00:13:40,194 Jerry Krause was one of the nicest, kindest, sweetest men I've ever known. Jerry Krause was one of the nicest, kindest, sweetest men I've ever known.
205 00:13:40,778 00:13:45,407 But sometimes, he would love people who really didn't love him back, But sometimes, he would love people who really didn't love him back,
206 00:13:45,491 00:13:46,909 and it would disappoint him. and it would disappoint him.
207 00:13:47,368 00:13:48,661 [reporter] Did he love Phil? [reporter] Did he love Phil?
208 00:13:49,537 00:13:51,205 Well, he loved Phil in the beginning, Well, he loved Phil in the beginning,
209 00:13:51,288 00:13:55,459 but then, you know, they developed a tension between the two of 'em. but then, you know, they developed a tension between the two of 'em.
210 00:13:55,543 00:13:56,543 Phil, Phil,
211 00:13:57,294 00:13:59,171 from a contract standpoint, from a contract standpoint,
212 00:13:59,255 00:14:01,048 wanted to be compensated, wanted to be compensated,
213 00:14:01,632 00:14:06,554 like the other coaches that he had beaten, and Jerry wasn't going to do that. like the other coaches that he had beaten, and Jerry wasn't going to do that.
214 00:14:07,137 00:14:09,431 In Jerry's mind, you moved pieces in and out. In Jerry's mind, you moved pieces in and out.
215 00:14:09,515 00:14:11,141 You didn't move Michael Jordan pieces. You didn't move Michael Jordan pieces.
216 00:14:11,725 00:14:15,229 Phil Jackson? You can move him in and out. And he was wrong about that. Phil Jackson? You can move him in and out. And he was wrong about that.
217 00:14:17,731 00:14:19,191 [Jordan] I said from day one, [Jordan] I said from day one,
218 00:14:19,275 00:14:22,361 if Phil's not coaching, I'm not gonna be a part of rebuilding. if Phil's not coaching, I'm not gonna be a part of rebuilding.
219 00:14:22,444 00:14:26,156 Phil should be the head coach, and I shouldn't be put in a position Phil should be the head coach, and I shouldn't be put in a position
220 00:14:26,240 00:14:30,369 to have to make a choice to play for another coach other than Phil Jackson. to have to make a choice to play for another coach other than Phil Jackson.
221 00:14:30,452 00:14:32,705 Sadly as it may be, I have choices. Sadly as it may be, I have choices.
222 00:14:33,747 00:14:36,625 You know, and I will not choose to play for another coach. You know, and I will not choose to play for another coach.
223 00:14:38,502 00:14:42,256 I think Jerry was looking forward to having a clean slate I think Jerry was looking forward to having a clean slate
224 00:14:42,339 00:14:44,592 and going out and, you know, rebuilding. and going out and, you know, rebuilding.
225 00:14:45,509 00:14:49,054 His relationship with me had become such a circus. His relationship with me had become such a circus.
226 00:14:49,722 00:14:52,182 There was no chance for reconciliation. There was no chance for reconciliation.
227 00:14:52,975 00:14:56,437 All of a sudden, there's this guy from Iowa State, Tim Floyd, the head coach. All of a sudden, there's this guy from Iowa State, Tim Floyd, the head coach.
228 00:14:57,104 00:14:59,857 He goes fishing with Jerry Krause, and I'm like, "What?" He goes fishing with Jerry Krause, and I'm like, "What?"
229 00:15:00,441 00:15:04,528 So, Krause clearly is grooming the next guy. So, Krause clearly is grooming the next guy.
230 00:15:05,154 00:15:08,240 He's gonna be the next Phil Jackson. He's gonna be the next Phil Jackson.
231 00:15:08,949 00:15:11,493 Krause's stepdaughter gets married that summer. Krause's stepdaughter gets married that summer.
232 00:15:11,577 00:15:16,373 He invites everybody from the team and Tim Floyd... He invites everybody from the team and Tim Floyd...
233 00:15:17,249 00:15:20,794 and he doesn't invite Phil Jackson, the head coach. and he doesn't invite Phil Jackson, the head coach.
234 00:15:21,462 00:15:24,590 I recall that, and I think that was bad form on Jerry's part. I recall that, and I think that was bad form on Jerry's part.
235 00:15:24,673 00:15:26,342 I'm not sure it bothered Phil that much. I'm not sure it bothered Phil that much.
236 00:15:26,425 00:15:29,553 If somebody doesn't invite me to a wedding, I'd like to thank 'em. If somebody doesn't invite me to a wedding, I'd like to thank 'em.
237 00:15:29,637 00:15:30,637 [chuckles] [chuckles]
238 00:15:31,430 00:15:33,891 It was sad that there was such an acrimonious relationship It was sad that there was such an acrimonious relationship
239 00:15:33,974 00:15:37,353 because Jerry Krause started Phil Jackson's NBA coaching career. because Jerry Krause started Phil Jackson's NBA coaching career.
240 00:15:38,062 00:15:42,024 Jerry Krause brought him to Chicago as an assistant coach. Jerry Krause brought him to Chicago as an assistant coach.
241 00:15:42,650 00:15:45,694 If that hadn't happened, you never would have heard of Phil Jackson. If that hadn't happened, you never would have heard of Phil Jackson.
242 00:15:47,821 00:15:50,157 [Jackson] You know, things evolve, people evolve. [Jackson] You know, things evolve, people evolve.
243 00:15:50,240 00:15:53,035 They don't stay stagnant and static in any position. They don't stay stagnant and static in any position.
244 00:15:53,118 00:15:56,705 And more than anything else, coaches' salaries went like this And more than anything else, coaches' salaries went like this
245 00:15:56,789 00:15:59,500 and general managers' salaries might have gone like this. and general managers' salaries might have gone like this.
246 00:15:59,583 00:16:01,710 [Vecsey] Do you think Jerry Krause resents that? [Vecsey] Do you think Jerry Krause resents that?
247 00:16:02,628 00:16:04,338 I'm not gonna speculate on that. I'm not gonna speculate on that.
248 00:16:05,589 00:16:09,218 I have tremendous regard for Phil, personally and professionally. I have tremendous regard for Phil, personally and professionally.
249 00:16:09,301 00:16:11,512 I really like Phil Jackson, I really like Phil Jackson,
250 00:16:11,595 00:16:14,515 and I wanted Phil Jackson to come back and coach the team. and I wanted Phil Jackson to come back and coach the team.
251 00:16:15,265 00:16:18,769 And I just thought that the presence of Jerry was counterproductive. And I just thought that the presence of Jerry was counterproductive.
252 00:16:18,852 00:16:22,147 I just thought if Phil and I would sit down and talk, we'd work it out. I just thought if Phil and I would sit down and talk, we'd work it out.
253 00:16:22,231 00:16:23,524 And I flew out to Montana. And I flew out to Montana.
254 00:16:23,607 00:16:25,943 I offered him the opportunity to come back. I offered him the opportunity to come back.
255 00:16:26,026 00:16:27,778 After weeks of public debate, After weeks of public debate,
256 00:16:27,861 00:16:31,782 many would argue that Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has come to his senses, many would argue that Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has come to his senses,
257 00:16:31,865 00:16:36,245 signing Phil Jackson to a one-year deal to return as coach next season. signing Phil Jackson to a one-year deal to return as coach next season.
258 00:16:37,037 00:16:39,999 Phil is the coach, Jerry's the owner. Those two needed to talk. Phil is the coach, Jerry's the owner. Those two needed to talk.
259 00:16:40,082 00:16:43,043 And we got it done, and we're very happy to have it done. And we got it done, and we're very happy to have it done.
260 00:16:43,127 00:16:45,713 This will be Phil's last year as the coach of the Bulls. This will be Phil's last year as the coach of the Bulls.
261 00:16:45,796 00:16:48,590 At the conclusion of the year, we'll look towards the future. At the conclusion of the year, we'll look towards the future.
262 00:16:49,216 00:16:52,761 Jerry called me to his office and said, "This is going to be your last year. Jerry called me to his office and said, "This is going to be your last year.
263 00:16:52,845 00:16:56,223 I don't care if you win 82 games in a row, this will be your last year here." I don't care if you win 82 games in a row, this will be your last year here."
264 00:16:56,306 00:16:59,101 So, I said, "Fine," and I walked out of the room. So, I said, "Fine," and I walked out of the room.
265 00:16:59,184 00:17:02,062 And that was the only words that were exchanged. And that was the only words that were exchanged.
266 00:17:11,447 00:17:13,741 ["Sur Le Boulevard Du Rythm' Funky" playing] ["Sur Le Boulevard Du Rythm' Funky" playing]
267 00:17:29,715 00:17:33,469 [woman] Michael... Hello, Michael. [woman] Michael... Hello, Michael.
268 00:17:35,637 00:17:40,350 - [reporter 1] How much French do you know? - Very little. But that's okay, I get by. - [reporter 1] How much French do you know? - Very little. But that's okay, I get by.
269 00:17:48,901 00:17:51,528 [reporter 2] Michael, what do you think about the Eiffel Tower? [reporter 2] Michael, what do you think about the Eiffel Tower?
270 00:17:53,405 00:17:56,200 [Telander] The Bulls were coming off this glorious season. [Telander] The Bulls were coming off this glorious season.
271 00:17:56,784 00:17:59,161 They had a three-peat and they won two more. They had a three-peat and they won two more.
272 00:17:59,244 00:18:01,955 And there they are in Paris, where they were mobbed. And there they are in Paris, where they were mobbed.
