1 00:00:29,739 --> 00:00:31,579 Michael Jordan has said it many times. 2 00:00:31,616 --> 00:00:35,494 He considers Madison Square Garden to be the mecca of basketball. 3 00:00:38,206 --> 00:00:41,125 If, in fact, this is his final NBA All-Star Game, 4 00:00:41,209 --> 00:00:43,669 it's a perfect place to make a last statement. 5 00:00:44,503 --> 00:00:46,589 On the verge of a repeat three-peat, 6 00:00:46,672 --> 00:00:48,966 Michael Jordan is playing his last year. 7 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:52,511 Bulls GM Jerry Krause swore on Wednesday 8 00:00:52,595 --> 00:00:55,181 that Phil Jackson would not return next year, 9 00:00:55,264 --> 00:00:57,642 and said if Michael chooses to leave 10 00:00:57,725 --> 00:00:59,977 because there was another coach, then it's his choice. 11 00:01:00,061 --> 00:01:01,604 - Boy! Hey! - What's up? 12 00:01:01,687 --> 00:01:03,147 Hey, your feet look good! 13 00:01:04,732 --> 00:01:07,860 Kobe Bryant, the youngest All-Star in history 14 00:01:07,944 --> 00:01:10,905 - at 19 years, five months. - I've talked to him. 15 00:01:10,988 --> 00:01:12,708 It's the same thing. He's a 19-year-old kid. 16 00:01:12,740 --> 00:01:16,285 They're saying, "Kobe, you look ready to be the man at the All-Star Game." 17 00:01:16,369 --> 00:01:18,537 You can't forget the king is still on the court. 18 00:01:22,541 --> 00:01:24,210 Michael's going here? 19 00:01:24,877 --> 00:01:27,147 - There you go. - You get the chair. 20 00:01:27,171 --> 00:01:30,549 Man, I must be the old guy. I remember I used to be way in the back. 21 00:01:30,633 --> 00:01:32,713 We gave you a nice, comfortable chair. 22 00:01:39,141 --> 00:01:40,810 So you're feeling all right, huh? 23 00:01:41,227 --> 00:01:43,187 I guess so, since you're gonna play me 40 minutes. 24 00:01:43,229 --> 00:01:45,106 You better be ready. 25 00:01:45,189 --> 00:01:46,649 Good shots out there. 26 00:01:46,732 --> 00:01:49,127 If you don't have anything in the middle, kick it out, 27 00:01:49,151 --> 00:01:51,631 make that extra pass, somebody should be wide open for a three. 28 00:01:52,655 --> 00:01:54,448 While we're here, we might as well win. 29 00:01:54,532 --> 00:01:56,012 - Yeah. - Right? 30 00:01:56,784 --> 00:01:59,328 That Laker boy's gonna take everybody one-on-one. 31 00:01:59,412 --> 00:02:00,579 I know, right? 32 00:02:00,663 --> 00:02:02,957 - Yeah! - Who, Kobe? Yeah. 33 00:02:03,457 --> 00:02:07,003 He don't let the game come to him. He just go out there and take it. 34 00:02:08,504 --> 00:02:11,424 I'm going to make this shit happen. I'm gonna make this a one-on-one game. 35 00:02:12,049 --> 00:02:15,369 I figured after the first four attempts didn't go in, he was gonna chill. 36 00:02:15,428 --> 00:02:16,262 What? 37 00:02:16,345 --> 00:02:17,972 After the first four attempts? 38 00:02:18,055 --> 00:02:20,808 If I was his teammate, I wouldn't pass him the fucking ball! 39 00:02:21,392 --> 00:02:25,062 You want this ball again, brother, you better rebound. 40 00:02:27,565 --> 00:02:30,860 - This is the East locker room. - Hold up, hold up. 41 00:02:30,943 --> 00:02:33,380 - Got nothing to do with the West. - Hold up. 42 00:02:33,404 --> 00:02:36,699 He got nothing but his damn Laker colors on. 43 00:02:36,782 --> 00:02:38,784 Yeah, yeah, like he coaching. 44 00:02:39,869 --> 00:02:42,079 Now, I'm with the old motherf... Oops! 45 00:02:42,163 --> 00:02:44,165 - The old mugs. - There ain't many of us here. 46 00:02:44,248 --> 00:02:46,500 That's why I come to say "What's up?" to my boy. 47 00:02:46,584 --> 00:02:49,024 - What's happening? How you doing? - How you feeling? 48 00:02:49,086 --> 00:02:50,086 Damn! 49 00:02:50,588 --> 00:02:51,422 Good, man. 50 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:52,607 - Michael... - I'm lovin' it. 51 00:02:52,631 --> 00:02:54,842 Would you like to have some of his ass today? 52 00:02:54,925 --> 00:02:57,762 Hey, you know I'd be coming at him, Larry. 53 00:02:57,845 --> 00:03:00,264 Just like I used to come at both of y'all. 54 00:03:02,308 --> 00:03:04,852 Just about tip-off time at Madison Square Garden 55 00:03:04,935 --> 00:03:07,355 for the 48th NBA All-Star Game. 56 00:03:07,438 --> 00:03:10,066 And there you see Kobe Bryant in the foreground, 57 00:03:10,149 --> 00:03:12,401 the man many have dubbed the next Michael Jordan. 58 00:03:12,985 --> 00:03:14,236 I got Mike, I got Mike. 59 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,155 - Here is Michael. - Ah! 60 00:03:17,365 --> 00:03:19,575 Count it, plus the foul for Jordan! 61 00:03:22,953 --> 00:03:25,456 I grew up watching Michael on TV, 62 00:03:25,539 --> 00:03:27,917 and now you got a chance to go face-to-face with him. 63 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,087 You get a chance to really see and touch and feel... 64 00:03:31,670 --> 00:03:35,549 the strength, speed, quickness. And, um... 65 00:03:36,175 --> 00:03:37,927 It was fun to be out there. 66 00:03:38,010 --> 00:03:40,262 He's got the ball in his hands again. 67 00:03:40,346 --> 00:03:42,181 To Garnett. Back to Kobe! 68 00:03:42,264 --> 00:03:43,265 Oh! 69 00:03:44,975 --> 00:03:47,603 He just wants to get to the offensive end and go one-on-one. 70 00:03:47,686 --> 00:03:49,206 I'm gonna make his ass work down here. 71 00:03:49,271 --> 00:03:50,951 He make it out, we gotta get back! 72 00:03:51,607 --> 00:03:52,441 He hauling ass. 73 00:03:52,525 --> 00:03:54,985 I ain't tryin' to be down there on a poster, dog. 74 00:03:55,694 --> 00:03:57,488 I ain't jumpin' with him. No. 75 00:03:57,571 --> 00:03:59,925 It was a rough couple of years for me, coming to the league. 76 00:03:59,949 --> 00:04:02,829 At the time, the league was much older. It's not as young as it is today. 77 00:04:03,327 --> 00:04:05,871 So, nobody was really thinking much of me. 78 00:04:05,955 --> 00:04:09,625 I was the kid that... shot a bunch of air-balls, you know what I mean? 79 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:13,629 And at that point, Michael provided a lot of guidance for me. 80 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:16,882 I had a question about shooting his turnaround shot, 81 00:04:16,966 --> 00:04:18,175 so I asked him about it. 82 00:04:18,717 --> 00:04:21,345 And he gave me a great, detailed answer, 83 00:04:21,887 --> 00:04:25,307 but on top of that, he said, "If you ever need anything, give me a call." 84 00:04:26,350 --> 00:04:27,643 He's like my big brother. 85 00:04:29,562 --> 00:04:35,443 I truly hate having discussions about who would win one-on-one, 86 00:04:36,235 --> 00:04:39,113 and fans saying, "Kobe, you'd beat Michael one-on-one." 87 00:04:39,196 --> 00:04:40,531 And I feel like, "Yo! 88 00:04:41,031 --> 00:04:43,367 What you get from me is from him." 89 00:04:44,910 --> 00:04:48,289 I don't get five championships here without him, 90 00:04:48,372 --> 00:04:51,917 'cause he guided me so much and he gave me so much great advice. 91 00:04:52,001 --> 00:04:53,681 Kobe had challenged Michael. 92 00:04:53,752 --> 00:04:57,882 Michael comes out and he's saying, "Not tonight, young fella. Uh-uh, Kobe. 93 00:04:57,965 --> 00:05:00,134 I got some more tricks left in my bag." 94 00:05:00,217 --> 00:05:02,595 He's not ready to leave yet, folks. 95 00:05:03,596 --> 00:05:06,098 Great job, guys. Hey, Jordan, you're my boy. 96 00:05:06,182 --> 00:05:08,434 Thank you. You know it, you know it. 97 00:05:08,517 --> 00:05:10,686 - I'll see you down the road. - Cool. 98 00:05:10,769 --> 00:05:12,229 - Congratulations. - You're my boy. 99 00:05:13,147 --> 00:05:14,899 See you in the Finals. Hopefully. 100 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:17,318 - Y'all gonna be there. - I know we will. 101 00:05:17,401 --> 00:05:18,819 I ain't that soft! 102 00:05:19,403 --> 00:05:20,403 Big Daddy! 103 00:05:21,113 --> 00:05:23,574 I'm only gonna allow him to have his trophy 104 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:26,535 if he promises to come back and do it again. 105 00:05:28,579 --> 00:05:34,960 The All-Star of All-Stars, the MVP, Michael Jordan. 106 00:05:35,586 --> 00:05:36,795 If there was ever any doubt 107 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:39,965 that he could've kept playing at an MVP and championship level... 108 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:42,885 there's the All-Star Game, he's the MVP. 109 00:05:43,969 --> 00:05:46,555 He's still the star among stars. 110 00:05:47,431 --> 00:05:49,683 Even though there were explanations offered, 111 00:05:50,267 --> 00:05:53,229 people couldn't understand why he was gonna step away. 112 00:05:53,312 --> 00:05:55,147 The public wanted him to keep going. 