1 00:00:39,436 --> 00:00:40,437 Thank you. 2 00:00:41,230 --> 00:00:43,440 To all the fans in the city of Chicago, 3 00:00:44,775 --> 00:00:47,945 if you guys remember in 1984 when they drafted Michael Jordan... 4 00:00:51,407 --> 00:00:53,075 I said then, when I got here, 5 00:00:53,158 --> 00:00:54,998 that we would be champions by the time I leave. 6 00:00:55,077 --> 00:00:57,830 - Here they are. - This is what you're looking for. 7 00:01:00,541 --> 00:01:02,709 Well, we are five-time champions, going for six, 8 00:01:03,794 --> 00:01:06,463 and we need your support. Thank you very, very much. 9 00:01:33,073 --> 00:01:36,313 You have any sense of destiny, you know, why is all this meant for you, 10 00:01:36,368 --> 00:01:39,455 and what's down the road, or are you just taking it a day at a time? 11 00:01:39,955 --> 00:01:43,667 I just want the franchise and Chicago Bulls to be respected as a team... 12 00:01:44,668 --> 00:01:48,547 like the Lakers or Philadelphia 76ers or the Boston Celtics. 13 00:01:48,630 --> 00:01:53,427 It's very hard for something like that to happen, but it's not impossible. 14 00:01:53,510 --> 00:01:56,138 But hopefully, I, and this team 15 00:01:56,221 --> 00:01:59,099 and this whole organization can build a program like that. 16 00:02:04,146 --> 00:02:07,357 Michael Jordan... with 30 points. 17 00:02:07,941 --> 00:02:13,947 And the Chicago Bulls have won their first-ever NBA championship. 18 00:02:23,582 --> 00:02:25,751 There's Jordan for three! 19 00:02:28,629 --> 00:02:30,422 They have done it again! 20 00:02:31,590 --> 00:02:33,050 Now, Pippen gets a snatch. 21 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,637 There's Paxson for three! Yes! 22 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,432 For three straight NBA championships. 23 00:02:40,974 --> 00:02:44,311 Debate will now rage about whether they are the best team ever. 24 00:02:44,895 --> 00:02:48,732 They're not just great athletes. They're a fascinating assortment of personalities. 25 00:02:48,815 --> 00:02:52,110 The most famous man on the planet is here! 26 00:02:53,904 --> 00:02:58,700 My name is Michael Jordan. I played with the Bulls from '84 to '98. 27 00:02:58,784 --> 00:03:02,412 Took an 18-month vacation, hiatus. 28 00:03:03,038 --> 00:03:06,375 So I would say that 13 years that I played with the Bulls. 29 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:12,506 Please welcome from the Chicago Bulls, all-star forward Scottie Pippen! 30 00:03:15,217 --> 00:03:19,137 Scottie Maurice Pippen from Hamburg, Arkansas. 31 00:03:20,264 --> 00:03:22,224 Great passing! Oh! 32 00:03:22,307 --> 00:03:26,520 Baby! It looked like he shifted gears mid-air. 33 00:03:28,063 --> 00:03:31,733 He has led the NBA in rebounds for the last five years. 34 00:03:31,817 --> 00:03:34,027 Please welcome back Dennis Rodman. 35 00:03:34,111 --> 00:03:36,280 Dennis Rodman. What's up? 36 00:03:37,406 --> 00:03:40,742 I was shocked the Chicago Bulls even asked me to come. 37 00:03:40,826 --> 00:03:42,744 I think I was a little more eccentric for them. 38 00:03:42,828 --> 00:03:44,997 There's something about you that's frightening. 39 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,200 Is it because I'm different? 40 00:03:46,748 --> 00:03:50,377 And Rodman just kicked the photographer! The photographer is hurt. 41 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:53,171 That is the last we will see of Dennis Rodman. 42 00:03:54,965 --> 00:03:58,719 At the heart of this team is a rare spirit, coach Phil Jackson. 43 00:03:59,261 --> 00:04:02,306 We created an image that people wanted to be part of. 44 00:04:02,389 --> 00:04:03,890 I think that's all you can hope for. 45 00:04:04,850 --> 00:04:07,644 The Chicago Bulls have won 46 00:04:08,562 --> 00:04:11,690 the '96 NBA championship! 47 00:04:11,773 --> 00:04:14,234 What's unique about this particular dynasty? 48 00:04:14,484 --> 00:04:16,778 I guess what's unique is that, we're, uh... 49 00:04:17,904 --> 00:04:19,573 You know, we've got Michael. 50 00:04:19,656 --> 00:04:26,580 Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael! 51 00:04:28,540 --> 00:04:29,860 Why is everybody here? 52 00:04:29,916 --> 00:04:31,418 - Michael Jordan. - Michael Jordan. 53 00:04:31,501 --> 00:04:33,712 Everybody loves Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. 54 00:04:41,678 --> 00:04:43,597 was about to do. 55 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,434 Five seconds remaining in regulation. The inbound... 56 00:04:48,685 --> 00:04:50,937 Pippen rolls it to Kukoc! 57 00:04:51,021 --> 00:04:56,151 Chicago Bulls have won their fifth championship 58 00:04:56,234 --> 00:04:58,028 in the last seven years! 59 00:04:59,029 --> 00:05:01,948 It is bedlam here at the United Center. 60 00:05:05,994 --> 00:05:07,621 To hometown Chicago fans, 61 00:05:07,704 --> 00:05:10,999 winning the big one is starting to feel almost like a constitutional right 62 00:05:11,083 --> 00:05:14,670 as the Bulls took their fifth NBA title on Friday night. 63 00:05:15,712 --> 00:05:20,801 Count them. One, two, three, four and five NBA championship trophies. 64 00:05:20,884 --> 00:05:23,470 As hundreds of thousands of fans cheered the Bulls, 65 00:05:23,553 --> 00:05:25,013 the drama of what will happen 66 00:05:25,097 --> 00:05:27,766 to this great dynasty was apparent to all... 67 00:05:27,849 --> 00:05:30,811 After the fifth championship, which was '96-'97, 68 00:05:32,354 --> 00:05:36,483 we were looking at this team and we realized, other than Michael, 69 00:05:36,566 --> 00:05:41,238 the rest of the guys were probably at the end of their high-productive years. 70 00:05:42,280 --> 00:05:45,617 We had to decide whether we keep the team together or not, 71 00:05:45,701 --> 00:05:49,037 and we realized maybe this was the time to do a rebuild 72 00:05:49,121 --> 00:05:50,747 and not try to win a sixth championship. 73 00:05:50,831 --> 00:05:52,350 Can they keep the team together? 74 00:05:52,374 --> 00:05:53,810 Is there any doubt Michael... 75 00:05:53,834 --> 00:05:56,211 Questions about the future of Phil Jackson. 76 00:05:56,294 --> 00:05:58,171 Will this be his last year? 77 00:05:58,255 --> 00:06:00,692 How will the Bulls deal with their aging stars... 78 00:06:00,716 --> 00:06:04,010 becoming something transcendent, you can see it evaporating. 79 00:06:07,097 --> 00:06:11,560 I just kept hearing this over and over, and I was just getting irritated, like... 80 00:06:12,018 --> 00:06:13,145 We were winning. 81 00:06:15,188 --> 00:06:18,817 We felt like we were the greatest team ever. 82 00:06:18,900 --> 00:06:20,861 You have to wonder why Michael Jordan, 83 00:06:20,944 --> 00:06:25,073 who is surely the most popular player in our time, would be, in effect, 84 00:06:25,157 --> 00:06:26,950 driven out of professional basketball. 85 00:06:36,334 --> 00:06:37,836 A spectacular move! 86 00:06:37,919 --> 00:06:39,546 The game's over! 87 00:06:39,629 --> 00:06:41,923 Chicago Stadium is going wild! 88 00:06:43,884 --> 00:06:46,386 First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here. 89 00:06:46,470 --> 00:06:47,428 It's time for me to move on. 90 00:06:47,429 --> 00:06:49,829 This will be Phil's last year as coach of the Bulls. 91 00:06:52,434 --> 00:06:54,996 - Are the expectations too high? - Where do we go from here? 92 00:06:55,020 --> 00:06:57,522 The only question: how long can it last? 93 00:07:10,952 --> 00:07:15,373 So, going into 1997-98, the Bulls have won five championships. 