"I've failed over and over and over again in my life...
and that is why I succeed."
--Michael Jordan
Flair Jordan close up in the November 2-8, 1996 issue of TV Guide
One of People magazine's ten best dressed of 1996
Posing for Hoop, May 1997
Golf Nut of the Year, 1989
Michael scores a Ball Park
Michael Jordan PhonePass Card
A Sztár
MJ és a családja
Az apja
Michael and Juanita with his mom
Michael with his mother, Deloris, and his father, the late James
Michael with his father, mother, and Spike Lee
Michael with his late father
Michael kissing his mother
Michael with his mother at ribbon-cutting ceremony
for the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club and Family Life Center
Michael and his mom
Michael with his children at his 1994 number retirement ceremony
An affectionate greeting from pet dog Charles
Just Michael
Blowing off some steam
Playing his 1992 computer game, In Flight
Az AskMen elnyerésekor 1999-ben
Egy cikk:
A Tale of Two Michaels
by Michael Dequina
November 21, 1997
Scottie
Kadeem
Loy
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In the time that passed between the November 15, 1996 release date of Space Jam and today, I continued to pursue my dream of meeting Michael Jordan. I sent more letters to his numerous mailing addresses, complete with printouts of the Heartbreak site; and as some strange, masochistic show of loyalty, I ended up seeing the movie on the big screen once for every single week of its release, from playing to major moviehouses to the shoddy second-run screens. Time passed, and, as I had come to expect, nothing came about. When he and the Bulls were in town playing the Clippers last November and the Lakers this past February, I attempted to at the very least catch a glimpse after their midday practices at the Los Angeles Sports Arena and Great Western Forum, respectively, but both times I had arrived late, getting there in time to see the team bus drive away.
My bad experiences at the arenas did not deter me, however, from stopping by the LA Sports Arena this morning to see Michael as he and the Bulls arrived for and left practice for tonight's game against the Clippers. This time out, however, there were a few things different--with the plan (that is, if I even had one then) and within me. The more tangible alteration was the no-brainer decision to leave very early so there was no chance I would miss both the arrival and the departure. The other change was within me; my own self-serving interests were no longer the top priority.
One of the quirks that goes with running a celebrity site is receiving messages from people believing you to be the star; as such, I receive a handful of messages addressed to Michael every week. Typically they are of the "I love you, Michael" variety, so I usually don't pay much attention to these messages. But this past June I received a message from Mrs. Carolina Santos from Honduras, who is currently in the States as her 10-year-old son, Andres, is being treated for cancer in Fort Lauderdale. The past few months, I have been corresponding regularly with Mrs. Santos, and I have sent Andres a number of Michael-related materials I have received from Nike; while these little souvenirs, including an autopen-signed photo of Michael, have worked to lift Andres's spirits considerably (and his health--his tumor is almost gone, last I heard), deep within I knew that just sending Andres these items was not quite good enough. I had to reach Michael directly; certainly I couldn't help myself, but at the very least I could try to help someone else, someone in greater need. So my main goal today was to let Michael know--by way of a manila envelope in which I enclosed a letter, printouts of the various correspondences with Mrs. Santos, a self-addressed stamped envelope made out to them in Fort Lauderdale, a picture from the Space Jam shoot for him to sign--and, yes, partial printouts of the Heartbreak and Beyond the Court sites. It was hard enough just to try to get Michael to come by and shake my hand; what chance did I have to try to give him something --and get him to accept it? That was the big challenge...
I arrived at the Sports Arena/Coliseum site, once again decked out in my official Air Jordan Flight Club T-shirt, bright and early at 8:30AM. I had no concrete idea as to when the Bulls' bus would arrive, but I knew that it would not have been for at least two hours. So I spent most of my time sitting at a stone bench emblazoned with the 1984 Summer Olympics emblem, reading the Los Angeles Times, which quickly got old, and periodically getting up and walking around a little, exploring the venue. I didn't do this for very long, seeing that there were two police cars circling the arena, passing me by over and over again--I didn't want to send out the wrong impression.