273 00:18:03,415 00:18:05,542 I mean, it was like The Beatles had come to town. I mean, it was like The Beatles had come to town.
274 00:18:05,626 00:18:08,003 - [man 1] Come on. - [man 2] Don't stop. Let's go. - [man 1] Come on. - [man 2] Don't stop. Let's go.
275 00:18:08,087 00:18:09,546 Quick step, quick step. Quick step, quick step.
276 00:18:12,007 00:18:16,553 Michael was like the Pied Piper walking down the Champs-Élysées. Michael was like the Pied Piper walking down the Champs-Élysées.
277 00:18:16,637 00:18:19,223 I think he was wearing a beret, because he's Michael. I think he was wearing a beret, because he's Michael.
278 00:18:20,182 00:18:21,767 [man] How do you feel, Michael? [man] How do you feel, Michael?
279 00:18:22,392 00:18:24,103 How do you feel? How do you feel?
280 00:18:24,186 00:18:25,872 [reporter 1] The NBA champions, Chicago Bulls, [reporter 1] The NBA champions, Chicago Bulls,
281 00:18:25,896 00:18:28,065 were in Paris for McDonald's Championship. were in Paris for McDonald's Championship.
282 00:18:28,148 00:18:31,151 Just one man is hogging the attention, Michael Jordan. Just one man is hogging the attention, Michael Jordan.
283 00:18:31,735 00:18:34,446 [reporter 2] "He's bigger than the Pope," screams the morning paper, [reporter 2] "He's bigger than the Pope," screams the morning paper,
284 00:18:34,530 00:18:36,115 and everybody wants a piece of him. and everybody wants a piece of him.
285 00:18:36,198 00:18:38,951 - [Jordan] Uh, that's fine. Yeah. - Pocket? - [Jordan] Uh, that's fine. Yeah. - Pocket?
286 00:18:39,034 00:18:40,452 And for the translation. And for the translation.
287 00:18:40,536 00:18:42,287 - Right here is fine? - [Jordan] Right. Yes. - Right here is fine? - [Jordan] Right. Yes.
288 00:18:42,371 00:18:44,206 Will you mind signing this, please? Will you mind signing this, please?
289 00:18:44,790 00:18:46,792 No, no. Not now, not now. No, no. Not now, not now.
290 00:18:47,292 00:18:48,335 [speaking French] [speaking French]
291 00:18:53,173 00:18:54,973 [in French] You don't have to be a connoisseur [in French] You don't have to be a connoisseur
292 00:18:55,050 00:18:57,511 to know the greatest basketball player of all time. to know the greatest basketball player of all time.
293 00:18:57,594 00:19:01,348 The person who is the closest to a god on Earth, The person who is the closest to a god on Earth,
294 00:19:01,431 00:19:03,642 Michael "Air" Jordan! Please! Michael "Air" Jordan! Please!
295 00:19:03,725 00:19:06,562 [crowd cheering] Michael! Michael! [crowd cheering] Michael! Michael!
296 00:19:06,645 00:19:10,149 [host] Michael Jordan! [host] Michael Jordan!
297 00:19:11,608 00:19:14,611 Michael Jordan! Michael Jordan!
298 00:19:17,364 00:19:19,616 [Costas in English] You couldn't make a shortlist [Costas in English] You couldn't make a shortlist
299 00:19:19,700 00:19:24,538 of the most consequential and successful teams in American sports, of the most consequential and successful teams in American sports,
300 00:19:24,621 00:19:27,583 and leave Michael Jordan and the '90s Bulls out. and leave Michael Jordan and the '90s Bulls out.
301 00:19:28,125 00:19:31,628 But the Bulls who immediately preceded the Michael Jordan era But the Bulls who immediately preceded the Michael Jordan era
302 00:19:31,712 00:19:34,381 could be characterized as mediocre. could be characterized as mediocre.
303 00:19:42,389 00:19:45,475 Hi, I'm Bob Costas. Join me and Johnny Kerr Hi, I'm Bob Costas. Join me and Johnny Kerr
304 00:19:45,559 00:19:51,231 for exciting Chicago Bulls basketball action here on WGN Television, channel 9. for exciting Chicago Bulls basketball action here on WGN Television, channel 9.
305 00:19:51,315 00:19:56,528 We weren't very good, uh, during the time leading up to Michael. We weren't very good, uh, during the time leading up to Michael.
306 00:19:56,612 00:20:00,991 The team was, you know, on a downward keel, if you will. The team was, you know, on a downward keel, if you will.
307 00:20:02,075 00:20:04,035 [commentator] They've obviously got some problems. [commentator] They've obviously got some problems.
308 00:20:04,077 00:20:05,913 The ball club has not been winning. The ball club has not been winning.
309 00:20:07,039 00:20:10,876 Back then, in Chicago, everyone was a Bears fan. Back then, in Chicago, everyone was a Bears fan.
310 00:20:11,627 00:20:16,006 Northsiders were Cubs fans. Southsiders were Sox fans. Northsiders were Cubs fans. Southsiders were Sox fans.
311 00:20:16,798 00:20:19,259 Blackhawks had fans scattered throughout, Blackhawks had fans scattered throughout,
312 00:20:20,010 00:20:22,012 but there was no buzz about the Bulls. but there was no buzz about the Bulls.
313 00:20:22,804 00:20:25,074 [Reinsdorf] The Bulls were being outdrawn at the Chicago Stadium [Reinsdorf] The Bulls were being outdrawn at the Chicago Stadium
314 00:20:25,098 00:20:28,310 by an indoor soccer team, the Chicago Sting. by an indoor soccer team, the Chicago Sting.
315 00:20:28,393 00:20:31,396 Basically, the state of the team was... Basically, the state of the team was...
316 00:20:31,480 00:20:34,233 It was Rodney Dangerfield, it didn't get no respect. It was Rodney Dangerfield, it didn't get no respect.
317 00:20:34,316 00:20:36,818 The Bulls were in need of a lot of reinforcements The Bulls were in need of a lot of reinforcements
318 00:20:36,902 00:20:38,502 if they were gonna be a contending team. if they were gonna be a contending team.
319 00:20:39,321 00:20:45,244 And here comes a young Michael Jordan, brimming with charismatic talent. And here comes a young Michael Jordan, brimming with charismatic talent.
320 00:20:46,495 00:20:47,764 [Falk] When he was in high school, [Falk] When he was in high school,
321 00:20:47,788 00:20:50,832 Michael was one of the top recruited high school players in America. Michael was one of the top recruited high school players in America.
322 00:20:51,833 00:20:53,627 He decided to play at Chapel Hill He decided to play at Chapel Hill
323 00:20:53,710 00:20:55,963 for one of the great coaches of all time, Dean Smith. for one of the great coaches of all time, Dean Smith.
324 00:20:58,215 00:21:01,760 At the University of North Carolina, Coach Smith ran a very tight ship. At the University of North Carolina, Coach Smith ran a very tight ship.
325 00:21:02,719 00:21:06,431 [Peterson] He was a disciplinarian. A tremendous teacher. [Peterson] He was a disciplinarian. A tremendous teacher.
326 00:21:06,515 00:21:08,308 Michael had a ton of respect for him Michael had a ton of respect for him
327 00:21:08,392 00:21:10,519 and he knew he had the best interest for Michael. and he knew he had the best interest for Michael.
328 00:21:10,602 00:21:13,105 I think Mr. Jordan's vision and my vision, I think Mr. Jordan's vision and my vision,
329 00:21:13,188 00:21:16,942 who is going to help him continue to grow as a young adult, who is going to help him continue to grow as a young adult,
330 00:21:17,025 00:21:20,153 not just basketball, but his education. not just basketball, but his education.
331 00:21:20,237 00:21:22,781 Because for me, then, the first priority was education. Because for me, then, the first priority was education.
332 00:21:24,700 00:21:27,369 - [indistinct chatter] - [whistle blows] - [indistinct chatter] - [whistle blows]
333 00:21:30,289 00:21:33,333 Penetrate. Look at the basket. That's it. Penetrate. Look at the basket. That's it.
334 00:21:34,126 00:21:36,878 Michael's parents did a tremendous job with him. Michael's parents did a tremendous job with him.
335 00:21:36,962 00:21:39,798 He was a fine young man. He was a fine young man.
336 00:21:39,881 00:21:42,217 A very conscientious student, a very good student. A very conscientious student, a very good student.
337 00:21:42,301 00:21:46,888 [interviewer] This is your mom reading aloud a letter home from you. [interviewer] This is your mom reading aloud a letter home from you.
338 00:21:47,639 00:21:54,313 "Dear Mom. How has life been treating you? Fine, I hope. I am doing just fine. "Dear Mom. How has life been treating you? Fine, I hope. I am doing just fine.
339 00:21:54,396 00:21:56,940 [over tablet] I am sending you my account number [over tablet] I am sending you my account number
340 00:21:57,024 00:22:00,569 so that you can deposit some money in my account. so that you can deposit some money in my account.
341 00:22:00,652 00:22:02,654 I have only $20 left. I have only $20 left.
342 00:22:02,738 00:22:06,450 Tell everyone I said hello and smile. Tell everyone I said hello and smile.
343 00:22:06,533 00:22:08,952 God and I love you. Love, Michael. God and I love you. Love, Michael.
344 00:22:09,036 00:22:13,915 P.S. Sorry about the phone bill. Please also send me some stamps." P.S. Sorry about the phone bill. Please also send me some stamps."