94 00:07:16,208 --> 00:07:17,626 There's drama that summer 95 00:07:17,709 --> 00:07:20,962 as to whether they're gonna come back, although I think most of us 96 00:07:21,046 --> 00:07:24,966 who are from Chicago and call Chicago home knew somehow they'd be back. 97 00:07:27,302 --> 00:07:29,304 Jerry Reinsdorf, the majority owner... 98 00:07:30,388 --> 00:07:32,599 would have to leave town if they didn't come back. 99 00:07:32,682 --> 00:07:36,311 You can't argue with championship after championship after championship. 100 00:07:37,062 --> 00:07:39,397 They were still the best team in the NBA. 101 00:07:40,273 --> 00:07:43,860 You have Scottie Pippen, an incredibly talented athlete, 102 00:07:43,944 --> 00:07:45,320 very skilled scorer. 103 00:07:45,403 --> 00:07:48,532 His mental sharpness and his court awareness 104 00:07:48,615 --> 00:07:51,952 and his basketball savvy made him the greatest number-two player ever. 105 00:07:53,453 --> 00:07:57,332 Dennis Rodman was the defensive presence, the rebounder, 106 00:07:57,415 --> 00:08:00,669 someone who, on a team with big egos, didn't need the ball. 107 00:08:01,378 --> 00:08:03,630 And he never ran out of energy, that was the thing. 108 00:08:03,713 --> 00:08:05,257 Whoo! 109 00:08:05,340 --> 00:08:10,178 At that point, Michael Jordan's already the ultimate sports alpha male. 110 00:08:10,887 --> 00:08:14,474 I mean, the only comparisons that I can recall being apt 111 00:08:14,558 --> 00:08:17,686 were to Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali. 112 00:08:18,270 --> 00:08:21,022 That's it. That's the list. There's nobody else on it. 113 00:08:21,606 --> 00:08:23,024 Michael, obviously, 114 00:08:23,108 --> 00:08:25,986 in the wake of this incredible celebration, 115 00:08:26,069 --> 00:08:28,864 there'll be some very difficult business decisions. 116 00:08:29,489 --> 00:08:33,493 We are entitled to defend what we have until we lose it. 117 00:08:34,202 --> 00:08:37,122 If we lose it, then you look at it and say, "Okay, let's change. 118 00:08:37,205 --> 00:08:39,916 Let's just go through a rebuilding." 119 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:44,671 No one's guaranteeing rebuilding's gonna be two or three, four, five years. 120 00:08:45,338 --> 00:08:47,591 Cubs have been rebuilding for 42 years. 121 00:08:52,220 --> 00:08:54,389 If you wanna look at this from a business thing, 122 00:08:55,348 --> 00:08:58,768 have a sense of respect for the people who have laid the groundworks 123 00:08:58,852 --> 00:09:01,396 so that you could be a profitable organization. 124 00:09:43,730 --> 00:09:46,691 We had just finished winning a fifth title. 125 00:09:50,153 --> 00:09:54,199 It's a lot of uncertainty, and management started talking about 126 00:09:54,282 --> 00:09:57,494 the franchise is gonna change or we're gonna rebuild. 127 00:09:58,078 --> 00:09:59,663 I thought it was unfair. 128 00:10:00,830 --> 00:10:05,251 I would never let someone who's not putting on a uniform 129 00:10:06,002 --> 00:10:10,256 and playing each and every day dictate what we do on the basketball court. 130 00:10:13,468 --> 00:10:17,138 So, you know, my mentality was, "Let's put things aside, 131 00:10:17,222 --> 00:10:20,141 you know, from a business sense and focus on that craft. 132 00:10:20,225 --> 00:10:22,894 Let's give them a reason not to think that way." 133 00:10:26,064 --> 00:10:29,526 Michael Jordan waded into the undertone of bitterness on the Bulls 134 00:10:29,609 --> 00:10:32,654 when asked what the Bulls' biggest challenge would be this year. 135 00:10:33,989 --> 00:10:36,157 Um... 136 00:10:36,783 --> 00:10:39,828 Michael glancing up at the office of GM Jerry Krause. 137 00:10:43,707 --> 00:10:46,751 Jerry Krause was the general manager of the Bulls, 138 00:10:47,460 --> 00:10:50,213 and he was certainly at the root of 139 00:10:50,296 --> 00:10:53,591 what made the tension of that season so severe. 140 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,098 Jerry Krause was a scout for the White Sox. 141 00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:02,851 He was there when I bought the White Sox in 1981. 142 00:11:03,393 --> 00:11:06,187 And after I bought the Bulls, he came to see me. 143 00:11:06,271 --> 00:11:08,732 Said he'd like to be general manager of the Bulls. 144 00:11:08,815 --> 00:11:11,151 If everybody's ready, we can get started. 145 00:11:11,234 --> 00:11:12,754 I asked around the league, 146 00:11:12,819 --> 00:11:15,363 and everybody I talked to said, "Don't touch the guy." 147 00:11:15,780 --> 00:11:17,782 Yeah, he had a way of alienating people. 148 00:11:18,950 --> 00:11:22,120 But I wasn't hiring somebody to win a personality contest. 149 00:11:22,203 --> 00:11:25,457 I wanted somebody who truly believed in building a team 150 00:11:25,540 --> 00:11:27,792 the way I wanted to, and Krause was the guy. 151 00:11:29,169 --> 00:11:32,255 To his credit, he did his job. 152 00:11:33,339 --> 00:11:34,339 But... 153 00:11:34,674 --> 00:11:36,426 Jerry had the "little man" problem. 154 00:11:37,135 --> 00:11:39,304 He grew up a little fat kid. 155 00:11:39,387 --> 00:11:41,848 Not a lot of money. He was always the underdog, 156 00:11:42,807 --> 00:11:46,436 and he just couldn't control that part of him that needed... 157 00:11:47,187 --> 00:11:48,271 credit. 158 00:11:49,147 --> 00:11:50,147 Michael! 159 00:11:51,858 --> 00:11:53,618 All the attention is going to Michael 160 00:11:53,693 --> 00:11:55,987 and Scottie and Dennis and Phil. 161 00:11:56,905 --> 00:11:59,157 And Krause was growing resentful about this. 162 00:12:00,575 --> 00:12:03,078 He was good, but he wasn't good enough 163 00:12:03,161 --> 00:12:04,788 to do it without Michael Jordan. 164 00:12:04,871 --> 00:12:07,207 You could argue that Michael Jordan was as good at his job 165 00:12:07,290 --> 00:12:10,168 as anyone has ever been at their job, ever, in anything. 166 00:12:10,251 --> 00:12:12,545 And Krause wants to make the point, 167 00:12:12,629 --> 00:12:15,423 organizations win championships, not players. 168 00:12:15,507 --> 00:12:20,887 Jerry Krause, Bulls general manager, says, "Organizations win titles, not players." 169 00:12:20,970 --> 00:12:24,140 Funny thing, I've never seen him post up and hit a short jump shot. 170 00:12:24,224 --> 00:12:26,851 This quote that was attributed to you... 171 00:12:26,935 --> 00:12:29,020 Well, as you know, David, it was a misquote. 172 00:12:29,104 --> 00:12:33,274 What I said was that players and coaches alone don't win championships, 173 00:12:33,358 --> 00:12:34,400 that organizations do. 174 00:12:34,484 --> 00:12:37,529 I do sincerely believe that organizations, as a whole, win. 175 00:12:37,612 --> 00:12:39,614 One part of it can't win alone. 176 00:12:39,697 --> 00:12:41,825 The guy left the word "alone" out of there. 177 00:12:42,617 --> 00:12:43,719 Right. 178 00:12:43,743 --> 00:12:45,829 He admitted it later on. "Yeah, I left a word out." 179 00:12:45,912 --> 00:12:48,665 You dumb son of a bitch, that's what killed the quote. 180 00:12:49,707 --> 00:12:53,128 It sounded like he was making a very specific point 181 00:12:53,211 --> 00:12:54,879 to a very specific person. 182 00:12:54,963 --> 00:12:58,550 We know that the team is much bigger than the 15 players. 183 00:12:59,551 --> 00:13:02,846 Those guys who work in the front office, they were good people, 184 00:13:02,929 --> 00:13:08,309 but the most important part of the process is the players. 185 00:13:08,393 --> 00:13:13,565 So, for him to say that is offensive to the way that I approach the game. 186 00:13:14,649 --> 00:13:19,320 Krause was picked on an awful lot during this by Michael and Scottie. 187 00:13:19,404 --> 00:13:22,657 I mean, they made fun of him. They mocked him. They mocked him openly. 