113 00:05:58,192 --> 00:05:59,693 A spectacular move! 114 00:05:59,777 --> 00:06:01,362 The game's over! 115 00:06:01,445 --> 00:06:03,781 Chicago Stadium is going wild! 116 00:06:05,741 --> 00:06:08,244 First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here. 117 00:06:08,327 --> 00:06:09,203 It's time for me to move on. 118 00:06:09,286 --> 00:06:11,686 This will be Phil's last year as coach of the Bulls. 119 00:06:14,291 --> 00:06:16,853 - Are the expectations too high? - Where do we go from here? 120 00:06:16,877 --> 00:06:19,380 The only question: how long can it last? 121 00:06:37,189 --> 00:06:41,610 Knowing this is the last dance, unless something actually changes, 122 00:06:42,361 --> 00:06:44,530 I went into Madison Square Garden, 123 00:06:44,613 --> 00:06:47,074 "This is the last time I'm gonna be playing here." 124 00:06:47,616 --> 00:06:49,577 And that was my favorite place to play. 125 00:06:53,205 --> 00:06:56,125 Went back and grabbed an old pair of Jordan 1s. 126 00:06:57,001 --> 00:06:59,295 It's the first shoe I wore in the Garden, 127 00:06:59,378 --> 00:07:01,338 so this was gonna be the last shoe, 128 00:07:01,422 --> 00:07:03,662 being that this was the last time I'd play in the Garden. 129 00:07:17,479 --> 00:07:20,274 Sweet. You laced those. 130 00:07:21,609 --> 00:07:24,489 Toni, you weren't around. You was a baby when I broke these out. 131 00:07:24,570 --> 00:07:25,821 What was the year? 132 00:07:25,904 --> 00:07:28,699 - '84. How old were you? - That's when I started. 133 00:07:28,782 --> 00:07:29,992 You were 12 years old. 134 00:07:30,701 --> 00:07:31,981 Toni was still in diapers. 135 00:07:32,411 --> 00:07:33,912 You look at these shoes, 136 00:07:33,996 --> 00:07:36,248 you put these shoes on then put on some of them... 137 00:07:36,999 --> 00:07:40,044 Innovation has taken a long turn. 138 00:07:58,437 --> 00:08:03,150 I first met Michael Jordan in 1984. I went to North Carolina 139 00:08:03,233 --> 00:08:05,653 to interview Michael and his family to represent him. 140 00:08:07,696 --> 00:08:09,114 His parents asked great questions. 141 00:08:09,198 --> 00:08:11,825 They were very intelligent, extremely personable. 142 00:08:12,951 --> 00:08:16,872 Our firm, ProServ, had a lot of very high-profile tennis clients, 143 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:19,500 like Jimmy Connors, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe. 144 00:08:20,125 --> 00:08:22,461 Arthur Ashe had his own shoes and tennis racket. 145 00:08:23,045 --> 00:08:27,675 This is the racket I won Wimbledon with. You could've bought it. Really. 146 00:08:27,758 --> 00:08:31,679 The strategy was to try to take a team sport player 147 00:08:31,762 --> 00:08:35,307 and treat him more like a golfer or a boxer or a tennis player. 148 00:08:35,891 --> 00:08:38,102 I said to David, "What are you trying to do? 149 00:08:38,185 --> 00:08:40,604 You trying to turn this guy into a tennis player? 150 00:08:40,688 --> 00:08:43,607 He's a basketball player, he's not a tennis player." 151 00:08:44,233 --> 00:08:48,987 I said, "That's exactly what I'm trying to do." And the very first deal was shoes. 152 00:08:49,905 --> 00:08:51,657 We took him out to meet Converse, 153 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:54,410 which, at that time, was the official shoe of the NBA. 154 00:08:59,540 --> 00:09:03,252 They have Magic Johnson, Dr. J, Bernard King, Larry Bird... 155 00:09:07,756 --> 00:09:10,843 The Converse Weapon. The number-one weapon in the NBA. 156 00:09:10,926 --> 00:09:14,722 Converse had big players, and told me, "We cannot... 157 00:09:15,347 --> 00:09:17,516 envision you being put ahead of them." 158 00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:19,476 Okay. Fine. 159 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:22,247 Did you have a shoe company that you wanted to go with? 160 00:09:22,271 --> 00:09:23,271 That was Adidas. 161 00:09:24,148 --> 00:09:27,443 I like the Lakers and I like Marques Johnson. 162 00:09:27,526 --> 00:09:29,945 And I like Adidas. I like the Adidas shoe. 163 00:09:30,946 --> 00:09:33,991 Adidas was really dysfunctional by that time. 164 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,493 They had just told me, "We'd love to have Jordan. 165 00:09:36,577 --> 00:09:39,163 We just can't make a shoe work at this point in time." 166 00:09:40,247 --> 00:09:43,959 I wanted Michael to go with Nike because they were the upstart. 167 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:49,298 In the early '80s, Nike was, for the most part, a track shoe company. 168 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:53,510 Michael didn't even wanna be at Nike. 169 00:09:54,595 --> 00:09:57,890 I couldn't even get him to get on the damn plane and go visit the campus, 170 00:09:58,474 --> 00:09:59,808 so I called his parents. 171 00:09:59,892 --> 00:10:01,852 My mother said, "You're gonna go listen. 172 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,062 You may not like it, but you're gonna go listen." 173 00:10:04,146 --> 00:10:06,857 "Mom, I don't wanna hear it. I know what I wanna do. 174 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:08,734 I am not going to Nike's, Mama." 175 00:10:08,817 --> 00:10:12,696 I says, "Michael, you have to give 'em an opportunity." 176 00:10:12,780 --> 00:10:14,823 She made me go on that plane and go listen. 177 00:10:16,366 --> 00:10:18,952 I go into that meeting, not wanting to be there. 178 00:10:19,787 --> 00:10:21,705 Nike made this big pitch. 179 00:10:21,789 --> 00:10:24,917 My father said, "You gotta be a fool for not taking this deal." 180 00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:32,966 Back then, the best guys might've gotten $100,000 or so, 181 00:10:33,050 --> 00:10:35,552 and he got probably $250,000. 182 00:10:35,636 --> 00:10:36,637 It was like... 183 00:10:37,763 --> 00:10:39,181 "You will pay him what? 184 00:10:39,681 --> 00:10:41,225 A young rookie... 185 00:10:42,226 --> 00:10:43,769 that's done nothing? 186 00:10:44,436 --> 00:10:46,188 You must be out of your mind." 187 00:10:48,190 --> 00:10:51,109 When I negotiated the Nike deal, I said to them, 188 00:10:51,193 --> 00:10:53,654 "You're a small company, and if you want Michael Jordan, 189 00:10:53,737 --> 00:10:55,739 he's gotta have his own shoe line." 190 00:10:56,698 --> 00:10:59,034 Nike had just come out with this new technology 191 00:10:59,117 --> 00:11:01,578 for their running shoes called Air Soles. 192 00:11:01,662 --> 00:11:03,747 And obviously, Michael played in the air. 193 00:11:03,831 --> 00:11:05,999 I said, "I got it. We're gonna call it Air Jordan." 194 00:11:06,083 --> 00:11:10,629 "Air Jordan"? That got a pretty good ring to it. 195 00:11:14,341 --> 00:11:16,885 Nike's expectation, when we signed the deal, 196 00:11:16,969 --> 00:11:18,846 was at the end of year four, 197 00:11:18,929 --> 00:11:22,599 they hoped to sell $3 million worth of Air Jordans. 198 00:11:22,683 --> 00:11:25,269 In year one, we sold $126 million. 199 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:36,196 As a commodity, 200 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,116 Michael Jordan is as hot as a Cabbage Patch doll right now. 201 00:11:39,199 --> 00:11:41,243 The endorsements are fast and furious. 202 00:11:41,326 --> 00:11:43,662 The photo sessions seem endless. 203 00:11:43,745 --> 00:11:44,985 Like a politician, 204 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:47,078 Jordan moves gracefully through a crowd of admirers, 205 00:11:47,124 --> 00:11:50,168 sipping orange juice, collecting business cards. 206 00:11:50,252 --> 00:11:53,714 Deals have already been cut with Wilson Sporting Goods, McDonald's... 207 00:11:55,966 --> 00:12:01,388 For a kid, it was almost like... holding a lightsaber from Star Wars. 208 00:12:01,471 --> 00:12:03,724 You needed that shoe to be like him. 209 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:06,143 It was more than a status symbol. 210 00:12:06,226 --> 00:12:08,437 You knew this guy was the guy. 211 00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:13,108 They came in different styles. 212 00:12:13,191 --> 00:12:16,403 The other brands didn't change too much. Jordans changed with the times. 213 00:12:17,029 --> 00:12:19,948 Everybody was like, "You gotta get a pair of Jordans." 214 00:12:20,032 --> 00:12:23,493 And so, every year we would save up money. 