At around 9:30, during one of my walking spells the man who ran a Coliseum-side souvenir store called out to me and asked if I were willing to help him carry some things out from the stockroom. Seeing that I had nothing else to do, I agreed. We carried out two display cases: one filled with hats to a van; another, also containing hats but not filled, to a table. Once I was finished, he thanked me with $2--a dollar for each case, I suppose. It wasn't much, but I thought it was a good omen, which I tried not to think about lest things fall apart, as they always seem to do for me.
At approximately 11:05, a Gold Coast Tours bus--the bus--arrived. What surprised me was that it did not go down the tunnel underneath the arena; instead, it parked on the sidewalk, next to an entrance. Within seconds me and a lady who had been waiting in her car ran to the door. Carrying a genuine Illinois license plate reading "DA BULL" and a copy of Michael's excellent photo book Rare Air, she got there ahead of me, and she managed to get Scottie Pippen to sign the license plate. When I got there, Scottie was about to go in, and I called out his name and readied my camera. He turned around and looked at me briefly before being dragged in by security. Soon after that, I left that area.
It turned out that the woman, Debra, had come to the Sports Arena often to hit NBA practices and get autographs, and since she was more seasoned at this than I was, we decided to stick together. She was not only there to get Bulls' autographs (namely Michael's), but she was also there to meet up with Keith Closs, a Clipper center whom she had known since childhood. I was a little nervous standing right by the arena in a VIP parking lot--not to mention with a police car cruising the area--but she said that police never bothered her. And they didn't--in fact, the policemen cruising in the squad car were autograph seekers as well. Whenever a Clipper would emerge from the arena doors and walk to his car, they stopped the squad car in the player's car's way and asked for signatures. Naturally, each player they asked obliged. In an effort to make things a bit more interesting, I got the autograph of Clipper forward Loy Vaught, a very friendly guy who also posed for a pic twice since the sun glare was too intense when I took the first.
At around noon, after Debra met up with Keith (who gave her three "backstage" passes for after tonight's game), she left to use the restroom, and I returned to the doorway where the Bulls were to emerge. Looking through the doors when I got there was none other than Kadeem Hardison, co-star of NBC's A Different World and Fox's Between Brothers and such films as Vampire in Brooklyn and The 6th Man; in fact, he was wearing a 6th Man T-shirt. I said hello to him and asked what he was doing there. He said that he was to meet a ball boy friend of his (named, appropriately enough, Mike) so he can let him in and meet Michael. I introduced myself and asked him if he wouldn't mind my accompanying him in finding a way in, and he very cordially agreed.
So Kadeem and I went to another doorway, almost opening a slightly open door, but wouldn't open enough. We ended up finding an open door, and standing by a truck parked at the door was someone he knew at the arena. This employee escorted us into the lobby, down some stairs, and into the empty Clippers locker room, where we waited very fleetingly before being sent to a walkway surrounding the court, in which many newsmedia were waiting. All through this walk I kept on thanking Kadeem for his incredible kindness and generosity, and he said it was no problem. Mike the ball boy soon surfaced, and he told us that the team was nearly finished with practice, and that he'd let us in in a while. In the meantime, Kadeem and I talked more at length, telling him about my sites, giving him my business card, showing him my AJFC membership card, briefly running down my bad luck with Michael, and explaining the envelope. He appeared to sympathize with my hard luck story. Before long, Mike was leading us into the actual arena, and as we walked down the steps to the court, a ball was flung at us from the court. Guess who threw it... Michael, wearing matching black shorts and a sleeveless shirt. At that moment it started to sink in--I was actually at a Bulls practice, and there on the hardwood right in front of me were Michael, Scottie, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson... everyone. It was truly unbelievable, and I still can't believe it right now.
Kadeem's first order of business after we actually set foot on the actual court (which, I must say, appeared a lot smaller than I thought it would) greeted a couple of Bulls security guards, to whom I introduced myself. They were very friendly and seemed almost happy to see me there. After briefly conversing, Kadeem said hello to Dennis, who was giving a news interview nearby; he smiled and said a couple of words. Of course, my attention was focused on Michael, who again decided to "miss" a shot by throwing it at Kadeem and me. Kadeem was then encouraged to shoot it, which he did--albeit with one hand and missing badly, hitting the side of the backboard. Soon I saw Phil and assistant coaches Bill Cartwright, Tex Winter, and Jimmy Rodgers making their way out, followed by Dennis, and others. Kadeem asked one of the security guards about seeing Scottie, and he said that we could crossover to the other side of the court by the scorer's table to meet him. That we did, and after a few words exchanged between Kadeem and Pip, I introduced myself to the currently sidelined all-star. He shook my hand, and he happily posed for a photo with me, which Kadeem took. I could not help but overhearing what Scottie was telling Kadeem during the course of their conversation, which I thought was quite interesting--apparently he's been using this current West Coast road trip to scout teams he can sign with once he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. After a few minutes, Scottie was told to make his way up to the bus.