188 00:13:23,366 --> 00:13:25,368 So those are the pills you take to keep you short. 189 00:13:26,286 --> 00:13:27,871 Or are those diet pills? 190 00:13:30,957 --> 00:13:32,959 Was Jerry Krause a bad guy? No. 191 00:13:33,835 --> 00:13:35,336 He was a good guy. He was fun. 192 00:13:35,420 --> 00:13:39,424 If you saw him interact with your kids, and saw him, you knew he was a good man. 193 00:13:39,507 --> 00:13:44,554 Jerry Krause was one of the nicest, kindest, sweetest men I've ever known. 194 00:13:45,138 --> 00:13:49,767 But sometimes, he would love people who really didn't love him back, 195 00:13:49,851 --> 00:13:51,269 and it would disappoint him. 196 00:13:51,728 --> 00:13:53,021 Did he love Phil? 197 00:13:53,897 --> 00:13:55,565 Well, he loved Phil in the beginning, 198 00:13:55,648 --> 00:13:59,819 but then, you know, they developed a tension between the two of 'em. 199 00:13:59,903 --> 00:14:00,903 Phil, 200 00:14:01,654 --> 00:14:03,531 from a contract standpoint, 201 00:14:03,615 --> 00:14:05,408 wanted to be compensated, 202 00:14:05,992 --> 00:14:10,914 like the other coaches that he had beaten, and Jerry wasn't going to do that. 203 00:14:11,497 --> 00:14:13,791 In Jerry's mind, you moved pieces in and out. 204 00:14:13,875 --> 00:14:15,501 You didn't move Michael Jordan pieces. 205 00:14:16,085 --> 00:14:19,589 Phil Jackson? You can move him in and out. And he was wrong about that. 206 00:14:22,091 --> 00:14:23,551 I said from day one, 207 00:14:23,635 --> 00:14:26,721 if Phil's not coaching, I'm not gonna be a part of rebuilding. 208 00:14:26,804 --> 00:14:30,516 Phil should be the head coach, and I shouldn't be put in a position 209 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,729 to have to make a choice to play for another coach other than Phil Jackson. 210 00:14:34,812 --> 00:14:37,065 Sadly as it may be, I have choices. 211 00:14:38,107 --> 00:14:40,985 You know, and I will not choose to play for another coach. 212 00:14:42,862 --> 00:14:46,616 I think Jerry was looking forward to having a clean slate 213 00:14:46,699 --> 00:14:48,952 and going out and, you know, rebuilding. 214 00:14:49,869 --> 00:14:53,414 His relationship with me had become such a circus. 215 00:14:54,082 --> 00:14:56,542 There was no chance for reconciliation. 216 00:14:57,335 --> 00:15:00,797 All of a sudden, there's this guy from Iowa State, Tim Floyd, the head coach. 217 00:15:01,464 --> 00:15:04,217 He goes fishing with Jerry Krause, and I'm like, "What?" 218 00:15:04,801 --> 00:15:08,888 So, Krause clearly is grooming the next guy. 219 00:15:09,514 --> 00:15:12,600 He's gonna be the next Phil Jackson. 220 00:15:13,309 --> 00:15:15,853 Krause's stepdaughter gets married that summer. 221 00:15:15,937 --> 00:15:20,733 He invites everybody from the team and Tim Floyd... 222 00:15:21,609 --> 00:15:25,154 and he doesn't invite Phil Jackson, the head coach. 223 00:15:25,822 --> 00:15:28,950 I recall that, and I think that was bad form on Jerry's part. 224 00:15:29,033 --> 00:15:30,702 I'm not sure it bothered Phil that much. 225 00:15:30,785 --> 00:15:33,913 If somebody doesn't invite me to a wedding, I'd like to thank 'em. 226 00:15:35,790 --> 00:15:38,251 It was sad that there was such an acrimonious relationship 227 00:15:38,334 --> 00:15:41,713 because Jerry Krause started Phil Jackson's NBA coaching career. 228 00:15:42,422 --> 00:15:46,384 Jerry Krause brought him to Chicago as an assistant coach. 229 00:15:47,010 --> 00:15:50,054 If that hadn't happened, you never would have heard of Phil Jackson. 230 00:15:52,181 --> 00:15:54,517 You know, things evolve, people evolve. 231 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,395 They don't stay stagnant and static in any position. 232 00:15:57,478 --> 00:16:01,065 And more than anything else, coaches' salaries went like this 233 00:16:01,149 --> 00:16:03,860 and general managers' salaries might have gone like this. 234 00:16:03,943 --> 00:16:06,070 Do you think Jerry Krause resents that? 235 00:16:06,988 --> 00:16:08,698 I'm not gonna speculate on that. 236 00:16:09,949 --> 00:16:13,578 I have tremendous regard for Phil, personally and professionally. 237 00:16:13,661 --> 00:16:15,872 I really like Phil Jackson, 238 00:16:15,955 --> 00:16:18,875 and I wanted Phil Jackson to come back and coach the team. 239 00:16:19,625 --> 00:16:23,129 And I just thought that the presence of Jerry was counterproductive. 240 00:16:23,212 --> 00:16:26,507 I just thought if Phil and I would sit down and talk, we'd work it out. 241 00:16:26,591 --> 00:16:27,884 And I flew out to Montana. 242 00:16:27,967 --> 00:16:30,303 I offered him the opportunity to come back. 243 00:16:30,386 --> 00:16:32,138 After weeks of public debate, 244 00:16:32,221 --> 00:16:36,142 many would argue that Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf has come to his senses, 245 00:16:36,225 --> 00:16:40,605 signing Phil Jackson to a one-year deal to return as coach next season. 246 00:16:41,397 --> 00:16:44,359 Phil is the coach, Jerry's the owner. Those two needed to talk. 247 00:16:44,442 --> 00:16:47,403 And we got it done, and we're very happy to have it done. 248 00:16:47,487 --> 00:16:50,073 This will be Phil's last year as the coach of the Bulls. 249 00:16:50,156 --> 00:16:52,950 At the conclusion of the year, we'll look towards the future. 250 00:16:53,576 --> 00:16:57,121 Jerry called me to his office and said, "This is going to be your last year. 251 00:16:57,205 --> 00:17:00,583 I don't care if you win 82 games in a row, this will be your last year here." 252 00:17:00,666 --> 00:17:03,461 So, I said, "Fine," and I walked out of the room. 253 00:17:03,544 --> 00:17:06,422 And that was the only words that were exchanged. 254 00:17:34,075 --> 00:17:37,829 Michael... Hello, Michael. 255 00:17:39,997 --> 00:17:44,710 - How much French do you know? - Very little. But that's okay, I get by. 256 00:17:53,261 --> 00:17:55,888 Michael, what do you think about the Eiffel Tower? 257 00:17:57,765 --> 00:18:00,560 The Bulls were coming off this glorious season. 258 00:18:01,144 --> 00:18:03,521 They had a three-peat and they won two more. 259 00:18:03,604 --> 00:18:06,315 And there they are in Paris, where they were mobbed. 260 00:18:07,775 --> 00:18:09,902 I mean, it was like The Beatles had come to town. 261 00:18:09,986 --> 00:18:12,363 - Come on. - Don't stop. Let's go. 262 00:18:12,447 --> 00:18:13,906 Quick step, quick step. 263 00:18:16,367 --> 00:18:20,913 Michael was like the Pied Piper walking down the Champs-Élysées. 264 00:18:20,997 --> 00:18:23,583 I think he was wearing a beret, because he's Michael. 265 00:18:24,542 --> 00:18:26,127 How do you feel, Michael? 266 00:18:26,752 --> 00:18:28,463 How do you feel? 267 00:18:28,546 --> 00:18:30,232 The NBA champions, Chicago Bulls, 268 00:18:30,256 --> 00:18:32,425 were in Paris for McDonald's Championship. 269 00:18:32,508 --> 00:18:35,511 Just one man is hogging the attention, Michael Jordan. 270 00:18:36,095 --> 00:18:38,806 "He's bigger than the Pope," screams the morning paper, 271 00:18:38,890 --> 00:18:40,475 and everybody wants a piece of him. 272 00:18:40,558 --> 00:18:43,311 - Uh, that's fine. Yeah. - Pocket? 273 00:18:43,394 --> 00:18:44,812 And for the translation. 274 00:18:44,896 --> 00:18:46,647 - Right here is fine? - Right. Yes. 275 00:18:46,731 --> 00:18:48,566 Will you mind signing this, please? 276 00:18:49,150 --> 00:18:51,152 No, no. Not now, not now. 277 00:18:57,533 --> 00:18:59,333 You don't have to be a connoisseur 278 00:18:59,410 --> 00:19:01,871 to know the greatest basketball player of all time. 279 00:19:01,954 --> 00:19:05,708 The person who is the closest to a god on Earth, 280 00:19:05,791 --> 00:19:08,002 Michael "Air" Jordan! Please! 