345 00:22:14,750 00:22:16,293 [laughing] [laughing]
346 00:22:17,002 00:22:20,839 Is that not a college student? "Please send me some stamps." Is that not a college student? "Please send me some stamps."
347 00:22:23,342 00:22:25,761 [Smith] He was very inconsistent as a freshman, [Smith] He was very inconsistent as a freshman,
348 00:22:25,844 00:22:29,348 but he's one of the most competitive ones we've ever had in our drills. but he's one of the most competitive ones we've ever had in our drills.
349 00:22:29,431 00:22:32,851 He wanted to get better, and then he had the ability to get better. He wanted to get better, and then he had the ability to get better.
350 00:22:34,936 00:22:38,523 [Williams] Michael Jordan told me he wants to be the best player to ever play here. [Williams] Michael Jordan told me he wants to be the best player to ever play here.
351 00:22:39,441 00:22:41,985 I said, "You gotta work harder than you did in high school." I said, "You gotta work harder than you did in high school."
352 00:22:42,069 00:22:45,197 He said, "I worked as hard as everybody." I said, "Excuse me. He said, "I worked as hard as everybody." I said, "Excuse me.
353 00:22:45,280 00:22:48,075 I thought you wanted to be the best player to ever play here." I thought you wanted to be the best player to ever play here."
354 00:22:48,158 00:22:51,578 He said, "I'm gonna show you. Nobody will ever work as hard as I work." He said, "I'm gonna show you. Nobody will ever work as hard as I work."
355 00:22:55,499 00:22:58,877 After about two and a half hours of hard practice, After about two and a half hours of hard practice,
356 00:22:58,960 00:23:01,838 I'm walking off the floor, drenched sweat, tired, I'm walking off the floor, drenched sweat, tired,
357 00:23:01,922 00:23:04,591 and here comes Michael, pushing me back on the floor, and here comes Michael, pushing me back on the floor,
358 00:23:04,674 00:23:08,220 wanting to play a little one-on-one, wanting to see where his game was. wanting to play a little one-on-one, wanting to see where his game was.
359 00:23:09,137 00:23:10,722 I was better than he was I was better than he was
360 00:23:11,223 00:23:13,058 for about two weeks. for about two weeks.
361 00:23:14,059 00:23:15,268 [commentator] Watch out! [commentator] Watch out!
362 00:23:17,270 00:23:20,315 [Worthy] He wanted to learn, he wanted to grow quickly. [Worthy] He wanted to learn, he wanted to grow quickly.
363 00:23:20,399 00:23:22,067 [commentator] He's on a tear right now... [commentator] He's on a tear right now...
364 00:23:22,150 00:23:23,920 [Worthy] From month to month, from game to game, [Worthy] From month to month, from game to game,
365 00:23:23,944 00:23:25,821 he was soaking up information. he was soaking up information.
366 00:23:25,904 00:23:31,910 Once he got something and added it to the raw talent that he already had, Once he got something and added it to the raw talent that he already had,
367 00:23:31,993 00:23:34,079 it was really explosive to see. it was really explosive to see.
368 00:23:39,459 00:23:41,878 And by the time we got to the national championship game, And by the time we got to the national championship game,
369 00:23:41,962 00:23:43,839 he was a great player. he was a great player.
370 00:23:45,799 00:23:48,760 [commentator] Forty-fourth NCAA Division One [commentator] Forty-fourth NCAA Division One
371 00:23:48,844 00:23:50,470 Men's Basketball Championship. Men's Basketball Championship.
372 00:23:50,595 00:23:53,974 The largest crowd ever for a basketball game, The largest crowd ever for a basketball game,
373 00:23:54,057 00:23:56,143 an electric atmosphere. an electric atmosphere.
374 00:23:56,852 00:23:59,938 [Jordan] We were getting out there in front of 60-some thousand people. [Jordan] We were getting out there in front of 60-some thousand people.
375 00:24:00,021 00:24:04,025 I was young, but I had no time to be nervous. I was young, but I had no time to be nervous.
376 00:24:04,109 00:24:08,488 [Ewing] You had two great teams going against each other, who were well coached. [Ewing] You had two great teams going against each other, who were well coached.
377 00:24:09,156 00:24:11,241 Both teams were equally matched. Both teams were equally matched.
378 00:24:14,828 00:24:18,957 Michael had some big key buckets and had some big shots. Michael had some big key buckets and had some big shots.
379 00:24:19,040 00:24:21,334 [commentator] Jordan on the... Oh! What a lay-up! [commentator] Jordan on the... Oh! What a lay-up!
380 00:24:21,418 00:24:24,337 He put that ball up about 12 feet! He put that ball up about 12 feet!
381 00:24:24,421 00:24:27,257 It was about as tightly contested a game It was about as tightly contested a game
382 00:24:27,340 00:24:29,259 as you could ever want to see. as you could ever want to see.
383 00:24:29,342 00:24:32,304 And then, for the ending to be the way that it was, And then, for the ending to be the way that it was,
384 00:24:32,387 00:24:35,223 was rather amazing, as well. was rather amazing, as well.
385 00:24:35,891 00:24:39,311 [commentator] Thirty-two seconds to go. A one-point lead for Georgetown. [commentator] Thirty-two seconds to go. A one-point lead for Georgetown.
386 00:24:39,394 00:24:42,230 Dean Smith has said that's timeout. Dean Smith has said that's timeout.
387 00:24:42,314 00:24:45,734 [Worthy] Coach Smith called that timeout. We're down one. [Worthy] Coach Smith called that timeout. We're down one.
388 00:24:46,318 00:24:49,696 This was where Coach Smith was extremely cool. This was where Coach Smith was extremely cool.
389 00:24:51,406 00:24:53,575 [Jordan] He was drawing up a play for James. [Jordan] He was drawing up a play for James.
390 00:24:53,658 00:24:57,621 And he says that, "When you get the ball, swing it back, swing it around. And he says that, "When you get the ball, swing it back, swing it around.
391 00:24:57,704 00:24:59,122 Michael should have a shot." Michael should have a shot."
392 00:24:59,873 00:25:02,268 He looked at me and said, "If you get the shot, take the shot." He looked at me and said, "If you get the shot, take the shot."
393 00:25:02,292 00:25:03,960 He gave me the green light. He gave me the green light.
394 00:25:04,544 00:25:08,673 [commentator] Thirty-two seconds to go. A one-point lead for Georgetown. [commentator] Thirty-two seconds to go. A one-point lead for Georgetown.
395 00:25:08,757 00:25:11,384 They stay in the one-three-one, with Ewing in the middle. They stay in the one-three-one, with Ewing in the middle.
396 00:25:11,468 00:25:13,011 They've gotta look to get it in there. They've gotta look to get it in there.
397 00:25:13,094 00:25:15,198 [Worthy] They knew they'd be focusing on the internal. [Worthy] They knew they'd be focusing on the internal.
398 00:25:15,222 00:25:17,599 That's where the defense was collapsing. That's where the defense was collapsing.
399 00:25:17,682 00:25:21,811 Our offense shifted to one side. The whole defense went that way. Our offense shifted to one side. The whole defense went that way.
400 00:25:21,895 00:25:23,855 And Michael was on the left side, And Michael was on the left side,
401 00:25:24,523 00:25:27,025 - the ball was reversed... - And Michael's wide open. - the ball was reversed... - And Michael's wide open.
402 00:25:28,068 00:25:29,945 [Jordan] I caught it in total rhythm. [Jordan] I caught it in total rhythm.
403 00:25:30,028 00:25:33,198 They had no clue that I was gonna take that shot. They had no clue that I was gonna take that shot.
404 00:25:33,907 00:25:35,242 [commentator] ...shot. Jordan! [commentator] ...shot. Jordan!
405 00:25:36,952 00:25:39,079 Three! It's over! It's over! Three! It's over! It's over!
406 00:25:39,162 00:25:44,417 North Carolina has won the 1982 NCAA Championship. North Carolina has won the 1982 NCAA Championship.
407 00:25:50,924 00:25:53,510 [reporter] And the man who hit the crucial shot down the stretch [reporter] And the man who hit the crucial shot down the stretch
408 00:25:53,593 00:25:56,805 for North Carolina, Michael Jordan. Those points proved to be the game winner. for North Carolina, Michael Jordan. Those points proved to be the game winner.
409 00:25:56,888 00:25:59,516 Michael, how did it feel when the ball dropped through the net? Michael, how did it feel when the ball dropped through the net?
410 00:25:59,599 00:26:03,562 It felt really good, that I did something to help out the whole team It felt really good, that I did something to help out the whole team
411 00:26:03,645 00:26:08,358 and maybe win the game, and I just felt very excited at the time. and maybe win the game, and I just felt very excited at the time.
412 00:26:09,484 00:26:12,112 That turned my name from Mike to Michael Jordan. That turned my name from Mike to Michael Jordan.
413 00:26:12,195 00:26:14,906 It gave me the confidence that I needed It gave me the confidence that I needed
414 00:26:14,990 00:26:17,367 to start to excel at the game of basketball. to start to excel at the game of basketball.
415 00:26:17,450 00:26:18,952 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
416 00:26:23,790 00:26:27,335 I'm just a freshman on the block, and I enjoyed my freshman year. I'm just a freshman on the block, and I enjoyed my freshman year.
417 00:26:27,419 00:26:28,920 [cheering continues] [cheering continues]
418 00:26:33,425 00:26:36,303 And I hope in the next three years that I'm here And I hope in the next three years that I'm here
419 00:26:36,386 00:26:38,597 that we can win at least two or three more. that we can win at least two or three more.
