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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]Â Can they keep the team together? | [reporter 1]Â 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-Ãlysées. | Michael was like the Pied Piper walking down the Champs-Ãlysées. |
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 Ainât No Joke" playing] | ["I Ainât 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] |