215 00:12:23,577 --> 00:12:26,038 I would cut grass, and do chores, 216 00:12:26,121 --> 00:12:28,624 and save up money, and wait in line at Foot Locker. 217 00:12:29,958 --> 00:12:33,754 Before Michael Jordan, sneakers were just for playing basketball. 218 00:12:34,838 --> 00:12:39,217 And all of a sudden, sneakers became fashion and culture. 219 00:12:39,718 --> 00:12:42,262 My first film was She's Gotta Have It. 220 00:12:42,346 --> 00:12:46,099 I played a character called Mars Blackmon. And I made sure that Mars 221 00:12:46,183 --> 00:12:48,018 would be wearing a pair of Air Jordans 222 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:51,104 because Michael is the hero of the youth today. 223 00:12:54,691 --> 00:12:58,070 You stepped on my brand new white Air Jordans that I just bought. 224 00:12:58,153 --> 00:12:59,923 - How much you pay for 'em? - A hundred bucks! 225 00:12:59,947 --> 00:13:01,907 - American dollars! - $108 with tax! 226 00:13:01,990 --> 00:13:03,533 I'd give him 100 headaches. 227 00:13:03,617 --> 00:13:08,664 And the fact that Nike used Spike Lee to produce Jordan commercials 228 00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:11,458 suddenly brought urban culture 229 00:13:11,541 --> 00:13:13,585 and crossed it together with sports. 230 00:13:13,669 --> 00:13:14,503 Mark. 231 00:13:14,586 --> 00:13:17,965 Yo! Mars Blackmon here with my main man Michael Jordan. 232 00:13:18,048 --> 00:13:20,509 Yo, Mike, what makes you the best player in the universe? 233 00:13:20,592 --> 00:13:22,886 - Is it the vicious dunks? - No, Mars. 234 00:13:22,970 --> 00:13:24,846 - Is it the haircut? - No, Mars. 235 00:13:25,430 --> 00:13:27,307 - Is it the shoes? - No, Mars. 236 00:13:27,391 --> 00:13:28,892 Money, it's gotta be the shoes. 237 00:13:28,976 --> 00:13:30,602 Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. Shoes. 238 00:13:30,686 --> 00:13:32,854 - You sure it's not the shoes? - I'm sure, Mars. 239 00:13:33,397 --> 00:13:34,398 Cut! 240 00:13:34,481 --> 00:13:36,608 My game was my biggest endorsement. 241 00:13:36,692 --> 00:13:40,487 What I did on the basketball court, my dedication to the game, 242 00:13:40,570 --> 00:13:42,114 led to all this other stuff. 243 00:13:42,197 --> 00:13:45,575 Believe me, if I was averaging two points, three rebounds, 244 00:13:45,659 --> 00:13:48,203 I wouldn't have signed anything with anybody. 245 00:13:48,286 --> 00:13:50,205 So, my game did all my talking. 246 00:13:53,709 --> 00:13:55,919 We are back at Madison Square Garden. 247 00:13:56,003 --> 00:13:58,481 Michael Jordan wearing the original Air Jordans 248 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:02,467 that he wore the first time he played at Madison Square Garden back in 1984. 249 00:14:02,551 --> 00:14:04,803 And Michael will get a standing ovation 250 00:14:04,886 --> 00:14:06,555 from the Garden crowd here. 251 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:16,398 Michael. Two seconds to shoot. Over Houston. Got it! 252 00:14:16,982 --> 00:14:18,525 It must be the shoes. 253 00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:22,112 Michael... hits again! 254 00:14:25,866 --> 00:14:28,426 This is beautiful basketball that we're watching. 255 00:14:31,246 --> 00:14:33,248 By half-time, my feet are bleeding. 256 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:36,293 But I'm having a good game. I don't wanna take 'em off. 257 00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,088 Michael... Oh, my goodness! 258 00:14:40,589 --> 00:14:44,009 A number of the players and even two of the officials are laughing. 259 00:14:44,092 --> 00:14:45,886 Michael Jordan now has 40 points. 260 00:14:46,845 --> 00:14:49,598 And only one guy has this level of artistry. 261 00:14:50,140 --> 00:14:52,559 Spinning in the lane for the slam! 262 00:14:52,642 --> 00:14:55,103 And Spike Lee is all over Michael Jordan, 263 00:14:55,187 --> 00:14:57,814 and Michael has a few words by way of retort. 264 00:14:57,898 --> 00:15:00,258 He just told him that he couldn't guard him. 265 00:15:00,901 --> 00:15:02,903 He said, "You can't guard me. You too little." 266 00:15:02,986 --> 00:15:07,491 Then he says, "You come out here." Spike says, "I will, Money." 267 00:15:10,452 --> 00:15:11,870 Michael with 42, 268 00:15:11,953 --> 00:15:15,082 and if this was Michael Jordan's final game at Madison Square Garden, 269 00:15:15,165 --> 00:15:19,169 he leaves no doubt whatsoever that he exits just as he entered. 270 00:15:19,252 --> 00:15:20,754 The best there is. 271 00:15:21,797 --> 00:15:23,548 I couldn't take those shoes off fast enough. 272 00:15:23,632 --> 00:15:27,469 And when I took the shoes off, my sock was soaked in blood. 273 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,722 It's kind of fun to come back here and play, 274 00:15:30,806 --> 00:15:33,141 and remember some of the old days and some of the things... 275 00:15:33,225 --> 00:15:36,770 Some of the games that I've had here, and the shoes was a part of that... 276 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:38,271 My feet are killing me. 277 00:15:38,855 --> 00:15:40,816 - Michael! - Michael! 278 00:15:48,156 --> 00:15:50,242 Close that door. Hey, close that door! 279 00:15:51,243 --> 00:15:53,745 I had to go back to all the way to '84 to whip y'all ass. 280 00:15:53,829 --> 00:15:55,205 - Don't start that shit. - I won't. 281 00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:56,414 How you been doing? 282 00:16:20,021 --> 00:16:21,982 Prior to the season of '92, 283 00:16:22,065 --> 00:16:25,193 the team talked about the difficulty of repeating. 284 00:16:25,694 --> 00:16:28,113 And we had this statement, "You're only a success 285 00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:30,532 at the moment you perform a successful act." 286 00:16:30,615 --> 00:16:31,825 You have to do it again. 287 00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:43,044 Jordan with the block and then the save, which was unbelievable. 288 00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:51,219 I've always thought that the '92 team was maybe the best Bulls team ever. 289 00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:09,237 Starting with that season, I felt Michael never played basketball anymore. 290 00:17:09,321 --> 00:17:10,989 He just figured out how to win the game. 291 00:17:11,573 --> 00:17:16,953 He knew how to steer momentum, he knew how to get guys going. 292 00:17:17,662 --> 00:17:20,457 And not only was he that good on the offensive end, 293 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:22,459 he was just as good on the defensive end. 294 00:17:23,210 --> 00:17:26,129 He was just playing a different game than the rest of us. 295 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:30,759 He'd let us play. But he was there to win the game. 296 00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:32,636 And he knew that. 297 00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:36,139 And once he figured that out, you couldn't beat him. 298 00:17:37,515 --> 00:17:40,685 Good evening, basketball fans, wherever you may be. 299 00:17:40,769 --> 00:17:45,607 Tonight begins the 1992 NBA Finals. 300 00:17:47,275 --> 00:17:49,712 The Chicago Bulls, the Portland Trail Blazers. 301 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:52,864 The two best teams in the NBA go head-to-head. 302 00:17:52,948 --> 00:17:56,076 We have two great teams led by two superstar players. 303 00:17:56,159 --> 00:17:59,788 All eyes will be focused on the matchup of Drexler and Jordan. 304 00:17:59,871 --> 00:18:01,373 When you look at these two players, 305 00:18:01,456 --> 00:18:03,792 there's not a whole lot of difference between 'em. 306 00:18:03,875 --> 00:18:07,796 Both had outstanding seasons, seasons that statistically mirrored each other. 307 00:18:08,380 --> 00:18:11,341 Clyde The Glide says, "We're the two best in the game, 308 00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:13,927 but I'm not getting into a war of words with Mike." 309 00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:17,430 Clyde was a threat. I'm not saying he wasn't a threat. 310 00:18:17,514 --> 00:18:20,850 But me being compared to him, I took offense to that. 311 00:18:21,351 --> 00:18:22,936 I'm working for NBC. 312 00:18:23,853 --> 00:18:25,146 I'm covering the Finals. 313 00:18:26,064 --> 00:18:31,194 So, the night before game one, we're at Michael's house, playing cards, 314 00:18:31,278 --> 00:18:33,863 and he said, "You know what's gonna happen tomorrow. 