During all this Michael, with icebags taped to his knees, was sitting on the scorer's table, fielding questions from the media. As soon as he could tear his way from them, he went over to Kadeem and gave him a hug. As I trembled, Kadeem introduced me to him as "my man Mike." Michael turned to me, shook my hand very firmly, looked me directly in the eye, and said with such certainty a statement that continues to haunt me and probably will forever: "Wait--I've met you before."
Now, I don't know if he confused me with someone else (though I can't think there are too many people around who look like me, and if there are some, my heart goes out to them) or if he just has an incredible memory and remembered my face from the Space Jam premiere, where I stood directly across from him as he was being interviewed--for all I know, he could have remembered me from when he came over at the Space Jam shoot. It was just the strangest moment, and I probably would have cried if I weren't just so shocked.
In any case, I told him that we hadn't indeed met, and that I was, however, an extra on Space Jam. Kadeem very generously allowed me some space, and I told Michael about my sites, complimenting him on his new official website, handed him the envelope (which he thanked me for), gave him a business card (which he immediately read), and explained what was inside the package--including the story of Andres. Of course, I stammered a lot, and at one point words escaped me, and I salvaged the moment by saying "suddenly I can't talk anymore," and Michael, Kadeem, and everyone else around us laughed--including a TV cameraman, who was taping the whole meeting (I wonder if it will ever see air--no pu
JORDAN soha se felejtjük el azt az élményt amit ajátékoddal nyújtottál évekig!!!!!
Position: G
Born: 02/17/63
Height: 6-6 / 1,98
Weight: 216 lbs. / 98,0 kg.
College: North Carolina '84
MJ(Air Jordan) Karrierének fontosabb állomásai:
Career Highlights
Five-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98)
Ten-time All-NBA First Team selection (1986-87 to 1992-93, 1995-96 to 1997-98)
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
A member of six Chicago Bulls NBA championship teams (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98)
Six-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
The 1987-88 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and record nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1987-88 to 1992-93, 1995-96 to 1997-98)
Entering 2002-03, ranked first in NBA history in scoring average (31.0 ppg), second in steals (2,391), fourth in points (30,652) and in field-goals made (11,513), fifth in free-throws made (7,061), sixth in field-goals attempted (23,010) and eighth in free-throws attempted (8,448)
Closed the 1997-98 season as the Bulls' all-time franchise leader in points, rebounds (5,836), assists (5,012), steals, games (930), field-goals made and attempted and free-throws made and attempted (8,115)
Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in scoring (10)
Shares the NBA record with Wilt Chamberlain for most consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring (seven, 1986-87 to 1992-93)
Holds the NBA record for most consecutive games scoring in double-digits (842)
Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in field-goals made (10) and attempted (10)
Led the NBA in steals in 1987-88 (3.16 spg), 1989-90 (2.77 spg) and 1992-93 (2.83 spg)
Holds the NBA single-game records for most free-throws made in one half (20 against the Miami Heat on 12/30/92) and most most free-throws attempted in one half (23 in the same game)
Shares the NBA single-game records for most free-throws made in one quarter (14 against the Utah Jazz on 11/15/89 and against the Miami Heat on 12/30/92) and most free-throws attempted in one quarter (23 against the Miami Heat on 12/30/92)
Holds the NBA Finals record for highest single-series scoring average (41.0 ppg in 1993)
Entering the 2002-03 season, ranks as the all-time NBA Finals leader in three-pointers made (42), second in three-point attempts (114), third in points (1,176), fourth in steals (62), fifth in field-goals made (438), sixth in assists (209) and free-throws made (258), seventh in field-goals attempted (911) and eighth in free-throws attempted (320)
