Michael Jordan's Hall of Fame speech

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited February 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
i dont get what the big deal about the speech was? Someone said that people have been saying MJ was angry and arrogant and just didnt come off well. I am just watching the speech right now, and he is crying and emotional and thanked Scottie Pippen. I dont get what the big deal is,
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  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,089
    he made the greatest quote as well

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  • theboxerorthebag
    theboxerorthebag Posts: 1,774
    He confirmed what a lot of people already knew. That he is an arrogant egotistical jerk.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    worst speach EVER
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,096
    Rick Reilly destroyed it......then again I hate Rick Reilly but it was better than anything I have read from him in a long time. He should have left his personal experience/grudges out of it thought. Kind of seemed like he had an agenda.

    Going to watch it now.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,096
    I didn't think it was that bad at all. It was a bit all about him and he was not incredibly gracious but I mean the guy got to where he was through his own hard work. Of course people helped him along the way but it kind of is all about him at that point.
  • IwasBit10
    IwasBit10 Posts: 646
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I didn't think it was that bad at all. It was a bit all about him and he was not incredibly gracious but I mean the guy got to where he was through his own hard work. Of course people helped him along the way but it kind of is all about him at that point.

    I was the same way. Had read all this criticism about the speech, but when I finally watched it, I didn't find it that bad. There were certain parts that I would've left out, but it was HIS induction after all. To be the best in the world at something, you gotta have an ego and a chip on your shoulder. That's what drove him to the heights he reached.

    I just wish he would've said what up to Dennis.
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  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Rick Reilly destroyed it......
    Here's Reilly's review. A tad harsh, maybe, but not too far off IMO:
    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/ ... id=4477759
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,096
    IwasBit10 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I didn't think it was that bad at all. It was a bit all about him and he was not incredibly gracious but I mean the guy got to where he was through his own hard work. Of course people helped him along the way but it kind of is all about him at that point.

    I was the same way. Had read all this criticism about the speech, but when I finally watched it, I didn't find it that bad. There were certain parts that I would've left out, but it was HIS induction after all. To be the best in the world at something, you gotta have an ego and a chip on your shoulder. That's what drove him to the heights he reached.

    I just wish he would've said what up to Dennis.

    Agreed on all accounts. The guy was the best of his generation and one of the best ever and he knows it. There is nothing wrong with that.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,096
    DeLukin wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Rick Reilly destroyed it......
    Here's Reilly's review. A tad harsh, maybe, but not too far off IMO:
    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/ ... id=4477759

    That is the column I was talking about. Seems like he had a bit of an agenda as well, don't you think?

    BTW, I have an agenda as well, I hate Reilly, prick gets paid $3mil a year to spit out 800 word cliche filled columns on a weekly basis. He is a joke.
  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    there is something to be said for being humble when entering a hof.

    i watched it live and was floored. if you want to see a good speach, go dig up jerry sloans. he is an all time great and was very classy.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,096
    81 wrote:
    there is something to be said for being humble when entering a hof.

    i watched it live and was floored. if you want to see a good speach, go dig up jerry sloans. he is an all time great and was very classy.

    Agreed, but not everyone is as humble and gracious as many think they should be. MJ is proud of his hard work and where it got him.

    Pretty funny since much of what I read about Jerry Sloan says he is one of the biggest pricks alive
  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Seems like he had a bit of an agenda as well, don't you think?
    Definitely. This seems like a pissing contest between Reilly and Jordan to see who has the more massive ego. They both need to get over themselves.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,954
    Reilly is a douchebag.

    That was just MJ being MJ. Would people expect the best basketball player ever to not have an ego???
  • DeLukin
    DeLukin Posts: 2,757
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Would people expect the best basketball player ever to not have an ego???
    I dunno. But a better question might be would people expect someone from Chicago to be objective about this topic? :)
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Who should have he thanked? He got kicked off his freshman team and the next day was the 1st person in the gym and the last person to leave, for the rest of his career.

    Greatest male athlete of all time and I can't think of a person that would beat him out.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,954
    DeLukin wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Would people expect the best basketball player ever to not have an ego???
    I dunno. But a better question might be would people expect someone from Chicago to be objective about this topic? :)

    Very true. He could have taken a shit on the stage and I would have thought it was great.
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Reilly wasn't the only one who had a problem with it:

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns
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  • Ledbetterman10
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    He should have talked more about his teammates. He mentioned Pippen at the beginning (briefly) but I don't think he mentioned another throughout the entire speech.
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  • 81
    81 Needing a ride to Forest Hills and a ounce of weed. Please inquire within. Thanks. Or not. Posts: 58,276
    i grew up a bulls fan, currently live in chicago land and thought it sucked.
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  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,422
    In my opinion, you can talk shit and be arrogant as long as you back it up and MJ most certainly has.
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