315 00:18:33,947 --> 00:18:35,615 I'm gonna give it to this dude." 316 00:18:38,034 --> 00:18:39,714 And the matchup at the start, 317 00:18:39,786 --> 00:18:42,664 Michael Jordan facing Clyde Drexler. 318 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:47,210 Jordan... from three-point land! 319 00:18:47,294 --> 00:18:48,545 So he hit that first three. 320 00:18:48,628 --> 00:18:51,399 - Here's Pippen. - And then here come the second. 321 00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:54,759 - Open for another three! - The third one. 322 00:18:54,843 --> 00:18:57,304 Back to Jordan. And hit for three! 323 00:18:57,387 --> 00:19:00,098 That's his fourth three-point field goal. 324 00:19:00,682 --> 00:19:06,062 Michael Jordan, with four three-pointers in a half, has tied the NBA Finals record. 325 00:19:06,146 --> 00:19:10,525 Michael didn't want anybody to have nothing over him. 326 00:19:10,608 --> 00:19:13,194 Jordan for three! Yes! 327 00:19:14,321 --> 00:19:19,993 An NBA Finals record. Five three-pointers in a half. 328 00:19:20,076 --> 00:19:24,205 And every time he hit a three, he glanced over at me, at the NBC table. 329 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:27,584 Here's Jordan again from downtown. 330 00:19:29,210 --> 00:19:33,423 Did you see that look? Michael indicating he can't believe it. 331 00:19:35,550 --> 00:19:41,473 An NBA championship record, 35 points in the half. 332 00:19:41,556 --> 00:19:44,726 And he was like... "I'm killing this dude." 333 00:19:48,772 --> 00:19:52,150 Based on the way I was playing at that time, it wasn't even close. 334 00:19:53,193 --> 00:19:54,986 So I attacked him every night. 335 00:19:58,573 --> 00:19:59,991 Here's Jordan. 336 00:20:04,662 --> 00:20:06,623 Jordan. Nice. 337 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:07,999 Thirty-five seconds. 338 00:20:08,458 --> 00:20:09,959 Grant wide open! 339 00:20:12,587 --> 00:20:17,592 What a move by Jordan! Amazing! And hitting! 340 00:20:23,681 --> 00:20:25,725 Four-point Chicago lead. 341 00:20:25,809 --> 00:20:29,270 Drexler with the check. He thought there might be a timeout remaining. 342 00:20:36,778 --> 00:20:41,241 The Chicago Bulls have won the NBA championship 343 00:20:41,324 --> 00:20:43,410 for the second straight season! 344 00:20:49,249 --> 00:20:54,129 One is great, two is almost impossible. Congratulations, Chicago. 345 00:20:54,712 --> 00:20:57,173 This is the happiest moment in many, many years! 346 00:20:57,257 --> 00:21:01,177 It feels so good. Oh, boy! 347 00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:04,889 The one thing I would say, and I'd say it from Jerry Reinsdorf on down, 348 00:21:04,973 --> 00:21:06,975 this is a great organization. 349 00:21:07,058 --> 00:21:09,060 This organization is special. 350 00:21:09,144 --> 00:21:12,439 From Jerry... It starts with Jerry, and it goes down all the way to Joe Lee, 351 00:21:12,522 --> 00:21:14,941 our clubhouse guy who's been here 25 years. 352 00:21:15,024 --> 00:21:17,694 It's an organization thing, and that's what it's all about. 353 00:21:17,777 --> 00:21:21,030 The team is great, but the organization is one of the all-time great, 354 00:21:21,114 --> 00:21:24,701 if not the greatest organization ever. That's what I'm so much proud of. 355 00:21:26,536 --> 00:21:28,788 - Are you smoking a cigar, Mike? - Yeah. 356 00:21:28,872 --> 00:21:29,872 Give me one. 357 00:21:30,331 --> 00:21:32,584 You can't smoke it. It will stunt your growth. 358 00:21:34,961 --> 00:21:37,464 Coming off his second championship... 359 00:21:38,214 --> 00:21:41,259 second Finals MVP, second MVP season, 360 00:21:42,302 --> 00:21:44,053 Michael was the king of the world. 361 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:50,226 And it was the first year that we were trying to get the pros into the Olympics. 362 00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:52,562 When are you putting on the USAB sneakers? 363 00:21:53,104 --> 00:21:55,982 Uh... It's a week from Sunday, isn't it? 364 00:21:56,065 --> 00:21:57,108 Yeah. 365 00:21:57,192 --> 00:21:59,819 Yeah, but I got a lot of partying to do from now until then. 366 00:22:00,403 --> 00:22:02,572 - Hey, Phil! - I'm in charge of it today. 367 00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:04,073 He knows the neighborhood. 368 00:22:04,782 --> 00:22:06,242 I tell you, the Olympics... 369 00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:09,370 If Chuck Daly plays me over ten minutes, I'm quitting. 370 00:22:23,927 --> 00:22:27,514 With the United States Basketball taking a beating at international play, 371 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:31,226 the call went out for NBA help. The result? 372 00:22:31,309 --> 00:22:34,062 In 1992, for the first time, 373 00:22:34,145 --> 00:22:38,107 a team of mostly NBA players will defend America's Olympic pride. 374 00:22:41,444 --> 00:22:43,613 Before the '92 Olympics, 375 00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:48,618 Rod Thorn calls me and says, "We would love for you to be on the Dream Team." 376 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:50,787 I says, "Who's all playing?" 377 00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:54,999 He says, "What does that mean?" I said, "Who's all playing?" 378 00:22:56,167 --> 00:22:58,628 He says, "Well, the guy you're talking about 379 00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:01,130 or you're thinking about is not gonna be playing." 380 00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:05,552 We're going to ask a few things about the Olympics. 381 00:23:05,635 --> 00:23:07,428 All right. No Isiah Thomas stuff. 382 00:23:07,512 --> 00:23:09,352 - No Isiah Thomas questions. - Cool. 383 00:23:10,014 --> 00:23:12,225 Now there has been speculation 384 00:23:12,308 --> 00:23:16,604 that your icy relationship with Isiah Thomas 385 00:23:16,688 --> 00:23:19,983 is the reason that he was not selected. 386 00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:22,694 I respect Isiah Thomas' talent. 387 00:23:23,236 --> 00:23:26,614 To me, the best point guard of all time is Magic Johnson 388 00:23:26,698 --> 00:23:28,658 and right behind him is Isiah Thomas. 389 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:32,495 No matter how much I hate him, I respect his game. 390 00:23:32,579 --> 00:23:35,206 Now, it was insinuated that I was asking about him, 391 00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:37,625 but I never threw his name in there. 392 00:23:38,793 --> 00:23:41,379 I don't know what went into that process. 393 00:23:42,297 --> 00:23:45,508 I met the criteria to be selected. 394 00:23:46,551 --> 00:23:47,594 But I wasn't. 395 00:23:48,511 --> 00:23:51,097 The Dream Team, based on the environment, 396 00:23:51,848 --> 00:23:54,726 and the camaraderie that happened on that team... 397 00:23:55,768 --> 00:23:57,186 It was the best harmony. 398 00:23:57,270 --> 00:24:00,857 Would Isiah have made a different feeling on that team? Yes. 399 00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:06,029 - Magic Johnson angry. - He's very upset. 400 00:24:06,112 --> 00:24:08,865 At that point, Magic and Isiah had had their thing. 401 00:24:09,490 --> 00:24:11,701 Bird and Isiah have had their thing. 402 00:24:12,243 --> 00:24:15,538 And Scottie. That's half the team. 403 00:24:15,622 --> 00:24:17,040 They did not want to play with him. 404 00:24:18,041 --> 00:24:19,834 Everybody puts it on Michael 405 00:24:19,917 --> 00:24:22,295 'cause we knew that dislike was out in the open. 406 00:24:22,378 --> 00:24:26,007 They left the bench although there's 7.9 seconds remaining. 407 00:24:26,090 --> 00:24:27,884 The Pistons just left. 408 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:29,677 But there was a lot more to it than that. 409 00:24:29,761 --> 00:24:34,390 You want to attribute it to me, go ahead, be my guest, but it wasn't me. 410 00:24:35,391 --> 00:24:38,019 With Jordan, Pippen, Magic and Bird leading the way, 411 00:24:38,102 --> 00:24:40,897 this team's billed as the greatest ever assembled. 412 00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:43,368 What did you treasure the most 413 00:24:43,441 --> 00:24:44,901 about that experience that summer? 414 00:24:44,984 --> 00:24:47,987 The practices... and the camaraderie. 415 00:24:48,071 --> 00:24:50,239 You know, how the guys bonded together. 416 00:24:59,540 --> 00:25:00,833 Great! 