420 00:26:40,432 00:26:43,768 What Michael really did was improve considerably What Michael really did was improve considerably
421 00:26:43,852 00:26:46,521 between his freshman and sophomore year. between his freshman and sophomore year.
422 00:26:47,022 00:26:48,541 [commentator] North Carolina turns it over. [commentator] North Carolina turns it over.
423 00:26:48,565 00:26:50,108 Dawkins trying to run past Braddock. Dawkins trying to run past Braddock.
424 00:26:50,817 00:26:52,777 Look at Michael Jordan cover ground! Look at Michael Jordan cover ground!
425 00:26:52,861 00:26:55,155 I think he hit his head on the backboard. I think he hit his head on the backboard.
426 00:26:55,238 00:26:58,199 I heard a little bang. And that's how high that young man got up, I heard a little bang. And that's how high that young man got up,
427 00:26:58,283 00:26:59,784 he hit the back of his head... he hit the back of his head...
428 00:26:59,868 00:27:04,039 I can't pick one moment. When I think of Michael Jordan, yes, I think of the shot, I can't pick one moment. When I think of Michael Jordan, yes, I think of the shot,
429 00:27:04,706 00:27:07,375 but I think of three years of watching that youngster but I think of three years of watching that youngster
430 00:27:07,459 00:27:09,628 get better and better and better. get better and better and better.
431 00:27:10,211 00:27:13,173 Michael Jordan's the only player that could ever turn it on and off, Michael Jordan's the only player that could ever turn it on and off,
432 00:27:13,757 00:27:15,550 and he never frickin' turned it off. and he never frickin' turned it off.
433 00:27:16,134 00:27:20,096 [commentator] Jordan... Look at that! Holy cow! [commentator] Jordan... Look at that! Holy cow!
434 00:27:25,560 00:27:29,230 [Jordan] But after junior year, I was planning on coming back to school... [Jordan] But after junior year, I was planning on coming back to school...
435 00:27:29,814 00:27:30,814 What's up? What's up?
436 00:27:32,108 00:27:33,024 What's up? What's up?
437 00:27:33,026 00:27:35,570 ...but Coach Smith recommended I go pro. ...but Coach Smith recommended I go pro.
438 00:27:36,738 00:27:39,032 [Peterson] He was very comfortable in Chapel Hill. [Peterson] He was very comfortable in Chapel Hill.
439 00:27:39,658 00:27:42,202 But at the same time, he was hearing, But at the same time, he was hearing,
440 00:27:42,786 00:27:44,829 "You could be one of the top three or four picks." "You could be one of the top three or four picks."
441 00:27:45,955 00:27:47,624 So, it was weighing heavy on him. So, it was weighing heavy on him.
442 00:27:51,878 00:27:54,923 Well, to tell you the truth, I really just decided, Well, to tell you the truth, I really just decided,
443 00:27:55,006 00:27:57,801 uh, I guess, an hour and a half ago. uh, I guess, an hour and a half ago.
444 00:27:57,884 00:28:00,512 I didn't know, I was, you know, 50-50, I didn't know, I was, you know, 50-50,
445 00:28:00,595 00:28:03,765 and I talked to Coach this morning and, you know, and I talked to Coach this morning and, you know,
446 00:28:03,848 00:28:05,767 he helped me and my parents helped me, he helped me and my parents helped me,
447 00:28:05,850 00:28:11,773 and I felt that would be better for me to start now, while I'm young. and I felt that would be better for me to start now, while I'm young.
448 00:28:15,443 00:28:21,408 [announcer] The USA Network presents the 1984 NBA college draft. [announcer] The USA Network presents the 1984 NBA college draft.
449 00:28:22,325 00:28:24,994 We are just about ready to go, as we go to the podium We are just about ready to go, as we go to the podium
450 00:28:25,078 00:28:28,540 and introduce commissioner of the NBA David Stern. and introduce commissioner of the NBA David Stern.
451 00:28:29,290 00:28:31,543 The Houston Rockets select The Houston Rockets select
452 00:28:32,127 00:28:36,131 Hakeem Olajuwon of the University of Houston. Hakeem Olajuwon of the University of Houston.
453 00:28:36,214 00:28:37,340 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
454 00:28:37,424 00:28:42,512 Olajuwon would have been first by anybody who picked, including me. Olajuwon would have been first by anybody who picked, including me.
455 00:28:43,388 00:28:46,224 - Portland had Clyde Drexler... - [commentator] Clyde the Glide! - Portland had Clyde Drexler... - [commentator] Clyde the Glide!
456 00:28:46,307 00:28:48,727 ...who played the same position as Michael. ...who played the same position as Michael.
457 00:28:48,810 00:28:53,314 So, Portland's feeling was that they needed a center. So, Portland's feeling was that they needed a center.
458 00:28:53,398 00:28:56,210 [announcer] Now, the second choice, owned by the Portland Trail Blazers. [announcer] Now, the second choice, owned by the Portland Trail Blazers.
459 00:28:56,234 00:28:58,278 Let's go to the commissioner, David Stern. Let's go to the commissioner, David Stern.
460 00:28:58,361 00:29:02,824 Portland selects Sam Bowie, University of Kentucky. Portland selects Sam Bowie, University of Kentucky.
461 00:29:05,243 00:29:08,079 So, I knew that, you know, Jordan would be there for us. So, I knew that, you know, Jordan would be there for us.
462 00:29:08,747 00:29:11,249 [announcer] Michael Jordan seems to be the next one up. [announcer] Michael Jordan seems to be the next one up.
463 00:29:11,833 00:29:13,543 The Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls
464 00:29:14,252 00:29:19,007 pick Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina. pick Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina.
465 00:29:19,090 00:29:22,093 [announcer] The Chicago Bulls, having the third pick in the draft, [announcer] The Chicago Bulls, having the third pick in the draft,
466 00:29:22,177 00:29:25,972 and went with the sensational Michael Jordan of North Carolina. and went with the sensational Michael Jordan of North Carolina.
467 00:29:26,055 00:29:30,185 Jordan, who led North Carolina, now looking to step in to lead the Bulls. Jordan, who led North Carolina, now looking to step in to lead the Bulls.
468 00:29:30,268 00:29:32,395 [reporter] You've got a great opportunity to step in [reporter] You've got a great opportunity to step in
469 00:29:32,479 00:29:34,522 and win a city that is crying for a winner. and win a city that is crying for a winner.
470 00:29:34,606 00:29:36,983 Perhaps you can turn that Bulls thing around. Perhaps you can turn that Bulls thing around.
471 00:29:37,066 00:29:40,528 Hopefully, I can go in and contribute and maybe turn it around. Hopefully, I can go in and contribute and maybe turn it around.
472 00:29:41,154 00:29:42,864 I'm looking forward to that. I'm looking forward to that.
473 00:29:46,409 00:29:51,706 The reality is we were lucky the draft was before the Olympics. The reality is we were lucky the draft was before the Olympics.
474 00:29:53,750 00:29:57,962 Michael became the most popular amateur basketball player in the world Michael became the most popular amateur basketball player in the world
475 00:29:58,046 00:29:59,422 because of the Olympics. because of the Olympics.
476 00:29:59,923 00:30:02,175 [commentator 1] Jordan gets it, puts it in the hole. [commentator 1] Jordan gets it, puts it in the hole.
477 00:30:02,801 00:30:03,802 [commentator 2] Jordan... [commentator 2] Jordan...
478 00:30:04,594 00:30:05,594 [commentator 3] Jordan... [commentator 3] Jordan...
479 00:30:05,637 00:30:07,990 [Knight] He's the best athlete, one of the best competitors. [Knight] He's the best athlete, one of the best competitors.
480 00:30:08,014 00:30:09,599 He's one of the most skilled players He's one of the most skilled players
481 00:30:09,682 00:30:13,812 and that makes him the best basketball player that I've ever seen play. and that makes him the best basketball player that I've ever seen play.
482 00:30:16,105 00:30:18,858 [announcer] US has its ninth gold medal, [announcer] US has its ninth gold medal,
483 00:30:19,442 00:30:23,196 but it's been an all-USA show in this tournament. but it's been an all-USA show in this tournament.
484 00:30:30,703 00:30:32,956 [Jordan] I came from a program in college. [Jordan] I came from a program in college.
485 00:30:33,039 00:30:36,459 It was about team game. You know, it was a clean program. It was about team game. You know, it was a clean program.
486 00:30:37,460 00:30:39,838 It prepared me to go into the Chicago situation, It prepared me to go into the Chicago situation,
487 00:30:39,921 00:30:41,422 which was totally different. which was totally different.
488 00:30:43,341 00:30:48,471 [man] Before Michael Jordan got to the Bulls in 1984, drugs were prevalent. [man] Before Michael Jordan got to the Bulls in 1984, drugs were prevalent.
489 00:30:48,555 00:30:51,724 Cocaine and recreational drugs of all types. Cocaine and recreational drugs of all types.
490 00:30:52,308 00:30:53,893 So, they had a lot of partiers. So, they had a lot of partiers.
491 00:30:54,394 00:30:56,771 [interviewer] One of the articles I read, they called it [interviewer] One of the articles I read, they called it
492 00:30:56,855 00:30:58,773 "The Bulls' traveling cocaine circus." "The Bulls' traveling cocaine circus."
493 00:30:58,857 00:31:00,316 [laughing] [laughing]
494 00:31:06,155 00:31:07,866 I've never read that article. I've never read that article.