281 00:19:08,085 --> 00:19:10,922 Michael! Michael! 282 00:19:11,005 --> 00:19:14,509 Michael Jordan! 283 00:19:15,968 --> 00:19:18,971 Michael Jordan! 284 00:19:21,724 --> 00:19:23,976 You couldn't make a shortlist 285 00:19:24,060 --> 00:19:28,898 of the most consequential and successful teams in American sports, 286 00:19:28,981 --> 00:19:31,943 and leave Michael Jordan and the '90s Bulls out. 287 00:19:32,485 --> 00:19:35,988 But the Bulls who immediately preceded the Michael Jordan era 288 00:19:36,072 --> 00:19:38,741 could be characterized as mediocre. 289 00:19:46,749 --> 00:19:49,835 Hi, I'm Bob Costas. Join me and Johnny Kerr 290 00:19:49,919 --> 00:19:55,591 for exciting Chicago Bulls basketball action here on WGN Television, channel 9. 291 00:19:55,675 --> 00:20:00,888 We weren't very good, uh, during the time leading up to Michael. 292 00:20:00,972 --> 00:20:05,351 The team was, you know, on a downward keel, if you will. 293 00:20:06,435 --> 00:20:08,395 They've obviously got some problems. 294 00:20:08,437 --> 00:20:10,273 The ball club has not been winning. 295 00:20:11,399 --> 00:20:15,236 Back then, in Chicago, everyone was a Bears fan. 296 00:20:15,987 --> 00:20:20,366 Northsiders were Cubs fans. Southsiders were Sox fans. 297 00:20:21,158 --> 00:20:23,619 Blackhawks had fans scattered throughout, 298 00:20:24,370 --> 00:20:26,372 but there was no buzz about the Bulls. 299 00:20:27,164 --> 00:20:29,434 The Bulls were being outdrawn at the Chicago Stadium 300 00:20:29,458 --> 00:20:32,670 by an indoor soccer team, the Chicago Sting. 301 00:20:32,753 --> 00:20:35,756 Basically, the state of the team was... 302 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,593 It was Rodney Dangerfield, it didn't get no respect. 303 00:20:38,676 --> 00:20:41,178 The Bulls were in need of a lot of reinforcements 304 00:20:41,262 --> 00:20:42,862 if they were gonna be a contending team. 305 00:20:43,681 --> 00:20:49,604 And here comes a young Michael Jordan, brimming with charismatic talent. 306 00:20:50,855 --> 00:20:52,124 When he was in high school, 307 00:20:52,148 --> 00:20:55,192 Michael was one of the top recruited high school players in America. 308 00:20:56,193 --> 00:20:57,987 He decided to play at Chapel Hill 309 00:20:58,070 --> 00:21:00,323 for one of the great coaches of all time, Dean Smith. 310 00:21:02,575 --> 00:21:06,120 At the University of North Carolina, Coach Smith ran a very tight ship. 311 00:21:07,079 --> 00:21:10,791 He was a disciplinarian. A tremendous teacher. 312 00:21:10,875 --> 00:21:12,668 Michael had a ton of respect for him 313 00:21:12,752 --> 00:21:14,879 and he knew he had the best interest for Michael. 314 00:21:14,962 --> 00:21:17,465 I think Mr. Jordan's vision and my vision, 315 00:21:17,548 --> 00:21:21,302 who is going to help him continue to grow as a young adult, 316 00:21:21,385 --> 00:21:24,513 not just basketball, but his education. 317 00:21:24,597 --> 00:21:27,141 Because for me, then, the first priority was education. 318 00:21:34,649 --> 00:21:37,693 Penetrate. Look at the basket. That's it. 319 00:21:38,486 --> 00:21:41,238 Michael's parents did a tremendous job with him. 320 00:21:41,322 --> 00:21:44,158 He was a fine young man. 321 00:21:44,241 --> 00:21:46,577 A very conscientious student, a very good student. 322 00:21:46,661 --> 00:21:51,248 This is your mom reading aloud a letter home from you. 323 00:21:51,999 --> 00:21:58,673 "Dear Mom. How has life been treating you? Fine, I hope. I am doing just fine. 324 00:21:58,756 --> 00:22:01,300 I am sending you my account number 325 00:22:01,384 --> 00:22:04,929 so that you can deposit some money in my account. 326 00:22:05,012 --> 00:22:07,014 I have only $20 left. 327 00:22:07,098 --> 00:22:10,810 Tell everyone I said hello and smile. 328 00:22:10,893 --> 00:22:13,312 God and I love you. Love, Michael. 329 00:22:13,396 --> 00:22:18,275 P.S. Sorry about the phone bill. Please also send me some stamps." 330 00:22:21,362 --> 00:22:25,199 Is that not a college student? "Please send me some stamps." 331 00:22:27,702 --> 00:22:30,121 He was very inconsistent as a freshman, 332 00:22:30,204 --> 00:22:33,708 but he's one of the most competitive ones we've ever had in our drills. 333 00:22:33,791 --> 00:22:37,211 He wanted to get better, and then he had the ability to get better. 334 00:22:39,296 --> 00:22:42,883 Michael Jordan told me he wants to be the best player to ever play here. 335 00:22:43,801 --> 00:22:46,345 I said, "You gotta work harder than you did in high school." 336 00:22:46,429 --> 00:22:49,557 He said, "I worked as hard as everybody." I said, "Excuse me. 337 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,435 I thought you wanted to be the best player to ever play here." 338 00:22:52,518 --> 00:22:55,938 He said, "I'm gonna show you. Nobody will ever work as hard as I work." 339 00:22:59,859 --> 00:23:03,237 After about two and a half hours of hard practice, 340 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,198 I'm walking off the floor, drenched sweat, tired, 341 00:23:06,282 --> 00:23:08,951 and here comes Michael, pushing me back on the floor, 342 00:23:09,034 --> 00:23:12,580 wanting to play a little one-on-one, wanting to see where his game was. 343 00:23:13,497 --> 00:23:15,082 I was better than he was 344 00:23:15,583 --> 00:23:17,418 for about two weeks. 345 00:23:18,419 --> 00:23:19,628 Watch out! 346 00:23:21,630 --> 00:23:24,675 He wanted to learn, he wanted to grow quickly. 347 00:23:24,759 --> 00:23:26,427 He's on a tear right now... 348 00:23:26,510 --> 00:23:28,280 From month to month, from game to game, 349 00:23:28,304 --> 00:23:30,181 he was soaking up information. 350 00:23:30,264 --> 00:23:36,270 Once he got something and added it to the raw talent that he already had, 351 00:23:36,353 --> 00:23:38,439 it was really explosive to see. 352 00:23:43,819 --> 00:23:46,238 And by the time we got to the national championship game, 353 00:23:46,322 --> 00:23:48,199 he was a great player. 354 00:23:50,159 --> 00:23:53,120 Forty-fourth NCAA Division One 355 00:23:53,204 --> 00:23:54,830 Men's Basketball Championship. 356 00:23:54,955 --> 00:23:58,334 The largest crowd ever for a basketball game, 357 00:23:58,417 --> 00:24:00,503 an electric atmosphere. 358 00:24:01,212 --> 00:24:04,298 We were getting out there in front of 60-some thousand people. 359 00:24:04,381 --> 00:24:08,385 I was young, but I had no time to be nervous. 360 00:24:08,469 --> 00:24:12,848 You had two great teams going against each other, who were well coached. 361 00:24:13,516 --> 00:24:15,601 Both teams were equally matched. 362 00:24:19,188 --> 00:24:23,317 Michael had some big key buckets and had some big shots. 363 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,694 Jordan on the... Oh! What a lay-up! 364 00:24:25,778 --> 00:24:28,697 He put that ball up about 12 feet! 365 00:24:28,781 --> 00:24:31,617 It was about as tightly contested a game 366 00:24:31,700 --> 00:24:33,619 as you could ever want to see. 367 00:24:33,702 --> 00:24:36,664 And then, for the ending to be the way that it was, 368 00:24:36,747 --> 00:24:39,583 was rather amazing, as well. 369 00:24:40,251 --> 00:24:43,671 Thirty-two seconds to go. A one-point lead for Georgetown. 370 00:24:43,754 --> 00:24:46,590 Dean Smith has said that's timeout. 371 00:24:46,674 --> 00:24:50,094 Coach Smith called that timeout. We're down one. 372 00:24:50,678 --> 00:24:54,056 This was where Coach Smith was extremely cool. 373 00:24:55,766 --> 00:24:57,935 He was drawing up a play for James. 