417 00:25:00,917 --> 00:25:03,211 You can't get too close to Michael. It's a foul. 418 00:25:03,294 --> 00:25:05,171 Hey. 419 00:25:05,254 --> 00:25:09,342 You haven't committed a foul in almost a year and a half, man. How can you talk? 420 00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:11,177 My goodness. 421 00:25:12,261 --> 00:25:14,222 I don't think you ever fouled out of a game. 422 00:25:14,305 --> 00:25:15,848 When did he ever foul out of the game? 423 00:25:15,932 --> 00:25:19,602 I'm the young guy with the elder statesmen. 424 00:25:19,686 --> 00:25:22,605 That's right, that's right. They all have to listen to me. 425 00:25:22,689 --> 00:25:24,190 Whatever I say, goes. 426 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,400 Who's that? 427 00:25:26,818 --> 00:25:31,197 Man, I had some of my fondest memories just hanging out with Michael. 428 00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:35,910 We played cards every night against each other, 429 00:25:35,993 --> 00:25:39,872 and if I had the upper hand, he wanted to play another hour. 430 00:25:41,082 --> 00:25:42,250 Another hour. 431 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:45,044 And then, he never wants to just beat you. 432 00:25:45,128 --> 00:25:50,049 He wants to put his foot on your neck and just... 433 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,844 I mean, "You're not satisfied with beating me, 434 00:25:52,927 --> 00:25:54,387 you wanna crush me, too?" 435 00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:55,304 "Yup." 436 00:25:55,388 --> 00:25:58,266 They had a practice game in Monte Carlo. 437 00:25:59,225 --> 00:26:04,397 And Magic and Barkley's team got off to a big lead. 438 00:26:04,939 --> 00:26:07,191 - Ball! - Whoo! Yes! 439 00:26:07,817 --> 00:26:11,904 That was the greatest basketball, I think, that we all were involved in. 440 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:16,617 Great passing, great shooting, great defense. 441 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:20,371 All NBA players going back and forth at each other. 442 00:26:21,873 --> 00:26:22,707 Let's go. 443 00:26:22,790 --> 00:26:25,209 There was real trash talking going on from... 444 00:26:25,293 --> 00:26:27,462 Particularly from Charles and Magic toward Michael. 445 00:26:27,545 --> 00:26:28,671 Don't be cheatin' on me! 446 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:31,215 Magic always got under Michael's skin for some reason. 447 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,011 Right there. Right back at it, baby. 448 00:26:35,094 --> 00:26:37,096 I'm coming after you. Free throws. 449 00:26:37,180 --> 00:26:40,558 It's all right! That's all right! Here we go! 450 00:26:42,643 --> 00:26:44,979 God damn. You don't play no defense. That's weak. 451 00:26:45,062 --> 00:26:47,648 We ain't in Chicago Stadium no more. 452 00:26:47,732 --> 00:26:50,777 We're up about eight points, I think. Something like that. 453 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,737 And I went over and tapped him. 454 00:26:53,863 --> 00:26:58,409 I said, "Look, man, if you don't turn into Air Jordan, we gonna blow you out." 455 00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:01,746 Man, what did I say that for? 456 00:27:01,829 --> 00:27:05,583 Michael proceeded to score every time down the court. 457 00:27:06,417 --> 00:27:08,294 He was like, "You wanna know who the guy is? 458 00:27:08,377 --> 00:27:09,377 Here's who the guy is." 459 00:27:10,046 --> 00:27:12,131 He broke the huddle, hit a three. Bam! 460 00:27:12,215 --> 00:27:14,801 Came back down, hit another three. Bam! 461 00:27:14,884 --> 00:27:18,095 He came through the middle and just shook everybody. Bam! 462 00:27:18,846 --> 00:27:21,766 Before we know, they was up two. 463 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:23,351 Yes! 464 00:27:23,434 --> 00:27:24,268 Yes! 465 00:27:24,352 --> 00:27:28,314 He drove to the basket and the referee called a foul, 466 00:27:28,898 --> 00:27:32,276 and Magic threw the ball up to the top of the arena 467 00:27:32,819 --> 00:27:34,904 and was screaming about, 468 00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:38,950 "Just like the NBA, he gets every call! Same thing over here!" 469 00:27:39,033 --> 00:27:41,953 All they did was move the Bulls stadium right here. 470 00:27:42,036 --> 00:27:44,622 That's all they did. That's all they did. 471 00:27:44,705 --> 00:27:46,833 This is the '90s. 472 00:27:46,916 --> 00:27:50,628 I don't care if it's the '90s or not. What's that supposed to mean? 473 00:27:50,711 --> 00:27:52,588 This is the '90s. 474 00:27:55,633 --> 00:27:57,385 How you like that ass kicking we gave y'all? 475 00:27:57,468 --> 00:27:59,053 No, no, no. Come on, now. 476 00:28:00,263 --> 00:28:04,392 After the practice, they get on the bus to go back to the hotel. 477 00:28:05,351 --> 00:28:09,313 And for a couple of minutes, there's no talking. 478 00:28:10,356 --> 00:28:13,526 When we got on the bus, it was... It was... Whoo! Man. 479 00:28:13,609 --> 00:28:17,488 And all of a sudden, Magic says to Barkley, 480 00:28:17,572 --> 00:28:20,449 "Hey, Charles, I guess we shouldn't have pissed the man off." 481 00:28:20,533 --> 00:28:24,245 And then everybody, "This is the greatest practice ever. We love this!" 482 00:28:24,829 --> 00:28:25,872 Ooh, la, la! 483 00:28:25,955 --> 00:28:31,419 After that game, everyone acknowledged we're in a new era. 484 00:28:32,044 --> 00:28:35,006 Michael Jordan was the alpha-alpha. 485 00:28:36,632 --> 00:28:37,717 Period. 486 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:38,902 - Michael! - What's up? 487 00:28:38,926 --> 00:28:42,054 Game on the line, who would take the last shot? 488 00:28:42,138 --> 00:28:43,138 Me. 489 00:28:44,307 --> 00:28:46,100 - That's a dumb question. Me. - Yeah. 490 00:28:47,643 --> 00:28:50,104 But now, a cavalry rides to the rescue. 491 00:28:50,187 --> 00:28:51,647 As the Olympics open to NBA players, 492 00:28:51,731 --> 00:28:54,817 the US sends the greatest team ever assembled. 493 00:28:55,693 --> 00:28:58,529 The United States will be the overwhelming favorite in Barcelona. 494 00:28:58,613 --> 00:29:01,657 Among the competition, though, there's one team that stands out. 495 00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:03,993 Like the USA, it's loaded with talent. 496 00:29:04,076 --> 00:29:06,704 Croatia has built a basketball powerhouse. 497 00:29:09,957 --> 00:29:14,462 There's Toni Kukoc, the 6'10" wizard they call the left-handed Magic Johnson. 498 00:29:14,545 --> 00:29:17,757 A lot of excitement about tomorrow's game against Croatia, 499 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:21,636 our first chance to see Toni Kukoc against this kind of competition. 500 00:29:21,719 --> 00:29:23,763 What do you know about him and them? 501 00:29:23,846 --> 00:29:25,056 I don't know a lot about him, 502 00:29:25,139 --> 00:29:28,809 but if you listen to Michael and Scottie, they know a whole lot about him 503 00:29:28,893 --> 00:29:31,187 because, apparently, there was some mixed emotions 504 00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:33,397 about him going to Chicago. 505 00:29:34,273 --> 00:29:40,154 With the second pick in the second round, the Chicago Bulls select Toni Kukoc. 506 00:29:40,237 --> 00:29:43,824 Toni's certainly an outstanding young prospect. 507 00:29:44,408 --> 00:29:46,911 I also think that he's an outstanding young man. 508 00:29:48,204 --> 00:29:50,498 But after I was drafted by the Bulls, 509 00:29:50,581 --> 00:29:53,918 the situation at home was not so great, 510 00:29:54,585 --> 00:29:56,295 'cause of the war and everything. 511 00:29:56,879 --> 00:29:59,548 Yugoslavia is, of course, a country divided. 512 00:29:59,632 --> 00:30:02,843 In June, two of its republics, Croatia and Slovenia, 513 00:30:02,927 --> 00:30:06,347 declared their independence, igniting a bloody civil war. 514 00:30:07,348 --> 00:30:10,810 I just decided to play a couple more years in Europe first. 515 00:30:12,061 --> 00:30:18,776 Just to be there, kind of, just to, uh, not take off completely. 516 00:30:19,527 --> 00:30:22,530 And I was making considerably more in Europe 517 00:30:22,613 --> 00:30:25,449 than I would make my first couple of years here. 518 00:30:26,033 --> 00:30:29,912 We're not talking a little money, we're talking a couple million. 519 00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:34,542 Jerry went over to watch Toni play in what was then Yugoslavia 520 00:30:34,625 --> 00:30:39,338 and said Toni Kukoc is gonna be the future of the Chicago Bulls. 