495 00:31:11,452 00:31:13,788 - [interviewer] Accurate? - Uh... Look... - [interviewer] Accurate? - Uh... Look...
496 00:31:14,789 00:31:17,292 Guys were doing things that I didn't see. Guys were doing things that I didn't see.
497 00:31:18,001 00:31:21,880 I had one event, preseason. I think we were in Peoria. I had one event, preseason. I think we were in Peoria.
498 00:31:21,963 00:31:24,424 It was in a hotel so I'm trying to find my teammates. It was in a hotel so I'm trying to find my teammates.
499 00:31:24,507 00:31:26,467 So I start knocking on doors. So I start knocking on doors.
500 00:31:26,551 00:31:29,596 I get to this one door, and I knock on the door, I get to this one door, and I knock on the door,
501 00:31:30,138 00:31:32,348 and I can hear someone says, "Shh. and I can hear someone says, "Shh.
502 00:31:33,474 00:31:34,642 Someone's outside." Someone's outside."
503 00:31:36,436 00:31:40,231 And then you hear this deep voice, says, "Who is it?" I says, "MJ." And then you hear this deep voice, says, "Who is it?" I says, "MJ."
504 00:31:40,315 00:31:42,692 And then they all say, "Oh, fuck, he's just a rookie. And then they all say, "Oh, fuck, he's just a rookie.
505 00:31:42,775 00:31:45,069 Don't worry about it." So they open up the door. Don't worry about it." So they open up the door.
506 00:31:45,153 00:31:49,490 I walk in, and practically the whole team was in there. I walk in, and practically the whole team was in there.
507 00:31:50,199 00:31:54,162 And it was like, things I've never seen in my life, And it was like, things I've never seen in my life,
508 00:31:54,245 00:31:56,289 you know, as a young kid. you know, as a young kid.
509 00:31:56,372 00:31:59,167 You got all... You got your lines over here. You got all... You got your lines over here.
510 00:31:59,250 00:32:02,170 You got your weed smokers over here. You got your women over here. You got your weed smokers over here. You got your women over here.
511 00:32:03,880 00:32:07,175 So the first thing I said, "Look, man, you know, I'm out," So the first thing I said, "Look, man, you know, I'm out,"
512 00:32:07,258 00:32:10,553 because all I can think about, if they come and raid this place, because all I can think about, if they come and raid this place,
513 00:32:10,637 00:32:15,975 right about now, I am just as guilty as everybody else that's in this room. right about now, I am just as guilty as everybody else that's in this room.
514 00:32:16,643 00:32:19,520 And from that point on, I was more or less on my own. And from that point on, I was more or less on my own.
515 00:32:21,564 00:32:23,733 [Telander] His townhouse was just a regular place. [Telander] His townhouse was just a regular place.
516 00:32:23,816 00:32:26,277 And at the start, his mom would be there an awful lot. And at the start, his mom would be there an awful lot.
517 00:32:26,361 00:32:29,238 And Jordan's buddies would come by, And Jordan's buddies would come by,
518 00:32:29,322 00:32:33,451 players and what have you, but he was just living like he was still in college. players and what have you, but he was just living like he was still in college.
519 00:32:34,077 00:32:37,413 [Jordan] I enjoyed, you know, just hanging out, playing cards, [Jordan] I enjoyed, you know, just hanging out, playing cards,
520 00:32:37,497 00:32:40,500 watching movies, you know, I wouldn't go into the clubs. watching movies, you know, I wouldn't go into the clubs.
521 00:32:41,584 00:32:44,045 Whatever somebody else might've been doing off the court, Whatever somebody else might've been doing off the court,
522 00:32:44,128 00:32:48,508 if it was partying or whatever, that wasn't part of what he wanted to do. if it was partying or whatever, that wasn't part of what he wanted to do.
523 00:32:48,591 00:32:50,843 Orange juice and 7-Up was his go-to. Orange juice and 7-Up was his go-to.
524 00:32:50,927 00:32:56,641 I don't smoke, I don't do lines. I didn't drink at the time. I don't smoke, I don't do lines. I didn't drink at the time.
525 00:32:56,724 00:32:59,811 I was looking just to get some rest, get up and go play. I was looking just to get some rest, get up and go play.
526 00:33:00,770 00:33:04,565 When Jordan first came to the Bulls, he was the number-three pick When Jordan first came to the Bulls, he was the number-three pick
527 00:33:04,649 00:33:08,903 so a lot of people thought, "Well, he's only 6'6". So how much can he really do?" so a lot of people thought, "Well, he's only 6'6". So how much can he really do?"
528 00:33:09,779 00:33:13,074 We wish he were 7'1", but he isn't. We wish he were 7'1", but he isn't.
529 00:33:13,157 00:33:15,284 Michael gotta realize he's not seven foot, Michael gotta realize he's not seven foot,
530 00:33:15,368 00:33:17,787 so he's not gonna carry a team in the NBA. so he's not gonna carry a team in the NBA.
531 00:33:17,870 00:33:20,999 I really don't think that, uh, I really don't think that, uh,
532 00:33:21,082 00:33:24,544 in the NBA anymore, there's really not any such thing as a one-man team. in the NBA anymore, there's really not any such thing as a one-man team.
533 00:33:24,627 00:33:27,588 And I don't think that you can come in expecting one guy And I don't think that you can come in expecting one guy
534 00:33:27,672 00:33:29,048 to turn the whole thing around. to turn the whole thing around.
535 00:33:29,632 00:33:34,721 There was no one alive, not Coach Smith, not Rod Thorn, who drafted him, There was no one alive, not Coach Smith, not Rod Thorn, who drafted him,
536 00:33:35,805 00:33:39,225 no one, none of the experts, thought that he would become what he became. no one, none of the experts, thought that he would become what he became.
537 00:33:40,560 00:33:42,437 [Jordan] When I first got to Chicago, [Jordan] When I first got to Chicago,
538 00:33:42,520 00:33:45,440 I went in considering myself the lowest on the totem pole. I went in considering myself the lowest on the totem pole.
539 00:33:45,523 00:33:48,985 Whatever people had been saying about me, I still had to earn my stripes. Whatever people had been saying about me, I still had to earn my stripes.
540 00:33:50,737 00:33:54,657 [Higgins] When he arrived into the gym on the first day of practice, [Higgins] When he arrived into the gym on the first day of practice,
541 00:33:54,741 00:33:57,952 you can see that this guy is the best player here. you can see that this guy is the best player here.
542 00:33:58,036 00:34:00,955 This cat is different. This cat is different.
543 00:34:01,039 00:34:05,793 [Loughery] When we drafted Michael, I did not know how good Michael was. [Loughery] When we drafted Michael, I did not know how good Michael was.
544 00:34:05,877 00:34:09,213 The strength he had, the physical strength, was amazing. The strength he had, the physical strength, was amazing.
545 00:34:12,550 00:34:14,719 [Thorn] The first day of practice, [Thorn] The first day of practice,
546 00:34:14,802 00:34:19,557 I got a call from the assistant coach, and he said to me, I got a call from the assistant coach, and he said to me,
547 00:34:19,640 00:34:22,894 "Congratulations," and I said, "For what?" "Congratulations," and I said, "For what?"
548 00:34:22,977 00:34:26,814 And he said, "You did not screw this draft up. And he said, "You did not screw this draft up.
549 00:34:26,898 00:34:29,108 This guy is really good." This guy is really good."
550 00:34:30,193 00:34:33,780 [Jordan] From the first day in practice, my mentality was [Jordan] From the first day in practice, my mentality was
551 00:34:33,863 00:34:35,907 whoever is the team leader on that team, whoever is the team leader on that team,
552 00:34:35,990 00:34:37,492 I'm going after him I'm going after him
553 00:34:37,575 00:34:40,787 and I'm not gonna do it with my voice because I had no voice. and I'm not gonna do it with my voice because I had no voice.
554 00:34:40,870 00:34:42,914 I had no... I had no status. I had no... I had no status.
555 00:34:43,623 00:34:45,263 I have to do it with the way that I play. I have to do it with the way that I play.
556 00:34:45,291 00:34:47,001 [announcer] Twenty-three, Michael Jordan! [announcer] Twenty-three, Michael Jordan!
557 00:34:47,085 00:34:49,378 I felt like I earned my stripes in the third game. I felt like I earned my stripes in the third game.
558 00:34:52,215 00:34:55,510 Milwaukee's always been a nemesis for Chicago. Milwaukee's always been a nemesis for Chicago.
559 00:34:55,593 00:34:58,554 Every time we played 'em, they beat us. Every time we played 'em, they beat us.
560 00:34:59,347 00:35:04,310 They had Sidney Moncrief, who was the reigning defensive player of the year, They had Sidney Moncrief, who was the reigning defensive player of the year,
561 00:35:04,393 00:35:06,395 and they had a tremendous defensive team. and they had a tremendous defensive team.
562 00:35:06,479 00:35:08,898 I kind of thought I knew his potential I kind of thought I knew his potential
563 00:35:08,981 00:35:12,318 because I had played against the best players in the NBA so far. because I had played against the best players in the NBA so far.
564 00:35:12,401 00:35:15,905 The Magics and the Birds and the Dr. J and Kareem. There were some great players. The Magics and the Birds and the Dr. J and Kareem. There were some great players.