374 00:24:58,018 --> 00:25:01,981 And he says that, "When you get the ball, swing it back, swing it around. 375 00:25:02,064 --> 00:25:03,482 Michael should have a shot." 376 00:25:04,233 --> 00:25:06,628 He looked at me and said, "If you get the shot, take the shot." 377 00:25:06,652 --> 00:25:08,320 He gave me the green light. 378 00:25:08,904 --> 00:25:13,033 Thirty-two seconds to go. A one-point lead for Georgetown. 379 00:25:13,117 --> 00:25:15,744 They stay in the one-three-one, with Ewing in the middle. 380 00:25:15,828 --> 00:25:17,371 They've gotta look to get it in there. 381 00:25:17,454 --> 00:25:19,558 They knew they'd be focusing on the internal. 382 00:25:19,582 --> 00:25:21,959 That's where the defense was collapsing. 383 00:25:22,042 --> 00:25:26,171 Our offense shifted to one side. The whole defense went that way. 384 00:25:26,255 --> 00:25:28,215 And Michael was on the left side, 385 00:25:28,883 --> 00:25:31,385 - the ball was reversed... - And Michael's wide open. 386 00:25:32,428 --> 00:25:34,305 I caught it in total rhythm. 387 00:25:34,388 --> 00:25:37,558 They had no clue that I was gonna take that shot. 388 00:25:38,267 --> 00:25:39,602 shot. Jordan! 389 00:25:41,312 --> 00:25:43,439 Three! It's over! It's over! 390 00:25:43,522 --> 00:25:48,777 North Carolina has won the 1982 NCAA Championship. 391 00:25:55,284 --> 00:25:57,870 And the man who hit the crucial shot down the stretch 392 00:25:57,953 --> 00:26:01,165 for North Carolina, Michael Jordan. Those points proved to be the game winner. 393 00:26:01,248 --> 00:26:03,876 Michael, how did it feel when the ball dropped through the net? 394 00:26:03,959 --> 00:26:07,922 It felt really good, that I did something to help out the whole team 395 00:26:08,005 --> 00:26:12,718 and maybe win the game, and I just felt very excited at the time. 396 00:26:13,844 --> 00:26:16,472 That turned my name from Mike to Michael Jordan. 397 00:26:16,555 --> 00:26:19,266 It gave me the confidence that I needed 398 00:26:19,350 --> 00:26:21,727 to start to excel at the game of basketball. 399 00:26:28,150 --> 00:26:31,695 I'm just a freshman on the block, and I enjoyed my freshman year. 400 00:26:37,785 --> 00:26:40,663 And I hope in the next three years that I'm here 401 00:26:40,746 --> 00:26:42,957 that we can win at least two or three more. 402 00:26:44,792 --> 00:26:48,128 What Michael really did was improve considerably 403 00:26:48,212 --> 00:26:50,881 between his freshman and sophomore year. 404 00:26:51,382 --> 00:26:52,901 North Carolina turns it over. 405 00:26:52,925 --> 00:26:54,468 Dawkins trying to run past Braddock. 406 00:26:55,177 --> 00:26:57,137 Look at Michael Jordan cover ground! 407 00:26:57,221 --> 00:26:59,515 I think he hit his head on the backboard. 408 00:26:59,598 --> 00:27:02,559 I heard a little bang. And that's how high that young man got up, 409 00:27:02,643 --> 00:27:04,144 he hit the back of his head... 410 00:27:04,228 --> 00:27:08,399 I can't pick one moment. When I think of Michael Jordan, yes, I think of the shot, 411 00:27:09,066 --> 00:27:11,735 but I think of three years of watching that youngster 412 00:27:11,819 --> 00:27:13,988 get better and better and better. 413 00:27:14,571 --> 00:27:17,533 Michael Jordan's the only player that could ever turn it on and off, 414 00:27:18,117 --> 00:27:19,910 and he never frickin' turned it off. 415 00:27:20,494 --> 00:27:24,456 Jordan... Look at that! Holy cow! 416 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,590 But after junior year, I was planning on coming back to school... 417 00:27:34,174 --> 00:27:35,174 What's up? 418 00:27:36,468 --> 00:27:37,384 What's up? 419 00:27:37,386 --> 00:27:39,930 but Coach Smith recommended I go pro. 420 00:27:41,098 --> 00:27:43,392 He was very comfortable in Chapel Hill. 421 00:27:44,018 --> 00:27:46,562 But at the same time, he was hearing, 422 00:27:47,146 --> 00:27:49,189 "You could be one of the top three or four picks." 423 00:27:50,315 --> 00:27:51,984 So, it was weighing heavy on him. 424 00:27:56,238 --> 00:27:59,283 Well, to tell you the truth, I really just decided, 425 00:27:59,366 --> 00:28:02,161 uh, I guess, an hour and a half ago. 426 00:28:02,244 --> 00:28:04,872 I didn't know, I was, you know, 50-50, 427 00:28:04,955 --> 00:28:08,125 and I talked to Coach this morning and, you know, 428 00:28:08,208 --> 00:28:10,127 he helped me and my parents helped me, 429 00:28:10,210 --> 00:28:16,133 and I felt that would be better for me to start now, while I'm young. 430 00:28:19,803 --> 00:28:25,768 The USA Network presents the 1984 NBA college draft. 431 00:28:26,685 --> 00:28:29,354 We are just about ready to go, as we go to the podium 432 00:28:29,438 --> 00:28:32,900 and introduce commissioner of the NBA David Stern. 433 00:28:33,650 --> 00:28:35,903 The Houston Rockets select 434 00:28:36,487 --> 00:28:40,491 Hakeem Olajuwon of the University of Houston. 435 00:28:41,784 --> 00:28:46,872 Olajuwon would have been first by anybody who picked, including me. 436 00:28:47,748 --> 00:28:50,584 - Portland had Clyde Drexler... - Clyde the Glide! 437 00:28:50,667 --> 00:28:53,087 who played the same position as Michael. 438 00:28:53,170 --> 00:28:57,674 So, Portland's feeling was that they needed a center. 439 00:28:57,758 --> 00:29:00,570 Now, the second choice, owned by the Portland Trail Blazers. 440 00:29:00,594 --> 00:29:02,638 Let's go to the commissioner, David Stern. 441 00:29:02,721 --> 00:29:07,184 Portland selects Sam Bowie, University of Kentucky. 442 00:29:09,603 --> 00:29:12,439 So, I knew that, you know, Jordan would be there for us. 443 00:29:13,107 --> 00:29:15,609 Michael Jordan seems to be the next one up. 444 00:29:16,193 --> 00:29:17,903 The Chicago Bulls 445 00:29:18,612 --> 00:29:23,367 pick Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina. 446 00:29:23,450 --> 00:29:26,453 The Chicago Bulls, having the third pick in the draft, 447 00:29:26,537 --> 00:29:30,332 and went with the sensational Michael Jordan of North Carolina. 448 00:29:30,415 --> 00:29:34,545 Jordan, who led North Carolina, now looking to step in to lead the Bulls. 449 00:29:34,628 --> 00:29:36,755 You've got a great opportunity to step in 450 00:29:36,839 --> 00:29:38,882 and win a city that is crying for a winner. 451 00:29:38,966 --> 00:29:41,343 Perhaps you can turn that Bulls thing around. 452 00:29:41,426 --> 00:29:44,888 Hopefully, I can go in and contribute and maybe turn it around. 453 00:29:45,514 --> 00:29:47,224 I'm looking forward to that. 454 00:29:50,769 --> 00:29:56,066 The reality is we were lucky the draft was before the Olympics. 455 00:29:58,110 --> 00:30:02,322 Michael became the most popular amateur basketball player in the world 456 00:30:02,406 --> 00:30:03,782 because of the Olympics. 457 00:30:04,283 --> 00:30:06,535 Jordan gets it, puts it in the hole. 458 00:30:07,161 --> 00:30:08,162 Jordan... 459 00:30:08,954 --> 00:30:09,954 Jordan... 460 00:30:09,997 --> 00:30:12,350 He's the best athlete, one of the best competitors. 461 00:30:12,374 --> 00:30:13,959 He's one of the most skilled players 462 00:30:14,042 --> 00:30:18,172 and that makes him the best basketball player that I've ever seen play. 463 00:30:20,465 --> 00:30:23,218 US has its ninth gold medal, 464 00:30:23,802 --> 00:30:27,556 but it's been an all-USA show in this tournament. 465 00:30:35,063 --> 00:30:37,316 I came from a program in college. 466 00:30:37,399 --> 00:30:40,819 It was about team game. You know, it was a clean program. 467 00:30:41,820 --> 00:30:44,198 It prepared me to go into the Chicago situation, 468 00:30:44,281 --> 00:30:45,782 which was totally different. 