521 00:30:41,716 --> 00:30:45,553 Jerry was fawning over Toni so much 522 00:30:45,636 --> 00:30:49,473 while our team here was winning championships. 523 00:30:49,557 --> 00:30:53,978 And it just... It rubbed a lot of the players the wrong way, unfortunately. 524 00:30:54,061 --> 00:30:57,565 The timing of this Kukoc thing is where the problem has been all along. 525 00:30:57,648 --> 00:30:59,900 He went out to negotiate with Kukoc 526 00:30:59,984 --> 00:31:03,029 while Pippen was waiting to sign the deal that he's currently under. 527 00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:05,656 They put him on hold while they negotiated with Kukoc. 528 00:31:05,740 --> 00:31:10,244 Krause, you know, he's willing to put someone in front of his actual kids, 529 00:31:10,327 --> 00:31:14,165 who have given him everything that we could give him. 530 00:31:16,042 --> 00:31:19,920 At that time, I have no idea what was going on with the Bulls. 531 00:31:20,004 --> 00:31:24,091 I don't know the frictions between Scottie and Jerry, Michael and Jerry. 532 00:31:25,051 --> 00:31:29,972 So, going to the Olympics, I kinda thought everything was okay. 533 00:31:31,015 --> 00:31:34,143 The major story line that carries into this game 534 00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,312 involves European star Toni Kukoc. 535 00:31:36,395 --> 00:31:39,899 In the Dream Team locker room, before the first game against Croatia, 536 00:31:39,982 --> 00:31:44,779 Michael just said, "Hey, guys. Kukoc. Leave him for Scottie and me." 537 00:31:47,031 --> 00:31:49,241 Kukoc being played by Pippen. 538 00:31:50,534 --> 00:31:52,369 And Kukoc went to the reverse. 539 00:31:53,287 --> 00:31:55,831 There's Jordan with the step on Kukoc. 540 00:31:56,540 --> 00:31:59,627 Kukoc trying to return it, Pippen with the steal. 541 00:32:00,211 --> 00:32:01,879 Well, I didn't play a good game. 542 00:32:01,962 --> 00:32:06,592 I got surprised by how strict they played defense. 543 00:32:06,675 --> 00:32:10,888 I didn't expect somebody to be next to me literally the whole game. 544 00:32:10,971 --> 00:32:15,643 Jordan and Pippen are intent on showing their superiority. 545 00:32:16,477 --> 00:32:20,773 Toni Kukoc became a great teammate and I love Toni Kukoc for who he is, 546 00:32:21,273 --> 00:32:23,984 but the way he was introduced to me and Scottie was... 547 00:32:24,068 --> 00:32:27,071 I didn't appreciate it and it drove my energy. 548 00:32:27,154 --> 00:32:29,532 And at this point, Toni Kukoc... 549 00:32:30,116 --> 00:32:33,577 zero points, zero rebounds for the Croatian team. 550 00:32:33,661 --> 00:32:35,830 Jordan and Pippen have been all over him. 551 00:32:35,913 --> 00:32:39,708 I felt bad for Toni and I thought Michael and Scottie were out of line. 552 00:32:39,792 --> 00:32:41,001 He was terrified. 553 00:32:41,877 --> 00:32:43,879 And it's Pippen again. 554 00:32:43,963 --> 00:32:45,548 Here's Pippen... 555 00:32:46,215 --> 00:32:49,885 Third foul. Pippen with a setup from below. 556 00:32:49,969 --> 00:32:52,888 Well, to this point, it has been all Scottie Pippen. 557 00:32:54,515 --> 00:32:57,601 Jerry paved the way for a lot of hell on Toni Kukoc. 558 00:32:59,145 --> 00:33:00,980 Not only was it just me and Michael, 559 00:33:01,063 --> 00:33:05,568 but every guy on that Olympic team looked at that kid and felt like, 560 00:33:05,651 --> 00:33:09,071 "He may not even think about coming to the NBA after he played against us." 561 00:33:09,155 --> 00:33:10,739 The pressure continues. 562 00:33:11,740 --> 00:33:15,703 It wasn't anything personally about Toni... 563 00:33:16,287 --> 00:33:20,457 but we were gonna do everything that we could to make Jerry look bad. 564 00:33:20,541 --> 00:33:22,209 Eighteen off a 19-5 run. 565 00:33:22,293 --> 00:33:25,629 Jordan rejected Kukoc. Here's a three-on-two. 566 00:33:25,713 --> 00:33:27,798 Pippen, all the way! 567 00:33:30,134 --> 00:33:32,011 A 33-point victory. 568 00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:35,055 Pippen also holding Toni Kukoc to four points. 569 00:33:35,639 --> 00:33:40,352 I know Scottie was a little pissed about all the publicity surrounding Kukoc, 570 00:33:40,436 --> 00:33:44,690 and he proved today that if they gonna give anybody in Chicago any more money, 571 00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:45,900 it better be him. 572 00:33:46,650 --> 00:33:50,070 I still hear talk that he just had a bad game, he was nervous, but... 573 00:33:50,696 --> 00:33:54,450 if he's that nervous, then he can't come to the NBA and play two games. 574 00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:55,701 They didn't know me. 575 00:33:55,784 --> 00:33:59,371 I don't see a reason... Why would they try and take it on me? 576 00:33:59,455 --> 00:34:00,873 They don't know me at all. 577 00:34:00,956 --> 00:34:03,417 That's the first time we meet. 578 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:06,420 Scottie says he doesn't think he could play in the NBA. 579 00:34:06,503 --> 00:34:07,503 Do you agree? 580 00:34:08,339 --> 00:34:11,717 Yeah, that's a little bit unfair and unjust to him. You gotta realize, 581 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,304 the guy was playing against 11 of the best players in the league. 582 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:17,973 Once we were in the finals, because obviously... 583 00:34:18,057 --> 00:34:22,853 the United States is gonna be the second finalist, then we'll play. 584 00:34:22,937 --> 00:34:25,064 Coming up shortly, the Dream Team, 585 00:34:25,147 --> 00:34:28,776 the US Men's Basketball Team, will take on Croatia for the gold medal. 586 00:34:29,777 --> 00:34:32,947 This is the second meeting between the United States and Croatia. 587 00:34:33,030 --> 00:34:37,743 The last time they met, last week, the United States won by 33 points. 588 00:34:37,826 --> 00:34:39,666 The second game when we played them, 589 00:34:39,703 --> 00:34:41,223 Kukoc came back and I give him credit. 590 00:34:41,288 --> 00:34:44,625 He came back and played a much better game than he did the first game. 591 00:34:48,170 --> 00:34:50,506 Toni Kukoc certainly has turned it around 592 00:34:50,589 --> 00:34:55,052 from his performance in the earlier meeting against the United States. 593 00:34:55,135 --> 00:34:59,223 Americans didn't understand how tough people like Toni Kukoc were. 594 00:34:59,306 --> 00:35:00,140 They had no idea. 595 00:35:00,224 --> 00:35:03,727 Some people have no idea about the war-torn situations, 596 00:35:03,811 --> 00:35:08,941 and the poverty and the oppression that guys like Kukoc came from, 597 00:35:09,024 --> 00:35:10,985 that produced them, that hardened them. 598 00:35:11,068 --> 00:35:12,820 So, it was stupid to call him soft. 599 00:35:13,821 --> 00:35:17,283 He had to fight to gain their respect... and he did it. 600 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:20,703 To come back after being totally emasculated, 601 00:35:20,786 --> 00:35:22,830 it showed me a lot about Toni Kukoc. 602 00:35:22,913 --> 00:35:26,542 Kukoc now has 16 points, six assists. 603 00:35:27,084 --> 00:35:29,253 I remember Michael coming to the locker room saying, 604 00:35:29,336 --> 00:35:32,131 "He played pretty well. He's tougher than we thought." 605 00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:42,141 117-85 and they have, as expected, won the gold. 606 00:35:42,766 --> 00:35:45,561 The team won the '92 Olympics. 607 00:35:45,644 --> 00:35:48,022 And then, Michael decided 608 00:35:48,105 --> 00:35:53,569 that he didn't want to display the Reebok logo 609 00:35:53,652 --> 00:35:55,696 that was on his uniform. 610 00:35:58,032 --> 00:36:00,784 Maybe Michael Jordan did come to the '92 Olympics 611 00:36:00,868 --> 00:36:04,246 with an innocent desire to recapture his pure love of sport, 612 00:36:04,330 --> 00:36:07,041 but money quickly complicated the sentimental journey. 613 00:36:07,583 --> 00:36:10,961 Reebok had spent millions to outfit the teams in Barcelona 614 00:36:11,045 --> 00:36:14,089 and expected all US athletes to display its logo, 615 00:36:14,173 --> 00:36:16,884 especially the high-profile Dream Team. 616 00:36:20,262 --> 00:36:22,765 Harvey Schiller. What a dick. 617 00:36:22,848 --> 00:36:23,766 Who is that? 618 00:36:23,849 --> 00:36:26,894 The guy who said if we don't wear our uniforms, 619 00:36:26,977 --> 00:36:30,647 we can't accept our gold medal and all that stuff. 