Holds the NBA Playoffs record for highest career scoring average (33.4 ppg)
Established an NBA Playoffs record with 63 points against the Boston Celtics on 5/20/86
Entering the 2002-03 season ranks as the all-time NBA Playoffs leader in field-goals attempted (4,497), free-throws made (1,463) and attempted (1,766), second in steals (376) and field-goals made (2,188), fifth in assists (1,022), seventh in three-point attempts (446) and ninth in three-pointers made (148)
Recorded two playoff career triple-doubles, both against the New York Knicks (5/9/89 and 6/2/93)
Participated in 13 NBA All-Star Games (1985, 1987-1993, 1996-98, 2002-03), starting 13 times, and missed another due to injury
Named the MVP of the 1988, 1996 and 1998 NBA All-Star Games
All-time NBA All-Star Game leader in steals (35) and ranks second in field-goal attempts (206), third in points (242), fourth in scoring average (20.2 ppg), and eighth in assists (52)
Notched the first triple-double in All-Star Game history, with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, in the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland
Won the Slam Dunk Contest in 1987 and 1988, also participating in 1985
Notched his 28th career triple-double, with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, against the Toronto Raptors on 4/14/97
Returned from retirement against the Indiana Pacers on 3/19/95 and posted 19 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals in 43 minutes
Hi MagicBoy!
Csabai lakótársaimnak meséltem rólad vmikor, és fúrja az oldalukat a kíváncsiság, hogy ismernek-e téged. Meg tudnád mondani a korodat, sokat segítene ez is legalább? :) Én 82-es vagyok, csak hogy ne érje szó a ház elejét. Köszi!
Ez volt ő:
Michael Jordan sokak szerint minden idők legnagyobb kosárlabdázója. A Chicago Bullst vezetve hat NBA-bajnokságot nyert.
Brooklynban született, majd North Carolina államban nőtt fel. A helyi egyetemre sport-ösztöndíjjal vették fel, ahol másodévesként ő dobta a mindent eldöntő kosarat az egyetemi bajnokság döntőjében. Az év játékosa lett 1984-ben, majd az amerikai csapatot az aranyéremig vezette a Los Angeles-i olimpián. Ugyanebben az évben igazolta le a Chicago Bulls, s megkezdődött NBA-s pályafutása. Első szezonjában 28,2 pontot dobott átlagban, ami remek, természetesen az év újonca címet is megkapta. Számos rekordot ő tart, többek között legtöbb pont egy rájátszásbeli meccsen (63), legmagasabb átlag a döntőben (41 pont 1993-ban). 1991, 1992, 1993 – 3 év amiben Jordan vezényletével a Chicago bajnokságot nyert. Közben újabb rekordokat döntött meg, amik felsorolásához 10 oldal is kevés lenne.
1993-ban úgy határozott, visszavonul a kosarazástól. Oknak apja halálát jelölte meg. Ezt követően baseballozni kezdett, de nem igazán ment neki, 1995-ben ezért visszatér az NBA-be. A Bikák erősebbek lettek vezérletével mint valaha, 72 meccset nyertek egy szezonban! 1996, 1997, 1998 – újabb 3 év, amikor Jordanék vihették haza a bajnoki címet. Így, karrierje csúcsán újra visszavonul, de nem is kellett sokáig várni, 2001-ben már a Washington Wizards színeiben újra visszatért, hogy egy kicsit fellendítse a liga népszerűségét. A ma 39 éves Jordan még mindig az NBA egyik első számú játékosa, számos fiatalabb társát lepipálva.
Hey remélem nincs harag a kép miatt!! Jordan bár nem volt a kedvencem, hihetetlenül tisztelem az elért eredményei miatt, a képet sokkal inkább Hakeem miatt raktam be... Jordan csak azért van rajta, hogy ne legyen off a kép:)
A másik dologban szívesen segítek, de remélem nem az az Arsenal topicban fogod tesztelni magad! Nem lenne velem szembe fair, de azért megmutatom:
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A parancs két végére < és > tegyél, a két szövegrészt szabadon variálhatod!
Egyébként Csabai vagy? Jópár haverom van onnan, király arcok!
Hi! Bocs hogy offolok, de 1ébként színes hátteret hogy csinálsz? Nekem ezzel nem megy:
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