469 00:30:47,701 --> 00:30:52,831 Before Michael Jordan got to the Bulls in 1984, drugs were prevalent. 470 00:30:52,915 --> 00:30:56,084 Cocaine and recreational drugs of all types. 471 00:30:56,668 --> 00:30:58,253 So, they had a lot of partiers. 472 00:30:58,754 --> 00:31:01,131 One of the articles I read, they called it 473 00:31:01,215 --> 00:31:03,133 "The Bulls' traveling cocaine circus." 474 00:31:10,515 --> 00:31:12,226 I've never read that article. 475 00:31:15,812 --> 00:31:18,148 - Accurate? - Uh... Look... 476 00:31:19,149 --> 00:31:21,652 Guys were doing things that I didn't see. 477 00:31:22,361 --> 00:31:26,240 I had one event, preseason. I think we were in Peoria. 478 00:31:26,323 --> 00:31:28,784 It was in a hotel so I'm trying to find my teammates. 479 00:31:28,867 --> 00:31:30,827 So I start knocking on doors. 480 00:31:30,911 --> 00:31:33,956 I get to this one door, and I knock on the door, 481 00:31:34,498 --> 00:31:36,708 and I can hear someone says, "Shh. 482 00:31:37,834 --> 00:31:39,002 Someone's outside." 483 00:31:40,796 --> 00:31:44,591 And then you hear this deep voice, says, "Who is it?" I says, "MJ." 484 00:31:44,675 --> 00:31:47,052 And then they all say, "Oh, fuck, he's just a rookie. 485 00:31:47,135 --> 00:31:49,429 Don't worry about it." So they open up the door. 486 00:31:49,513 --> 00:31:53,850 I walk in, and practically the whole team was in there. 487 00:31:54,559 --> 00:31:58,522 And it was like, things I've never seen in my life, 488 00:31:58,605 --> 00:32:00,649 you know, as a young kid. 489 00:32:00,732 --> 00:32:03,527 You got all... You got your lines over here. 490 00:32:03,610 --> 00:32:06,530 You got your weed smokers over here. You got your women over here. 491 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:11,535 So the first thing I said, "Look, man, you know, I'm out," 492 00:32:11,618 --> 00:32:14,913 because all I can think about, if they come and raid this place, 493 00:32:14,997 --> 00:32:20,335 right about now, I am just as guilty as everybody else that's in this room. 494 00:32:21,003 --> 00:32:23,880 And from that point on, I was more or less on my own. 495 00:32:25,924 --> 00:32:28,093 His townhouse was just a regular place. 496 00:32:28,176 --> 00:32:30,637 And at the start, his mom would be there an awful lot. 497 00:32:30,721 --> 00:32:33,598 And Jordan's buddies would come by, 498 00:32:33,682 --> 00:32:37,811 players and what have you, but he was just living like he was still in college. 499 00:32:38,437 --> 00:32:41,773 I enjoyed, you know, just hanging out, playing cards, 500 00:32:41,857 --> 00:32:44,860 watching movies, you know, I wouldn't go into the clubs. 501 00:32:45,944 --> 00:32:48,405 Whatever somebody else might've been doing off the court, 502 00:32:48,488 --> 00:32:52,868 if it was partying or whatever, that wasn't part of what he wanted to do. 503 00:32:52,951 --> 00:32:55,203 Orange juice and 7-Up was his go-to. 504 00:32:55,287 --> 00:33:01,001 I don't smoke, I don't do lines. I didn't drink at the time. 505 00:33:01,084 --> 00:33:04,171 I was looking just to get some rest, get up and go play. 506 00:33:05,130 --> 00:33:08,925 When Jordan first came to the Bulls, he was the number-three pick 507 00:33:09,009 --> 00:33:13,263 so a lot of people thought, "Well, he's only 6'6". So how much can he really do?" 508 00:33:14,139 --> 00:33:17,434 We wish he were 7'1", but he isn't. 509 00:33:17,517 --> 00:33:19,644 Michael gotta realize he's not seven foot, 510 00:33:19,728 --> 00:33:22,147 so he's not gonna carry a team in the NBA. 511 00:33:22,230 --> 00:33:25,359 I really don't think that, uh, 512 00:33:25,442 --> 00:33:28,904 in the NBA anymore, there's really not any such thing as a one-man team. 513 00:33:28,987 --> 00:33:31,948 And I don't think that you can come in expecting one guy 514 00:33:32,032 --> 00:33:33,408 to turn the whole thing around. 515 00:33:33,992 --> 00:33:39,081 There was no one alive, not Coach Smith, not Rod Thorn, who drafted him, 516 00:33:40,165 --> 00:33:43,585 no one, none of the experts, thought that he would become what he became. 517 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,797 When I first got to Chicago, 518 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,800 I went in considering myself the lowest on the totem pole. 519 00:33:49,883 --> 00:33:53,345 Whatever people had been saying about me, I still had to earn my stripes. 520 00:33:55,097 --> 00:33:59,017 When he arrived into the gym on the first day of practice, 521 00:33:59,101 --> 00:34:02,312 you can see that this guy is the best player here. 522 00:34:02,396 --> 00:34:05,315 This cat is different. 523 00:34:05,399 --> 00:34:10,153 When we drafted Michael, I did not know how good Michael was. 524 00:34:10,237 --> 00:34:13,573 The strength he had, the physical strength, was amazing. 525 00:34:16,910 --> 00:34:19,079 The first day of practice, 526 00:34:19,162 --> 00:34:23,917 I got a call from the assistant coach, and he said to me, 527 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:27,254 "Congratulations," and I said, "For what?" 528 00:34:27,337 --> 00:34:31,174 And he said, "You did not screw this draft up. 529 00:34:31,258 --> 00:34:33,468 This guy is really good." 530 00:34:34,553 --> 00:34:38,140 From the first day in practice, my mentality was 531 00:34:38,223 --> 00:34:40,267 whoever is the team leader on that team, 532 00:34:40,350 --> 00:34:41,852 I'm going after him 533 00:34:41,935 --> 00:34:45,147 and I'm not gonna do it with my voice because I had no voice. 534 00:34:45,230 --> 00:34:47,274 I had no... I had no status. 535 00:34:47,983 --> 00:34:49,623 I have to do it with the way that I play. 536 00:34:49,651 --> 00:34:51,361 Twenty-three, Michael Jordan! 537 00:34:51,445 --> 00:34:53,738 I felt like I earned my stripes in the third game. 538 00:34:56,575 --> 00:34:59,870 Milwaukee's always been a nemesis for Chicago. 539 00:34:59,953 --> 00:35:02,914 Every time we played 'em, they beat us. 540 00:35:03,707 --> 00:35:08,670 They had Sidney Moncrief, who was the reigning defensive player of the year, 541 00:35:08,753 --> 00:35:10,755 and they had a tremendous defensive team. 542 00:35:10,839 --> 00:35:13,258 I kind of thought I knew his potential 543 00:35:13,341 --> 00:35:16,678 because I had played against the best players in the NBA so far. 544 00:35:16,761 --> 00:35:20,265 The Magics and the Birds and the Dr. J and Kareem. There were some great players. 545 00:35:20,849 --> 00:35:24,144 Then all of a sudden, this rookie comes into the NBA, 546 00:35:24,644 --> 00:35:27,272 and I watched the way he moved on the court and his instincts, 547 00:35:27,355 --> 00:35:29,608 I'm like, "Wow. That's going to be scary." 548 00:35:29,691 --> 00:35:32,319 Milwaukee Bucks have taken control here, 549 00:35:32,402 --> 00:35:33,987 and they have a nine-point lead. 550 00:35:34,070 --> 00:35:36,615 We were losing, going into the fourth quarter. 551 00:35:36,698 --> 00:35:40,660 Before, guys would get down on themselves and then they just kind of give up. 552 00:35:40,744 --> 00:35:43,955 "Okay, we just chalk this up. We look for the next game." 553 00:35:44,039 --> 00:35:46,082 I'm saying, "The game's not over with." 554 00:35:46,833 --> 00:35:49,169 And Kevin Loughery sensed that in me, 555 00:35:49,252 --> 00:35:52,172 and he just started feeding me the ball, and I just started going. 556 00:35:52,255 --> 00:35:54,567 Jordan now has 24 and is keeping the Bulls in it. 557 00:35:54,591 --> 00:35:56,176 Jordan goes for it! Gets it! 558 00:35:57,302 --> 00:35:58,887 There's Jordan driving... 