620 00:36:31,190 --> 00:36:33,776 Is that still a big issue? They still talking about that? 621 00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:37,404 Nah. They said they are going to try to hide the Reebok on it. 622 00:36:37,488 --> 00:36:39,823 But they can't hide it like I'm gonna hide it. 623 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:43,452 They in for a big fucking surprise. 624 00:36:46,246 --> 00:36:50,125 Michael was so singular in his competitive drive 625 00:36:50,209 --> 00:36:52,920 and the drive that extended to his partners, like Nike, 626 00:36:53,003 --> 00:36:58,008 that he could not bear the thought of wearing the Reebok logo on a global stage, 627 00:36:58,092 --> 00:37:00,469 receiving a gold medal at the Olympics. 628 00:37:02,471 --> 00:37:08,018 So he covered the Reebok logo up with the United States flag. 629 00:37:08,102 --> 00:37:11,522 Michael Jordan draped in the American flag... 630 00:37:11,605 --> 00:37:12,773 It was extraordinary. 631 00:37:12,856 --> 00:37:15,526 I think that is not solely for patriotic reasons. 632 00:37:17,778 --> 00:37:22,074 Here in Barcelona and the Olympics, these folks have done a job taking basketball, 633 00:37:22,157 --> 00:37:26,370 and Michael Jordan, particularly, to unbelievable heights. 634 00:37:26,453 --> 00:37:28,872 Michael was the face of the Dream Team, 635 00:37:28,956 --> 00:37:33,919 and the Dream Team changed everything about international basketball. 636 00:37:34,670 --> 00:37:37,631 The Dream Team's entirely responsible for the NBA's profile 637 00:37:37,714 --> 00:37:41,260 taking a massive jump forward. 638 00:37:41,927 --> 00:37:45,848 It just... It shaped how the world felt about the NBA. 639 00:37:47,224 --> 00:37:49,059 Michael Jordan, the Dream Team, 640 00:37:49,143 --> 00:37:54,731 helped bring sports into that place of cultural influence globally. 641 00:37:54,815 --> 00:37:57,943 So it wasn't just music that was cool, 642 00:37:58,026 --> 00:38:02,072 it wasn't just fashion in the US that was translating into other countries. 643 00:38:02,156 --> 00:38:04,533 All of a sudden, it was the NBA. 644 00:38:06,660 --> 00:38:10,914 I think it was the first time that sports was being sold in a cultural way. 645 00:38:11,623 --> 00:38:13,542 We were selling Americana. 646 00:38:13,625 --> 00:38:19,131 And then what attached to it was this incredibly handsome, successful player... 647 00:38:19,214 --> 00:38:24,094 his swagger, and people wanted to be part of that. 648 00:38:28,557 --> 00:38:32,686 After the Olympics, Michael was the most recognizable, 649 00:38:32,769 --> 00:38:35,856 the most popular sports figure, 650 00:38:35,939 --> 00:38:38,984 but really, cultural figure, in the world. 651 00:38:39,067 --> 00:38:41,487 He was really a global superstar. 652 00:38:42,070 --> 00:38:44,490 Everyone around the world knew Michael Jordan. 653 00:39:00,672 --> 00:39:05,302 Once he got to the point where it was "Be like Mike"... 654 00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,723 that changed everything for him. 655 00:39:10,557 --> 00:39:12,017 There's pressure to be like Mike. 656 00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:16,021 If you're gonna be like him, you've gotta be clean, you've gotta be Teflon. 657 00:39:16,104 --> 00:39:19,650 You've gotta be completely spotless as a person, 658 00:39:19,733 --> 00:39:21,151 and no human being is like that. 659 00:39:28,492 --> 00:39:32,871 Any African-American in this society 660 00:39:32,955 --> 00:39:35,165 that sees significant success 661 00:39:36,458 --> 00:39:38,794 has an added burden. 662 00:39:38,877 --> 00:39:42,339 And a lot of times, America's very quick to embrace 663 00:39:42,422 --> 00:39:46,552 a Michael Jordan or an Oprah Winfrey or a Barack Obama, uh... 664 00:39:47,344 --> 00:39:52,599 so long as it's understood that you don't get too controversial 665 00:39:52,683 --> 00:39:55,686 around broader issues of social justice. 666 00:39:55,769 --> 00:39:57,938 Part of the reason he remained popular is that 667 00:39:58,021 --> 00:40:00,107 he never did anything to piss anybody off. 668 00:40:00,816 --> 00:40:04,152 Probably the most controversial thing Jordan said in his career 669 00:40:04,236 --> 00:40:07,364 was when Harvey Gantt was running for Senate 670 00:40:07,447 --> 00:40:10,158 to be the first African-American from North Carolina 671 00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:12,494 to serve in the US Senate. 672 00:40:12,578 --> 00:40:15,914 Michael would not come out and endorse or support Gantt 673 00:40:15,998 --> 00:40:19,918 and, uh, was quoted as saying, "Republicans buy sneakers, too." 674 00:40:21,545 --> 00:40:24,145 Democrats in North Carolina have nominated Harvey Gantt 675 00:40:24,214 --> 00:40:25,757 as their candidate for the Senate. 676 00:40:25,841 --> 00:40:27,968 If he defeats incumbent Jesse Helms, 677 00:40:28,051 --> 00:40:30,596 Gantt would become the state's first black senator. 678 00:40:30,679 --> 00:40:34,850 1990 North Carolina Senate race. 679 00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:37,853 You have the infamous Jesse Helms 680 00:40:37,936 --> 00:40:40,856 and an African-American by the name of Harvey Gantt. 681 00:40:41,690 --> 00:40:43,609 The stakes are really high. 682 00:40:43,692 --> 00:40:47,195 Jesse Helms was a reprehensible figure 683 00:40:47,279 --> 00:40:49,990 in terms of his racism and conservative politics. 684 00:40:50,073 --> 00:40:52,034 Nothing cool about Jesse Helms. 685 00:40:52,117 --> 00:40:54,745 Jesse Helms can take full credit or blame 686 00:40:54,828 --> 00:40:57,623 for killing a new National African-American Museum. 687 00:40:58,206 --> 00:41:00,959 Helms also stood against the Martin Luther King holiday. 688 00:41:01,043 --> 00:41:04,087 I'm not saying to you that we wouldn't have segregated schools, 689 00:41:04,171 --> 00:41:06,340 or largely segregated schools, 690 00:41:06,423 --> 00:41:10,469 under a Freedom of Choice plan, such as I've suggested, 691 00:41:10,552 --> 00:41:14,681 but I will say to you that that would be the choice. 692 00:41:14,765 --> 00:41:20,604 Michael refuses to do a commercial to support Harvey Gantt 693 00:41:20,687 --> 00:41:24,900 and the statement that emerges, "Republicans buy Nikes, too," 694 00:41:24,983 --> 00:41:27,361 sounds as though Michael is saying, 695 00:41:27,444 --> 00:41:32,783 "My personal wealth is more important than my politics 696 00:41:32,866 --> 00:41:34,743 as it pertains to the issue of race." 697 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:36,787 I don't think that statement needs to be corrected 698 00:41:36,870 --> 00:41:42,834 because I said it in jest on a bus with Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen 699 00:41:42,918 --> 00:41:45,253 and it was thrown off the cuff. 700 00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:48,799 My mother asked me to do a PSA for Harvey Gantt. 701 00:41:48,882 --> 00:41:52,427 And I said, "Look, Mom, I'm not speaking out of pocket about someone I don't know, 702 00:41:52,511 --> 00:41:56,890 but I will send a contribution to support him," which is what I did. 703 00:41:56,973 --> 00:42:00,769 Conservative incumbent Jesse Helms won a fourth term, 704 00:42:00,852 --> 00:42:03,605 defeating liberal black Harvey Gantt. 705 00:42:03,689 --> 00:42:06,775 There is no joy in Mudville tonight. 706 00:42:09,569 --> 00:42:11,249 Gantt was not bitter in defeat, 707 00:42:11,321 --> 00:42:15,325 but this contest proves that race is still a powerful issue in American politics. 708 00:42:15,409 --> 00:42:16,743 Harvey! Harvey! 709 00:42:16,827 --> 00:42:20,831 Michael did lose some credibility with an African-American audience 710 00:42:20,914 --> 00:42:25,293 and people were disappointed because he did not come out and support Gantt. 711 00:42:25,377 --> 00:42:28,922 Everybody in the world respects Muhammad Ali. 712 00:42:29,005 --> 00:42:31,717 You know why? Because he stood for something. 713 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:36,430 He stood for something even if it meant sacrificing a payday. 714 00:42:36,513 --> 00:42:38,140 We respect that. 715 00:42:38,223 --> 00:42:42,144 Ultimately, Michael Jordan may be forgotten. 716 00:42:42,227 --> 00:42:43,979 Muhammad Ali won't be forgotten. 717 00:42:45,814 --> 00:42:50,152 I do commend Muhammad Ali for standing up for what he believed in, 718 00:42:51,194 --> 00:42:53,572 but I never thought of myself as an activist. 719 00:42:53,655 --> 00:42:55,866 I thought of myself as a basketball player. 720 00:42:57,492 --> 00:43:02,873 I wasn't a politician when I was playing my sport. I was focused on my craft. 