565 00:35:16,489 00:35:19,784 Then all of a sudden, this rookie comes into the NBA, Then all of a sudden, this rookie comes into the NBA,
566 00:35:20,284 00:35:22,912 and I watched the way he moved on the court and his instincts, and I watched the way he moved on the court and his instincts,
567 00:35:22,995 00:35:25,248 I'm like, "Wow. That's going to be scary." I'm like, "Wow. That's going to be scary."
568 00:35:25,331 00:35:27,959 [commentator] Milwaukee Bucks have taken control here, [commentator] Milwaukee Bucks have taken control here,
569 00:35:28,042 00:35:29,627 and they have a nine-point lead. and they have a nine-point lead.
570 00:35:29,710 00:35:32,255 [Jordan] We were losing, going into the fourth quarter. [Jordan] We were losing, going into the fourth quarter.
571 00:35:32,338 00:35:36,300 Before, guys would get down on themselves and then they just kind of give up. Before, guys would get down on themselves and then they just kind of give up.
572 00:35:36,384 00:35:39,595 "Okay, we just chalk this up. We look for the next game." "Okay, we just chalk this up. We look for the next game."
573 00:35:39,679 00:35:41,722 I'm saying, "The game's not over with." I'm saying, "The game's not over with."
574 00:35:42,473 00:35:44,809 And Kevin Loughery sensed that in me, And Kevin Loughery sensed that in me,
575 00:35:44,892 00:35:47,812 and he just started feeding me the ball, and I just started going. and he just started feeding me the ball, and I just started going.
576 00:35:47,895 00:35:50,207 [commentator] Jordan now has 24 and is keeping the Bulls in it. [commentator] Jordan now has 24 and is keeping the Bulls in it.
577 00:35:50,231 00:35:51,816 Jordan goes for it! Gets it! Jordan goes for it! Gets it!
578 00:35:52,942 00:35:54,527 There's Jordan driving... There's Jordan driving...
579 00:35:54,610 00:35:57,155 Whoa! Unbelievable! Whoa! Unbelievable!
580 00:35:57,238 00:36:01,701 [Moncrief] Every time we went to trap him, he would split, go down the lane, [Moncrief] Every time we went to trap him, he would split, go down the lane,
581 00:36:01,784 00:36:03,327 make a really difficult shot. make a really difficult shot.
582 00:36:03,870 00:36:05,246 He was so explosive. He was so explosive.
583 00:36:05,788 00:36:08,040 I don't think there's anybody that could defend Michael. I don't think there's anybody that could defend Michael.
584 00:36:08,749 00:36:10,668 [Jordan] We come back and we win the game. [Jordan] We come back and we win the game.
585 00:36:11,460 00:36:14,005 From that point on, everybody on that team felt like, From that point on, everybody on that team felt like,
586 00:36:14,088 00:36:16,215 "This young kid is not gonna let us lose." "This young kid is not gonna let us lose."
587 00:36:16,299 00:36:20,219 Everybody on that Bull team, within a two-week period, Everybody on that Bull team, within a two-week period,
588 00:36:20,303 00:36:22,430 knew he was the best player we had. knew he was the best player we had.
589 00:36:22,513 00:36:25,683 [commentator] And now the noise factor begins to really increase. [commentator] And now the noise factor begins to really increase.
590 00:36:25,766 00:36:29,020 Here is the man, Michael Jordan, from North Carolina, Here is the man, Michael Jordan, from North Carolina,
591 00:36:29,103 00:36:31,397 the number-three pick in the NBA draft. the number-three pick in the NBA draft.
592 00:36:31,898 00:36:33,566 ["I Ain’t No Joke" playing] ["I Ain’t No Joke" playing]
593 00:36:37,528 00:36:39,030 Jordan... What a move! Jordan... What a move!
594 00:36:40,072 00:36:43,409 Jordan on the breakout, driving all the way and jams it home! Jordan on the breakout, driving all the way and jams it home!
595 00:36:43,492 00:36:45,494 [Riley] As a rookie, he was not a rookie. [Riley] As a rookie, he was not a rookie.
596 00:36:46,162 00:36:48,998 He proved, right out of the gates, He proved, right out of the gates,
597 00:36:49,081 00:36:51,209 there was none other like him. there was none other like him.
598 00:36:51,834 00:36:53,502 [commentator] Driving all the way in... [commentator] Driving all the way in...
599 00:36:53,586 00:36:56,714 That's unbelievable! He's put it in... That's unbelievable! He's put it in...
600 00:36:56,797 00:36:59,050 It was like he had, like, a... It was like he had, like, a...
601 00:36:59,133 00:37:00,968 extra levitation gear or something. extra levitation gear or something.
602 00:37:01,052 00:37:02,386 It just didn't seem real. It just didn't seem real.
603 00:37:06,599 00:37:08,267 His balance, his footwork, His balance, his footwork,
604 00:37:08,351 00:37:09,685 his fundamentals. his fundamentals.
605 00:37:09,769 00:37:12,605 [commentator] To Jordan. Looking for penetration. [commentator] To Jordan. Looking for penetration.
606 00:37:12,688 00:37:14,106 [Johnson] The dude was just... [Johnson] The dude was just...
607 00:37:14,190 00:37:15,816 Mmm-mmm-mmm. Mmm-mmm-mmm.
608 00:37:17,485 00:37:20,196 [commentator] Bodies going flying. What a move! [commentator] Bodies going flying. What a move!
609 00:37:20,279 00:37:22,782 Jordan driving... What a move! Jordan driving... What a move!
610 00:37:25,576 00:37:28,913 [reporter] How's the transition been from college to the NBA? [reporter] How's the transition been from college to the NBA?
611 00:37:28,996 00:37:30,790 Well, I think it's been pretty easy. Well, I think it's been pretty easy.
612 00:37:30,873 00:37:32,513 ♪ Your off-beat DJ, if anything he play ♪ ♪ Your off-beat DJ, if anything he play ♪
613 00:37:32,583 00:37:34,418 ♪ Sound familiar, I'll wait till E say ♪ ♪ Sound familiar, I'll wait till E say ♪
614 00:37:34,502 00:37:36,837 ♪ Play 'em So I'mma have to diss and broke ♪ ♪ Play 'em So I'mma have to diss and broke ♪
615 00:37:36,921 00:37:39,924 ♪ You could get a smack for this I ain't no joke ♪ ♪ You could get a smack for this I ain't no joke ♪
616 00:37:54,981 00:37:57,501 [reporter 1] He's only played professional basketball a few months, [reporter 1] He's only played professional basketball a few months,
617 00:37:57,525 00:37:58,776 but at age 21, but at age 21,
618 00:37:58,859 00:38:03,197 Michael Jordan is the National Basketball Association's hottest draw. Michael Jordan is the National Basketball Association's hottest draw.
619 00:38:03,281 00:38:05,116 [reporter 2] Since he arrived, the stadium, [reporter 2] Since he arrived, the stadium,
620 00:38:05,199 00:38:09,161 which used to be two-thirds empty, has been sold out every game. which used to be two-thirds empty, has been sold out every game.
621 00:38:09,662 00:38:11,372 When Michael first came to town, When Michael first came to town,
622 00:38:12,373 00:38:14,959 I didn't have the money to buy tickets for a Bulls game, I didn't have the money to buy tickets for a Bulls game,
623 00:38:15,042 00:38:18,796 even the discount ones, back in the day. I was pretty broke. [chuckles] even the discount ones, back in the day. I was pretty broke. [chuckles]
624 00:38:19,380 00:38:26,012 But suddenly, you have a sports figure that put Chicago on the map, But suddenly, you have a sports figure that put Chicago on the map,
625 00:38:26,095 00:38:28,431 and that everybody was able to rally around. and that everybody was able to rally around.
626 00:38:29,098 00:38:32,018 [McIntyre] Chicagoans like to think of themselves as being a little tough, [McIntyre] Chicagoans like to think of themselves as being a little tough,
627 00:38:32,101 00:38:34,270 blue collar, roll up your sleeves. blue collar, roll up your sleeves.
628 00:38:34,937 00:38:36,314 You never mail it in. You never mail it in.
629 00:38:36,897 00:38:40,026 So people love to see somebody who gives it everything they've got. So people love to see somebody who gives it everything they've got.
630 00:38:40,109 00:38:41,110 Jordan did that. Jordan did that.
631 00:38:41,694 00:38:46,157 [commentator] Tonight's attendance: 18,688. [commentator] Tonight's attendance: 18,688.
632 00:38:46,240 00:38:49,452 When Michael came in '84, we got an immediate shot in the arm. When Michael came in '84, we got an immediate shot in the arm.
633 00:38:50,036 00:38:52,163 The city was just beside herself. The city was just beside herself.
634 00:38:52,246 00:38:55,541 The interest just grew, and it grew dramatically. The interest just grew, and it grew dramatically.
635 00:38:55,624 00:38:58,294 It was just a phenomenal thing to watch it. It was just a phenomenal thing to watch it.
636 00:38:59,462 00:39:03,966 Country boy that comes into the big city and makes the big city a special place. Country boy that comes into the big city and makes the big city a special place.
637 00:39:04,467 00:39:06,761 Seems like it's exciting again. Seems like it's exciting again.
638 00:39:06,844 00:39:09,263 He does some things that I just never seen before. He does some things that I just never seen before.
639 00:39:09,347 00:39:12,224 Words can't describe him. He's poetry in motion. Words can't describe him. He's poetry in motion.
640 00:39:13,100 00:39:14,828 [announcer] ...sellouts everywhere they go... [announcer] ...sellouts everywhere they go...
