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Michael Jordan Sucks

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At least he did at one point. When he was 10 years old he could only sink 10 to 20% of his shots according to Dick Neher, Jordan’s coach on his first organized basketball team. Neher was also Jordan’s baseball coach. He recalls, “He wanted to be No. 1… If we ran laps, he wanted to be the first to finish them,”

Many also believe that Jordan was cut from the sophomore varsity basketball team at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. Ruby Sutton, Jordan’s former phys-ed teacher and Fred Lynch, his former assistant coach at Laney deny it though.

“Nobody could have predicted Mike would become a Hall of Famer, or any of the other things he has become,” says Lynch. He had some serious shortcomings. As a sophomore he was only 5’11”. Lynch believes that this ultimately helped his development. He had to compensate for his short height by getting really good at ball handling, shooting and footwork. He also recalls the days Jordan played on the freshmen football team at Laney, “Jordan worked on his skills relentlessly.”  

As a sophomore at the University of North Carolina he was named player of the year by the sporting news. He was an NBA Rookie of the year, 5 time NBA MVP, 6 time NBA champion and garnered ton of other accolades. His peers like Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley – superstars in their own right, agree that he’s the greatest basketball player of all time. On Friday September 11^th, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and it was a big deal here in Chicago.

So what’s the point? The point is, greatness in your field is developed, not inherited. Becoming great is a simple process that takes consistent effort.

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Source: September 9^th, 2009 issue of the Charlotte Observer

Source: NBA Encycolepedia.