721 00:43:02,956 --> 00:43:04,416 Was that selfish? Probably. 722 00:43:04,499 --> 00:43:07,586 But that was my energy, that's where my energy was. 723 00:43:07,669 --> 00:43:10,005 I'll be honest that when... 724 00:43:10,756 --> 00:43:15,635 it was reported that Michael said, "Republicans buy sneakers, too..." 725 00:43:16,303 --> 00:43:17,345 Uh... 726 00:43:18,013 --> 00:43:20,974 For somebody who was, at that time, 727 00:43:21,057 --> 00:43:25,020 preparing for a career in civil rights law and in public life 728 00:43:25,103 --> 00:43:27,606 and knowing what Jesse Helms stood for, 729 00:43:28,273 --> 00:43:32,319 you would've wanted to see Michael push harder on that. 730 00:43:33,487 --> 00:43:34,654 On the other hand, 731 00:43:35,447 --> 00:43:41,119 he was still trying to figure out, "How am I... managing this image 732 00:43:41,787 --> 00:43:44,873 that has been created around me, um, 733 00:43:44,956 --> 00:43:46,541 and how do I live up to it?" 734 00:43:47,167 --> 00:43:50,295 It's never gonna be enough for everybody. I know that, I realize that, 735 00:43:50,378 --> 00:43:52,214 'cause everybody has a preconceived idea 736 00:43:52,297 --> 00:43:55,383 in terms of what they think I should do or what I shouldn't do. 737 00:43:57,093 --> 00:44:00,639 The way that I go about my life is I set examples. 738 00:44:01,681 --> 00:44:05,852 And if it inspires you, great. You know, I will continue to do that. 739 00:44:05,936 --> 00:44:10,106 If it doesn't, then maybe I'm not the person that you should be following. 740 00:44:23,328 --> 00:44:28,166 In '97 and '98, the ticket requests went through the roof 741 00:44:28,250 --> 00:44:32,337 because there was a question mark, "Did Michael wanna play or retire?" 742 00:44:34,089 --> 00:44:38,718 That year, we put our tickets on sale on a Saturday morning, at ten o'clock. 743 00:44:38,802 --> 00:44:41,596 And people lined up at the Chicago Stadium. 744 00:44:42,556 --> 00:44:45,809 By noon, the entire season was sold out, 745 00:44:46,351 --> 00:44:51,106 but then, every request was a battle for the rest of the season. 746 00:44:51,189 --> 00:44:57,279 Michael, on most nights, would need anywhere from 12 to 20 tickets. 747 00:44:57,362 --> 00:44:59,406 Other players would want some. 748 00:44:59,489 --> 00:45:02,701 It was funny, too, because at some point, I had to limit the players. 749 00:45:02,784 --> 00:45:05,495 We didn't have unlimited tickets in those days. 750 00:45:08,790 --> 00:45:12,043 Does it matter where they are, man? Or you want 'em just in the building? 751 00:45:12,127 --> 00:45:13,887 They could be in the locker room next to God. 752 00:45:15,922 --> 00:45:16,923 Bam. 753 00:45:19,426 --> 00:45:21,136 - Next to who? - God. 754 00:45:21,678 --> 00:45:24,514 You just got one from him. 755 00:45:25,348 --> 00:45:26,348 Just kidding. 756 00:45:26,933 --> 00:45:29,519 No, he ain't. No, he ain't, dude. No, he ain't. 757 00:45:29,603 --> 00:45:30,729 Hang on, that's a lie. 758 00:45:30,812 --> 00:45:32,981 - Do not take that off the tape either. - You better. 759 00:45:33,064 --> 00:45:34,524 - He's not kidding. - Shit! 760 00:45:34,608 --> 00:45:35,650 Lord, I am with you. 761 00:45:36,318 --> 00:45:37,944 - I was just kidding. - He's not kidding. 762 00:45:38,028 --> 00:45:40,155 - Don't edit that off. - Get your ass on outta here. 763 00:45:40,238 --> 00:45:41,781 I gave you a ticket, get the hell out. 764 00:45:41,865 --> 00:45:44,951 Thank you. Make sure y'all don't edit that off. He ain't kidding. 765 00:45:45,035 --> 00:45:47,829 The road was sometimes more challenging than at home 766 00:45:47,913 --> 00:45:50,999 because you were dealing in other people's arenas. 767 00:45:51,082 --> 00:45:53,877 When he played down at Atlanta, the Bulls played there, 768 00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:56,630 they had more people than you'd have for a football game 769 00:45:56,713 --> 00:45:58,381 in the Atlanta Dome, just to see Michael. 770 00:46:11,770 --> 00:46:16,316 NBA record 62,046 fans packed into the Georgia Dome 771 00:46:16,399 --> 00:46:20,153 to see what may have been Michael Jordan's final game in Atlanta. 772 00:46:20,236 --> 00:46:21,947 Right now, if we had another 15,000 seats, 773 00:46:22,030 --> 00:46:23,990 I believe we could still sell them for this game. 774 00:46:24,074 --> 00:46:25,617 It's the hottest thing I've ever seen. 775 00:46:25,700 --> 00:46:27,786 All I know is when the tickets came in this morning, 776 00:46:27,869 --> 00:46:30,372 my wife ran downstairs and she was crying, she was so happy. 777 00:46:30,455 --> 00:46:31,455 So, I'm the hero. 778 00:46:32,832 --> 00:46:34,417 Oh! 779 00:46:34,501 --> 00:46:38,004 There's nothing you can do about that. See that's Michael Jordan at his best. 780 00:46:38,088 --> 00:46:42,842 Everywhere you went, people wanted tickets, 781 00:46:42,926 --> 00:46:44,886 but it became overwhelming. 782 00:46:44,970 --> 00:46:47,305 We gonna see Michael Jordan! 783 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:51,101 This is what you call a Pope and Jesus phenomenon. 784 00:47:08,243 --> 00:47:10,870 We saved a lot of money 785 00:47:10,954 --> 00:47:13,957 and we traveled 24 hours to see Chicago Bulls. 786 00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:15,600 It's a dream! 787 00:47:15,667 --> 00:47:17,502 Tonight's game is sold out. 788 00:47:17,585 --> 00:47:21,006 Do not purchase tickets from scalpers on Seventh Avenue. 789 00:47:21,089 --> 00:47:22,298 They are counterfeit. 790 00:47:22,382 --> 00:47:25,593 And everybody in the world begged me for tickets. 791 00:47:25,677 --> 00:47:29,514 Movie stars would come in and celebrities would come in. 792 00:47:29,597 --> 00:47:31,057 You got to know people. 793 00:47:31,599 --> 00:47:32,809 I can beg. I'm a beggar. 794 00:47:32,892 --> 00:47:34,853 If there's tickets to be gotten, I will find 'em. 795 00:47:44,529 --> 00:47:47,699 People expect him to still put on a show and he does that every night. 796 00:47:47,782 --> 00:47:51,077 Hey, look, I wanna be like Mike also. 797 00:47:52,120 --> 00:47:54,748 What up, fighter? 798 00:47:57,500 --> 00:47:58,960 Michael doesn't pass me the ball. 799 00:47:59,044 --> 00:48:01,588 - You heard it here first. - He doesn't pass me the ball at all. 800 00:48:01,671 --> 00:48:03,840 I want Michael to play as long as he wants. 801 00:48:03,923 --> 00:48:05,175 He's at the top of his game. 802 00:48:05,258 --> 00:48:08,094 It's a shame what Krause and Reinsdorf are doing. I don't understand. 803 00:48:08,178 --> 00:48:10,513 The similarity between the Bulls and Seinfeld? 804 00:48:11,473 --> 00:48:13,600 The show of the '90s, the team of the '90s, 805 00:48:13,683 --> 00:48:17,353 and I'm trying to make quitting the move of the '90s. 806 00:48:17,937 --> 00:48:19,064 Let the new people in. 807 00:48:20,607 --> 00:48:22,525 - Hey, partner. How you doing? - How you doing? 808 00:48:22,609 --> 00:48:24,736 Haven't seen you since the photo shit. 809 00:48:24,819 --> 00:48:27,030 These are a couple of your good fans right here. 810 00:48:27,113 --> 00:48:29,592 - Every day we come in to watch the game... - Nice to meet you. 811 00:48:29,616 --> 00:48:31,093 they're watching your show. 812 00:48:31,117 --> 00:48:33,578 Sooner or later, you gotta get tired of Seinfeld. 813 00:48:33,661 --> 00:48:34,913 Let's go, guys. 814 00:48:36,081 --> 00:48:37,916 - Hi, Phil. - How are you doing? 815 00:48:37,999 --> 00:48:39,125 All right, have a good game. 816 00:48:39,209 --> 00:48:41,461 - Principal's kicking you out. - Good to see you. 817 00:48:41,544 --> 00:48:42,879 I'll see you, Jerry. 818 00:48:44,172 --> 00:48:45,006 All right... 819 00:48:45,090 --> 00:48:48,510 This is not gonna work, by the way. I would get that out of there. 820 00:48:49,719 --> 00:48:51,079 - How you doing? - All right. 821 00:48:51,137 --> 00:48:52,055 Have a good game. 822 00:48:52,138 --> 00:48:55,809 When you get to the top, it's great to be admired and respected. 823 00:48:55,892 --> 00:48:58,103 I'm not saying that wasn't fun. 824 00:48:59,354 --> 00:49:01,314 But every time I would get by myself, 825 00:49:01,397 --> 00:49:04,776 I'd think about the end of the season and the ultimate goal, 826 00:49:04,859 --> 00:49:06,820 holding up that championship trophy 827 00:49:06,903 --> 00:49:09,656 and being recognized as the best team in the world. 828 00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:12,951 It's something at the end of this rainbow that I'm fighting for 829 00:49:13,034 --> 00:49:15,620 and I'm going to give every little bit to get to it.