559 00:35:58,970 --> 00:36:01,515 Whoa! Unbelievable! 560 00:36:01,598 --> 00:36:06,061 Every time we went to trap him, he would split, go down the lane, 561 00:36:06,144 --> 00:36:07,687 make a really difficult shot. 562 00:36:08,230 --> 00:36:09,606 He was so explosive. 563 00:36:10,148 --> 00:36:12,400 I don't think there's anybody that could defend Michael. 564 00:36:13,109 --> 00:36:15,028 We come back and we win the game. 565 00:36:15,820 --> 00:36:18,365 From that point on, everybody on that team felt like, 566 00:36:18,448 --> 00:36:20,575 "This young kid is not gonna let us lose." 567 00:36:20,659 --> 00:36:24,579 Everybody on that Bull team, within a two-week period, 568 00:36:24,663 --> 00:36:26,790 knew he was the best player we had. 569 00:36:26,873 --> 00:36:30,043 And now the noise factor begins to really increase. 570 00:36:30,126 --> 00:36:33,380 Here is the man, Michael Jordan, from North Carolina, 571 00:36:33,463 --> 00:36:35,757 the number-three pick in the NBA draft. 572 00:36:41,888 --> 00:36:43,390 Jordan... What a move! 573 00:36:44,432 --> 00:36:47,769 Jordan on the breakout, driving all the way and jams it home! 574 00:36:47,852 --> 00:36:49,854 As a rookie, he was not a rookie. 575 00:36:50,522 --> 00:36:53,358 He proved, right out of the gates, 576 00:36:53,441 --> 00:36:55,569 there was none other like him. 577 00:36:56,194 --> 00:36:57,862 Driving all the way in... 578 00:36:57,946 --> 00:37:01,074 That's unbelievable! He's put it in... 579 00:37:01,157 --> 00:37:03,410 It was like he had, like, a... 580 00:37:03,493 --> 00:37:05,328 extra levitation gear or something. 581 00:37:05,412 --> 00:37:06,746 It just didn't seem real. 582 00:37:10,959 --> 00:37:12,627 His balance, his footwork, 583 00:37:12,711 --> 00:37:14,045 his fundamentals. 584 00:37:14,129 --> 00:37:16,965 To Jordan. Looking for penetration. 585 00:37:17,048 --> 00:37:18,466 The dude was just... 586 00:37:18,550 --> 00:37:20,176 Mmm-mmm-mmm. 587 00:37:21,845 --> 00:37:24,556 Bodies going flying. What a move! 588 00:37:24,639 --> 00:37:27,142 Jordan driving... What a move! 589 00:37:29,936 --> 00:37:33,273 How's the transition been from college to the NBA? 590 00:37:33,356 --> 00:37:35,150 Well, I think it's been pretty easy. 591 00:37:59,341 --> 00:38:01,861 He's only played professional basketball a few months, 592 00:38:01,885 --> 00:38:03,136 but at age 21, 593 00:38:03,219 --> 00:38:07,557 Michael Jordan is the National Basketball Association's hottest draw. 594 00:38:07,641 --> 00:38:09,476 Since he arrived, the stadium, 595 00:38:09,559 --> 00:38:13,521 which used to be two-thirds empty, has been sold out every game. 596 00:38:14,022 --> 00:38:15,732 When Michael first came to town, 597 00:38:16,733 --> 00:38:19,319 I didn't have the money to buy tickets for a Bulls game, 598 00:38:19,402 --> 00:38:23,156 even the discount ones, back in the day. I was pretty broke. 599 00:38:23,740 --> 00:38:30,372 But suddenly, you have a sports figure that put Chicago on the map, 600 00:38:30,455 --> 00:38:32,791 and that everybody was able to rally around. 601 00:38:33,458 --> 00:38:36,378 Chicagoans like to think of themselves as being a little tough, 602 00:38:36,461 --> 00:38:38,630 blue collar, roll up your sleeves. 603 00:38:39,297 --> 00:38:40,674 You never mail it in. 604 00:38:41,257 --> 00:38:44,386 So people love to see somebody who gives it everything they've got. 605 00:38:44,469 --> 00:38:45,470 Jordan did that. 606 00:38:46,054 --> 00:38:50,517 Tonight's attendance: 18,688. 607 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,812 When Michael came in '84, we got an immediate shot in the arm. 608 00:38:54,396 --> 00:38:56,523 The city was just beside herself. 609 00:38:56,606 --> 00:38:59,901 The interest just grew, and it grew dramatically. 610 00:38:59,984 --> 00:39:02,654 It was just a phenomenal thing to watch it. 611 00:39:03,822 --> 00:39:08,326 Country boy that comes into the big city and makes the big city a special place. 612 00:39:08,827 --> 00:39:11,121 Seems like it's exciting again. 613 00:39:11,204 --> 00:39:13,623 He does some things that I just never seen before. 614 00:39:13,707 --> 00:39:16,584 Words can't describe him. He's poetry in motion. 615 00:39:17,460 --> 00:39:19,188 sellouts everywhere they go... 616 00:39:19,212 --> 00:39:23,883 The 1984-85 season will go down in history as the year Michael Jordan came to town. 617 00:39:23,967 --> 00:39:26,845 He has touched the hearts of Chicagoland and the nation. 618 00:39:26,928 --> 00:39:28,555 What's in his immediate future? 619 00:39:28,638 --> 00:39:31,391 Coronation as the NBA's Rookie of the Year. 620 00:39:31,474 --> 00:39:36,938 A fitting tribute to a man who rescued what some considered a dying franchise. 621 00:39:37,021 --> 00:39:41,192 The 1984-85 NBA Rookie of the Year: 622 00:39:41,276 --> 00:39:42,192 Michael. 623 00:40:24,903 --> 00:40:26,738 Don't mess up. 624 00:40:27,322 --> 00:40:30,533 Don't mess up. Don't mess up. 625 00:40:39,709 --> 00:40:40,835 Come on. 626 00:40:43,296 --> 00:40:45,548 - I like this. This is French. - Okay. 627 00:40:46,382 --> 00:40:47,425 - How's the wife? - Good. 628 00:40:47,509 --> 00:40:49,886 - You just get here? - I was here for the game last night, 629 00:40:49,969 --> 00:40:51,888 - when we came in. - Really? Cool. 630 00:40:51,971 --> 00:40:53,531 - Pretty great. - Reading all about you. 631 00:40:53,598 --> 00:40:55,809 - Enjoyed the photo of you. - Yeah... 632 00:40:58,019 --> 00:41:01,105 You guys are not allowed. Sorry. Nah, I'm just kidding. Come on. 633 00:41:02,398 --> 00:41:03,838 - Thanks. - All right. 634 00:41:07,570 --> 00:41:11,157 I'd like to thank you for coming along on this ride, on this fabulous train. 635 00:41:12,325 --> 00:41:14,828 You gotta set me up with a schedule for when I get back. 636 00:41:14,911 --> 00:41:16,746 Get this shit taken care of. 637 00:41:16,830 --> 00:41:18,190 - Okay, so that looks good. - Yeah. 638 00:41:27,841 --> 00:41:30,009 Basketball fans from around the world 639 00:41:30,093 --> 00:41:31,636 have been gathering since early today, 640 00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:35,181 here at the Palais Omnisports de Bercy, here in Paris. 641 00:41:35,265 --> 00:41:37,559 They're here to see one man, Michael Jordan, 642 00:41:37,642 --> 00:41:40,728 five-time NBA champion Chicago Bull. 643 00:41:56,661 --> 00:41:59,497 Scottie Pippen wasn't there. He had an injury, 644 00:41:59,581 --> 00:42:01,624 and you figure, "Well, they don't need him." 645 00:42:01,708 --> 00:42:04,377 Dennis Rodman wasn't there either, he was holding up. 646 00:42:04,460 --> 00:42:05,920 But it was almost irrelevant 647 00:42:06,004 --> 00:42:08,381 'cause you knew Michael was going to annihilate everybody. 648 00:42:10,758 --> 00:42:13,344 The Bulls are without Dennis Rodman 649 00:42:13,428 --> 00:42:14,971 and they're without Scottie Pippen. 650 00:42:16,681 --> 00:42:18,826 Intimidation, that's what this is all about. 651 00:42:18,850 --> 00:42:22,478 These guys have never played against a team like this. 652 00:42:23,229 --> 00:42:25,148 Nothing but net for Michael Jordan! 653 00:42:26,024 --> 00:42:28,985 Jordan... Look out! Three in a row! 654 00:42:29,068 --> 00:42:30,153 Jordan... 655 00:42:31,362 --> 00:42:32,405 Oh, baby! 656 00:42:32,989 --> 00:42:36,075 Michael played every game as if it was his last. 657 00:42:36,159 --> 00:42:37,160 Every single game. 658 00:42:37,243 --> 00:42:39,412 There was never a day off. 659 00:42:40,246 --> 00:42:42,832 He knew that there was gonna be somebody in that crowd 660 00:42:42,916 --> 00:42:45,627 that never saw him play before. That's what kept him going. 