641 00:39:14,852 00:39:19,523 The 1984-85 season will go down in history as the year Michael Jordan came to town. The 1984-85 season will go down in history as the year Michael Jordan came to town.
642 00:39:19,607 00:39:22,485 He has touched the hearts of Chicagoland and the nation. He has touched the hearts of Chicagoland and the nation.
643 00:39:22,568 00:39:24,195 What's in his immediate future? What's in his immediate future?
644 00:39:24,278 00:39:27,031 Coronation as the NBA's Rookie of the Year. Coronation as the NBA's Rookie of the Year.
645 00:39:27,114 00:39:32,578 A fitting tribute to a man who rescued what some considered a dying franchise. A fitting tribute to a man who rescued what some considered a dying franchise.
646 00:39:32,661 00:39:36,832 The 1984-85 NBA Rookie of the Year: The 1984-85 NBA Rookie of the Year:
647 00:39:36,916 00:39:37,832 Michael. Michael.
648 00:39:37,833 00:39:39,460 [crowd applauding] [crowd applauding]
649 00:40:20,543 00:40:22,378 - Don't mess up. - [laughs] - Don't mess up. - [laughs]
650 00:40:22,962 00:40:26,173 Don't mess up. Don't mess up. Don't mess up. Don't mess up.
651 00:40:35,349 00:40:36,475 Come on. Come on.
652 00:40:38,936 00:40:41,188 - I like this. This is French. - Okay. - I like this. This is French. - Okay.
653 00:40:42,022 00:40:43,065 - How's the wife? - Good. - How's the wife? - Good.
654 00:40:43,149 00:40:45,526 - You just get here? - I was here for the game last night, - You just get here? - I was here for the game last night,
655 00:40:45,609 00:40:47,528 - when we came in. - Really? Cool. - when we came in. - Really? Cool.
656 00:40:47,611 00:40:49,171 - Pretty great. - Reading all about you. - Pretty great. - Reading all about you.
657 00:40:49,238 00:40:51,449 - Enjoyed the photo of you. - Yeah... - Enjoyed the photo of you. - Yeah...
658 00:40:53,659 00:40:56,745 You guys are not allowed. Sorry. Nah, I'm just kidding. Come on. You guys are not allowed. Sorry. Nah, I'm just kidding. Come on.
659 00:40:58,038 00:40:59,478 - [man] Thanks. - [Jordan] All right. - [man] Thanks. - [Jordan] All right.
660 00:41:01,000 00:41:03,127 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
661 00:41:03,210 00:41:06,797 I'd like to thank you for coming along on this ride, on this fabulous train. I'd like to thank you for coming along on this ride, on this fabulous train.
662 00:41:07,965 00:41:10,468 You gotta set me up with a schedule for when I get back. You gotta set me up with a schedule for when I get back.
663 00:41:10,551 00:41:12,386 Get this shit taken care of. Get this shit taken care of.
664 00:41:12,470 00:41:13,830 - Okay, so that looks good. - Yeah. - Okay, so that looks good. - Yeah.
665 00:41:14,472 00:41:15,806 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
666 00:41:23,481 00:41:25,649 [reporter] Basketball fans from around the world [reporter] Basketball fans from around the world
667 00:41:25,733 00:41:27,276 have been gathering since early today, have been gathering since early today,
668 00:41:27,359 00:41:30,821 here at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy, here in Paris. here at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy, here in Paris.
669 00:41:30,905 00:41:33,199 They're here to see one man, Michael Jordan, They're here to see one man, Michael Jordan,
670 00:41:33,282 00:41:36,368 five-time NBA champion Chicago Bull. five-time NBA champion Chicago Bull.
671 00:41:36,452 00:41:37,995 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
672 00:41:52,301 00:41:55,137 [Telander] Scottie Pippen wasn't there. He had an injury, [Telander] Scottie Pippen wasn't there. He had an injury,
673 00:41:55,221 00:41:57,264 and you figure, "Well, they don't need him." and you figure, "Well, they don't need him."
674 00:41:57,348 00:42:00,017 Dennis Rodman wasn't there either, he was holding up. Dennis Rodman wasn't there either, he was holding up.
675 00:42:00,100 00:42:01,560 But it was almost irrelevant But it was almost irrelevant
676 00:42:01,644 00:42:04,021 'cause you knew Michael was going to annihilate everybody. 'cause you knew Michael was going to annihilate everybody.
677 00:42:06,398 00:42:08,984 [commentator 1] The Bulls are without Dennis Rodman [commentator 1] The Bulls are without Dennis Rodman
678 00:42:09,068 00:42:10,611 and they're without Scottie Pippen. and they're without Scottie Pippen.
679 00:42:12,321 00:42:14,466 [commentator 2] Intimidation, that's what this is all about. [commentator 2] Intimidation, that's what this is all about.
680 00:42:14,490 00:42:18,118 These guys have never played against a team like this. These guys have never played against a team like this.
681 00:42:18,869 00:42:20,788 Nothing but net for Michael Jordan! Nothing but net for Michael Jordan!
682 00:42:21,664 00:42:24,625 Jordan... Look out! Three in a row! Jordan... Look out! Three in a row!
683 00:42:24,708 00:42:25,793 Jordan... Jordan...
684 00:42:27,002 00:42:28,045 Oh, baby! Oh, baby!
685 00:42:28,629 00:42:31,715 Michael played every game as if it was his last. Michael played every game as if it was his last.
686 00:42:31,799 00:42:32,800 Every single game. Every single game.
687 00:42:32,883 00:42:35,052 There was never a day off. There was never a day off.
688 00:42:35,886 00:42:38,472 He knew that there was gonna be somebody in that crowd He knew that there was gonna be somebody in that crowd
689 00:42:38,556 00:42:41,267 that never saw him play before. That's what kept him going. that never saw him play before. That's what kept him going.
690 00:42:41,350 00:42:45,604 It wasn't, "I went to see this guy play and he only got 12 points." Didn't happen. It wasn't, "I went to see this guy play and he only got 12 points." Didn't happen.
691 00:42:46,188 00:42:50,317 [commentator 1] Call Häagen-Dazs 'cause I want two scoops of this scoop shot. [commentator 1] Call Häagen-Dazs 'cause I want two scoops of this scoop shot.
692 00:42:50,901 00:42:53,213 [commentator 2] The French players just helpless out there. [commentator 2] The French players just helpless out there.
693 00:42:53,237 00:42:56,490 The Bulls won by 26. Jordan, il fait très bien. The Bulls won by 26. Jordan, il fait très bien.
694 00:42:57,366 00:42:58,701 [laughing] [laughing]
695 00:42:58,784 00:43:00,995 Your first championship. Congratulations, dog. Your first championship. Congratulations, dog.
696 00:43:01,078 00:43:02,958 I'll get a bottle of champagne with you tonight. I'll get a bottle of champagne with you tonight.
697 00:43:03,038 00:43:04,038 All right. All right.
698 00:43:04,707 00:43:05,958 Can I get a hug, too? Can I get a hug, too?
699 00:43:09,461 00:43:12,298 - It don't count. - I'm gonna hug Jeffrey and Marcus, then. - It don't count. - I'm gonna hug Jeffrey and Marcus, then.
700 00:43:12,381 00:43:15,134 - I won a championship, I'mma go tell them. - It don't count. - I won a championship, I'mma go tell them. - It don't count.
701 00:43:15,217 00:43:19,513 Good game. All right, man. Good game. Good game. All right, man. Good game.
702 00:43:19,597 00:43:21,265 - Can I have your... - Good game. - Can I have your... - Good game.
703 00:43:23,601 00:43:25,144 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
704 00:43:33,819 00:43:35,613 [singing] ♪ We can go home, home, home ♪ [singing] ♪ We can go home, home, home ♪
705 00:43:42,494 00:43:44,455 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
706 00:43:44,538 00:43:46,975 - Is that going to the Berto Center? - [Jordan] Get out of here. - Is that going to the Berto Center? - [Jordan] Get out of here.
707 00:43:46,999 00:43:50,044 - Is that going to the Berto Center? - [Jordan] No. Phil, keep it. - Is that going to the Berto Center? - [Jordan] No. Phil, keep it.
708 00:43:50,919 00:43:53,714 - Don't let Jerry get it. - [man] What? - Don't let Jerry get it. - [man] What?
709 00:43:57,551 00:44:00,429 All right. For all you guys who have never won before, All right. For all you guys who have never won before,
710 00:44:00,512 00:44:01,930 welcome to being a champion. welcome to being a champion.
711 00:44:03,098 00:44:05,976 That's a good start. That's a good start. That's a good start. That's a good start.
712 00:44:06,060 00:44:08,520 Tonight, Michael put on quite a show. Tonight, Michael put on quite a show.
713 00:44:09,104 00:44:15,611 And we're proud to go home and continue on this quest for another championship And we're proud to go home and continue on this quest for another championship
714 00:44:15,694 00:44:19,031 in 1997-98. Thank you. in 1997-98. Thank you.
715 00:44:22,493 00:44:24,828 [Kerr] Phil always looked for a theme for every season, [Kerr] Phil always looked for a theme for every season,
716 00:44:25,579 00:44:28,791 and given that it was the last year we were going to be together, and given that it was the last year we were going to be together,
717 00:44:28,874 00:44:31,001 management had already made that decision. management had already made that decision.
718 00:44:31,543 00:44:33,712 In typical Phil fashion, you know, In typical Phil fashion, you know,
719 00:44:33,796 00:44:36,131 he had a name for it. he had a name for it.
