NBA Archives Debunked: The Jordan Saga

Chapter 1 Prologue Why do we love Jordan?
Yang Yi
China's famous basketball media person "Sports Weekly" deputy editor-in-chief CCTV basketball commentator guest

It's a question I never asked myself until the last year or two -- why do we love Jordan?
In more than 20 years, from the first time I saw Jordan play on TV, I never thought about it.Because in our time, everyone loved Jordan.We all stood on the tables and chairs in the restaurant, and we all crowded in front of the canteen after shopping, watching the TV from afar.We are all the same, so we don't have to think and we don't have to explain.It wasn't until these two years that we suddenly realized that we had become uncles, and that more and more "post-[-]s"—children who had never experienced that era—were asking and sometimes questioning on the Internet; As more and more questions about Jordan vs. Kobe Bryant and Jordan vs. LeBron James started popping up, I realized it was time to tell.Telling the greatness we have witnessed, perhaps this is the greatest significance of this book.

In fact, I really don't know what to say.I have always been reluctant to prove that someone is greater by simple comparison, whether in talent or achievement.Because everyone's life situation is different.In many cases, it is the different life circumstances that shape different personalities and achievements.Jordan reached the NBA Finals 6 times, won the championship 6 times, and won the Finals MVP 6 times.In the eyes of young friends, these God of War-like resumes may not be as empathetic and impressive as Kobe's 81 points and James' two consecutive championships.Because they haven't experienced that era, and they can't guess what kind of battle it would be if Kobe, James, etc. were also living in that era.

One point I often want to say is that I don't want to say who is better, but Jordan is the creator's ultimate control and creation of destiny; Jordan is not perfect-he missed 9000 shots in his career and lost nearly 300. He missed 26 game-winning shots in one game - but his fate was the most perfect fate I've ever seen.In college, Jordan got the guidance of the famous coach Dean Smith, which established his solid skills, as well as the more important sound personality and mature perspective; Jordan entered the NBA from a weak team, just because the Bulls were weak at that time It has been a long time before Jordan can be given the greatest space to release his personal ability, and establish his self-confidence and position; when he needs further life mentor guidance, Jordan got Phil Jackson; when he needed an outstanding deputy , Jordan got Scottie Pippen; when he needed to be a leader, Jordan changed his style of play and converted to the triangle offense... Every time when it was time to take the next step, fate pushed Jordan down step forward.Everything about him is positive, first satisfying personal desires, and then satisfying overall achievements, in line with the logic of human nature and the needs of natural growth, and finally forged Jordan as great as God.I mean, I'm not going to judge them, but I've never seen a fate like Jordan's.If "Jordan" is synonymous with greatness, Kobe is a reverse Jordan-he can't be satisfied when his personal desires should be satisfied in the first place, and this repression has affected his entire life; James is an unfortunate Jordan-in Cleveland, he never He didn't get his life mentor and assistant, so he had to leave in the end.

We love Jordan, and we worship his achievements, because when we look up to him, it is like looking up at a miracle created by fate, feeling the power of nature, and marveling at the magic of nature.I always believe that better talents than Jordan will appear-and indeed there will be many, and better times may also appear; but the perfect fate that happened to Jordan, all the chances happened, like an unparalleled movie A movie is a plot that you can't expect to reproduce at all.

In this era, Duan Xu may be the most suitable person to tell about Jordan.In the generation that grew up watching Jordan play, Duan Xu should be the youngest.He grew up on the Internet and has a better understanding of the spirit and needs of the online world; nearly ten years of traditional media and professional work experience in "Basketball Pioneer" and "Sports Weekly" have forged his peaceful perspective and even forged his Word.We love to read the stories told by Duan Xu; more importantly, you will love to read them too.

Duan Xu's obsession and mastery of everything about Jordan amazed me.Once, the Air Jordan brand sent a batch of products to the editorial department, and I was responsible for distributing them to everyone.Duan Xu quickly picked out a pair of shoes from about twenty pairs, and shouted "This is my pair! This is my pair!" when others were unaware, and fled quickly with his arms in his arms.A few days later, he pointed to a photo of Jordan in the 1997 NBA Finals on his computer screen and said to me: "I took the pair on Jordan's feet, Jordan 12, black and red, rare..."

I believe that the stories selected by Duan Xu from Jordan's life and displayed in your hands are also treasures.

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