661 00:42:45,710 --> 00:42:49,964 It wasn't, "I went to see this guy play and he only got 12 points." Didn't happen. 662 00:42:50,548 --> 00:42:54,677 Call HÃoagen-Dazs 'cause I want two scoops of this scoop shot. 663 00:42:55,261 --> 00:42:57,573 The French players just helpless out there. 664 00:42:57,597 --> 00:43:00,850 The Bulls won by 26. Jordan, il fait très bien. 665 00:43:03,144 --> 00:43:05,355 Your first championship. Congratulations, dog. 666 00:43:05,438 --> 00:43:07,318 I'll get a bottle of champagne with you tonight. 667 00:43:07,398 --> 00:43:08,398 All right. 668 00:43:09,067 --> 00:43:10,318 Can I get a hug, too? 669 00:43:13,821 --> 00:43:16,658 - It don't count. - I'm gonna hug Jeffrey and Marcus, then. 670 00:43:16,741 --> 00:43:19,494 - I won a championship, I'mma go tell them. - It don't count. 671 00:43:19,577 --> 00:43:23,873 Good game. All right, man. Good game. 672 00:43:23,957 --> 00:43:25,625 - Can I have your... - Good game. 673 00:43:48,898 --> 00:43:51,335 - Is that going to the Berto Center? - Get out of here. 674 00:43:51,359 --> 00:43:54,404 - Is that going to the Berto Center? - No. Phil, keep it. 675 00:43:55,279 --> 00:43:58,074 - Don't let Jerry get it. - What? 676 00:44:01,911 --> 00:44:04,789 All right. For all you guys who have never won before, 677 00:44:04,872 --> 00:44:06,290 welcome to being a champion. 678 00:44:07,458 --> 00:44:10,336 That's a good start. That's a good start. 679 00:44:10,420 --> 00:44:12,880 Tonight, Michael put on quite a show. 680 00:44:13,464 --> 00:44:19,971 And we're proud to go home and continue on this quest for another championship 681 00:44:20,054 --> 00:44:23,391 in 1997-98. Thank you. 682 00:44:26,853 --> 00:44:29,188 Phil always looked for a theme for every season, 683 00:44:29,939 --> 00:44:33,151 and given that it was the last year we were going to be together, 684 00:44:33,234 --> 00:44:35,361 management had already made that decision. 685 00:44:35,903 --> 00:44:38,072 In typical Phil fashion, you know, 686 00:44:38,156 --> 00:44:40,491 he had a name for it. 687 00:44:41,909 --> 00:44:43,829 We arrived at the practice facility. 688 00:44:44,162 --> 00:44:46,998 It's our first official meeting as a team. 689 00:44:47,081 --> 00:44:48,541 Get the team handbook. 690 00:44:49,751 --> 00:44:52,962 Laminated on the front page: Last Dance. 691 00:44:53,046 --> 00:44:55,214 I talked to the players about, 692 00:44:55,298 --> 00:44:59,135 particularly, how important it was for us to really be together 693 00:44:59,218 --> 00:45:02,221 in this last run that we were going to have. 694 00:45:02,305 --> 00:45:04,766 So, I called it The Last Dance. 695 00:45:04,849 --> 00:45:06,726 That whole meeting was... 696 00:45:07,727 --> 00:45:10,730 enjoy what's happening because this is it. 697 00:45:19,655 --> 00:45:22,950 Good evening, and welcome once again to Bulls basketball 698 00:45:23,034 --> 00:45:26,871 as the Bulls open the home portion of their '97-'98 campaign. 699 00:45:26,954 --> 00:45:30,750 Game time programs tonight, folks. Only two bucks on the outside. 700 00:45:30,833 --> 00:45:34,504 If you don't go see Michael Jordan, you're missing out on life. For sure. 701 00:45:34,587 --> 00:45:38,591 She said do you want Christmas presents under the tree 702 00:45:38,674 --> 00:45:43,429 or do you wanna see Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman? 703 00:45:43,513 --> 00:45:45,056 - Yeah. - We picked the Bulls. 704 00:45:46,140 --> 00:45:49,769 Bulls caps, T-shirts! Right here! T-shirts! 705 00:45:49,852 --> 00:45:54,148 Tonight, Jordan and the Bulls return to Chicago for the ring ceremony. 706 00:45:54,232 --> 00:45:57,068 It's not like the first time, but it ain't bad for MJ and company. 707 00:45:57,151 --> 00:45:58,903 Ring number five and banner number five. 708 00:45:58,986 --> 00:46:01,666 Your fifth ring ceremony just as exciting as the first? 709 00:46:02,115 --> 00:46:05,535 Even more so. You put it in perspective so we're looking for number six. 710 00:46:05,618 --> 00:46:07,203 Good luck tonight. Thanks for stopping. 711 00:46:07,286 --> 00:46:08,806 Always nice to hear Michael 712 00:46:08,830 --> 00:46:11,040 talk about the possibility of winning number six. 713 00:46:11,124 --> 00:46:13,042 And you'll see that ring ceremony. 714 00:46:13,126 --> 00:46:15,253 It's only moments away, here at the United Center. 715 00:46:19,799 --> 00:46:21,092 This is the last night 716 00:46:21,175 --> 00:46:23,344 we celebrate the championship of last year. 717 00:46:23,427 --> 00:46:25,763 It's going to be a nice celebration, and we'll enjoy it. 718 00:46:25,847 --> 00:46:29,308 What's important is winning this game. We've got to start off with a win. 719 00:46:29,392 --> 00:46:31,102 Okay. So get yourself back in tune 720 00:46:31,185 --> 00:46:33,646 to what we have to do, and take care of business tonight. 721 00:46:33,729 --> 00:46:34,981 Okay. All right, guys. 722 00:46:40,611 --> 00:46:42,381 David Stern, thank you for talking to us. 723 00:46:42,405 --> 00:46:43,321 Good to be here. 724 00:46:43,322 --> 00:46:45,762 Talk about the perspective you can put on this team 725 00:46:45,825 --> 00:46:47,326 and what it has meant to your league. 726 00:46:47,410 --> 00:46:49,871 There'll never be quite another team like this. 727 00:46:49,954 --> 00:46:54,542 They have gotten to be the number-one sports team in the world. 728 00:46:54,625 --> 00:46:58,796 It's a very exciting time in the life of the league and in my life, too. 729 00:47:06,804 --> 00:47:08,347 How's it going? You gonna warm up now? 730 00:47:08,431 --> 00:47:10,349 Yeah, we just gonna warm up right now. 731 00:47:11,601 --> 00:47:13,853 Look, Jerry, you wanna do some layups with us? 732 00:47:13,936 --> 00:47:14,936 Yep. 733 00:47:15,479 --> 00:47:17,106 - They gotta lower the rim. - Yep. 734 00:47:18,107 --> 00:47:21,194 I'm here on behalf of basketball fans around the world 735 00:47:21,277 --> 00:47:26,449 to congratulate the 1997 NBA champion Chicago Bulls, 736 00:47:26,532 --> 00:47:32,622 a team for our time, the basketball team of our time and one for the ages. 737 00:47:33,206 --> 00:47:37,251 The architect of the 1996-97 Bulls championship team 738 00:47:37,335 --> 00:47:40,046 and two-time executive of the year, Jerry Krause! 739 00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:47,803 Phil Jackson, the coach! 740 00:47:51,849 --> 00:47:58,064 And now, your five-time world champion Chicago Bulls! 741 00:48:07,573 --> 00:48:09,825 Bill Wennington! 742 00:48:09,909 --> 00:48:12,286 Steve Kerr! 743 00:48:12,370 --> 00:48:14,330 Toni Kukoc! 744 00:48:14,413 --> 00:48:16,874 Dennis Rodman! 745 00:48:18,251 --> 00:48:21,087 Scottie Pippen! 746 00:48:24,340 --> 00:48:27,802 From North Carolina, 747 00:48:27,885 --> 00:48:32,932 at guard, 6'6", Michael Jordan! 748 00:48:42,108 --> 00:48:43,776 If you guys remember in 1984 749 00:48:43,859 --> 00:48:46,362 when they drafted Michael Jordan to the city of Chicago... 750 00:48:48,155 --> 00:48:51,075 I said then that we would be champions by the time I leave. 751 00:48:51,867 --> 00:48:53,995 Well, we are five-time champions, going for six, 752 00:48:55,454 --> 00:48:57,832 and we need your support. Thank you very, very much. 753 00:49:01,544 --> 00:49:04,547 That season could be the end, you know. 754 00:49:04,630 --> 00:49:07,842 It could very well be the end, and we had to think that way. 755 00:49:07,925 --> 00:49:11,095 Let's get refocused back in this game, let's get out of the blocks quickly, 756 00:49:11,178 --> 00:49:13,014 and let's do what we did last time. Let's go. 757 00:49:13,848 --> 00:49:16,058 - What time is it? - Game time!