720 00:44:37,549 00:44:39,469 [Wennington] We arrived at the practice facility. [Wennington] We arrived at the practice facility.
721 00:44:39,802 00:44:42,638 It's our first official meeting as a team. It's our first official meeting as a team.
722 00:44:42,721 00:44:44,181 Get the team handbook. Get the team handbook.
723 00:44:45,391 00:44:48,602 Laminated on the front page: Last Dance. Laminated on the front page: Last Dance.
724 00:44:48,686 00:44:50,854 I talked to the players about, I talked to the players about,
725 00:44:50,938 00:44:54,775 particularly, how important it was for us to really be together particularly, how important it was for us to really be together
726 00:44:54,858 00:44:57,861 in this last run that we were going to have. in this last run that we were going to have.
727 00:44:57,945 00:45:00,406 So, I called it The Last Dance. So, I called it The Last Dance.
728 00:45:00,489 00:45:02,366 [Wennington] That whole meeting was... [Wennington] That whole meeting was...
729 00:45:03,367 00:45:06,370 enjoy what's happening because this is it. enjoy what's happening because this is it.
730 00:45:11,208 00:45:12,793 [cheering] [cheering]
731 00:45:15,295 00:45:18,590 [announcer] Good evening, and welcome once again to Bulls basketball [announcer] Good evening, and welcome once again to Bulls basketball
732 00:45:18,674 00:45:22,511 as the Bulls open the home portion of their '97-'98 campaign. as the Bulls open the home portion of their '97-'98 campaign.
733 00:45:22,594 00:45:26,390 Game time programs tonight, folks. Only two bucks on the outside. Game time programs tonight, folks. Only two bucks on the outside.
734 00:45:26,473 00:45:30,144 If you don't go see Michael Jordan, you're missing out on life. For sure. If you don't go see Michael Jordan, you're missing out on life. For sure.
735 00:45:30,227 00:45:34,231 She said do you want Christmas presents under the tree She said do you want Christmas presents under the tree
736 00:45:34,314 00:45:39,069 or do you wanna see Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman? or do you wanna see Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman?
737 00:45:39,153 00:45:40,696 - Yeah. - We picked the Bulls. - Yeah. - We picked the Bulls.
738 00:45:41,780 00:45:45,409 [man] Bulls caps, T-shirts! Right here! T-shirts! [man] Bulls caps, T-shirts! Right here! T-shirts!
739 00:45:45,492 00:45:49,788 [reporter 1] Tonight, Jordan and the Bulls return to Chicago for the ring ceremony. [reporter 1] Tonight, Jordan and the Bulls return to Chicago for the ring ceremony.
740 00:45:49,872 00:45:52,708 It's not like the first time, but it ain't bad for MJ and company. It's not like the first time, but it ain't bad for MJ and company.
741 00:45:52,791 00:45:54,543 Ring number five and banner number five. Ring number five and banner number five.
742 00:45:54,626 00:45:57,306 [reporter 2] Your fifth ring ceremony just as exciting as the first? [reporter 2] Your fifth ring ceremony just as exciting as the first?
743 00:45:57,755 00:46:01,175 Even more so. You put it in perspective so we're looking for number six. Even more so. You put it in perspective so we're looking for number six.
744 00:46:01,258 00:46:02,843 Good luck tonight. Thanks for stopping. Good luck tonight. Thanks for stopping.
745 00:46:02,926 00:46:04,446 [commentator] Always nice to hear Michael [commentator] Always nice to hear Michael
746 00:46:04,470 00:46:06,680 talk about the possibility of winning number six. talk about the possibility of winning number six.
747 00:46:06,764 00:46:08,682 And you'll see that ring ceremony. And you'll see that ring ceremony.
748 00:46:08,766 00:46:10,893 It's only moments away, here at the United Center. It's only moments away, here at the United Center.
749 00:46:15,439 00:46:16,732 [Jackson] This is the last night [Jackson] This is the last night
750 00:46:16,815 00:46:18,984 we celebrate the championship of last year. we celebrate the championship of last year.
751 00:46:19,067 00:46:21,403 It's going to be a nice celebration, and we'll enjoy it. It's going to be a nice celebration, and we'll enjoy it.
752 00:46:21,487 00:46:24,948 What's important is winning this game. We've got to start off with a win. What's important is winning this game. We've got to start off with a win.
753 00:46:25,032 00:46:26,742 Okay. So get yourself back in tune Okay. So get yourself back in tune
754 00:46:26,825 00:46:29,286 to what we have to do, and take care of business tonight. to what we have to do, and take care of business tonight.
755 00:46:29,369 00:46:30,621 Okay. All right, guys. Okay. All right, guys.
756 00:46:36,251 00:46:38,021 [reporter] David Stern, thank you for talking to us. [reporter] David Stern, thank you for talking to us.
757 00:46:38,045 00:46:38,961 [Stern] Good to be here. [Stern] Good to be here.
758 00:46:38,962 00:46:41,402 [reporter] Talk about the perspective you can put on this team [reporter] Talk about the perspective you can put on this team
759 00:46:41,465 00:46:42,966 and what it has meant to your league. and what it has meant to your league.
760 00:46:43,050 00:46:45,511 [Stern] There'll never be quite another team like this. [Stern] There'll never be quite another team like this.
761 00:46:45,594 00:46:50,182 They have gotten to be the number-one sports team in the world. They have gotten to be the number-one sports team in the world.
762 00:46:50,265 00:46:54,436 It's a very exciting time in the life of the league and in my life, too. It's a very exciting time in the life of the league and in my life, too.
763 00:46:56,980 00:46:58,524 [inaudible] [inaudible]
764 00:47:02,444 00:47:03,987 How's it going? You gonna warm up now? How's it going? You gonna warm up now?
765 00:47:04,071 00:47:05,989 Yeah, we just gonna warm up right now. Yeah, we just gonna warm up right now.
766 00:47:07,241 00:47:09,493 Look, Jerry, you wanna do some layups with us? Look, Jerry, you wanna do some layups with us?
767 00:47:09,576 00:47:10,576 Yep. Yep.
768 00:47:11,119 00:47:12,746 - They gotta lower the rim. - Yep. - They gotta lower the rim. - Yep.
769 00:47:13,747 00:47:16,834 [Stern] I'm here on behalf of basketball fans around the world [Stern] I'm here on behalf of basketball fans around the world
770 00:47:16,917 00:47:22,089 to congratulate the 1997 NBA champion Chicago Bulls, to congratulate the 1997 NBA champion Chicago Bulls,
771 00:47:22,172 00:47:28,262 a team for our time, the basketball team of our time and one for the ages. a team for our time, the basketball team of our time and one for the ages.
772 00:47:28,846 00:47:32,891 [announcer] The architect of the 1996-97 Bulls championship team [announcer] The architect of the 1996-97 Bulls championship team
773 00:47:32,975 00:47:35,686 and two-time executive of the year, Jerry Krause! and two-time executive of the year, Jerry Krause!
774 00:47:35,769 00:47:37,271 [crowd cheering and booing] [crowd cheering and booing]
775 00:47:41,400 00:47:43,443 [announcer] Phil Jackson, the coach! [announcer] Phil Jackson, the coach!
776 00:47:43,527 00:47:45,112 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
777 00:47:47,489 00:47:53,704 And now, your five-time world champion Chicago Bulls! And now, your five-time world champion Chicago Bulls!
778 00:47:54,913 00:47:56,915 ["Sirius" playing] ["Sirius" playing]
779 00:48:03,213 00:48:05,465 Bill Wennington! Bill Wennington!
780 00:48:05,549 00:48:07,926 Steve Kerr! Steve Kerr!
781 00:48:08,010 00:48:09,970 Toni Kukoc! Toni Kukoc!
782 00:48:10,053 00:48:12,514 Dennis Rodman! Dennis Rodman!
783 00:48:13,891 00:48:16,727 Scottie Pippen! Scottie Pippen!
784 00:48:16,810 00:48:18,270 [cheering continues] [cheering continues]
785 00:48:19,980 00:48:23,442 From North Carolina, From North Carolina,
786 00:48:23,525 00:48:28,572 at guard, 6'6", Michael Jordan! at guard, 6'6", Michael Jordan!
787 00:48:37,748 00:48:39,416 If you guys remember in 1984 If you guys remember in 1984
788 00:48:39,499 00:48:42,002 when they drafted Michael Jordan to the city of Chicago... when they drafted Michael Jordan to the city of Chicago...
789 00:48:42,085 00:48:43,253 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
790 00:48:43,795 00:48:46,715 I said then that we would be champions by the time I leave. I said then that we would be champions by the time I leave.
791 00:48:47,507 00:48:49,635 Well, we are five-time champions, going for six, Well, we are five-time champions, going for six,
792 00:48:51,094 00:48:53,472 and we need your support. Thank you very, very much. and we need your support. Thank you very, very much.
793 00:48:57,184 00:49:00,187 [Jordan] That season could be the end, you know. [Jordan] That season could be the end, you know.
794 00:49:00,270 00:49:03,482 It could very well be the end, and we had to think that way. It could very well be the end, and we had to think that way.
795 00:49:03,565 00:49:06,735 Let's get refocused back in this game, let's get out of the blocks quickly, Let's get refocused back in this game, let's get out of the blocks quickly,
796 00:49:06,818 00:49:08,654 and let's do what we did last time. Let's go. and let's do what we did last time. Let's go.
797 00:49:09,488 00:49:11,698 - [man] What time is it? - [all] Game time! [grunt] - [man] What time is it? - [all] Game time! [grunt]