Their Retiro:
The jordan
future was the main topic in the NBA after having solved the
labor conflict, after the strike of six months. Neither David
Falk, the agent from Jordan, neither the leaders from Chicago
made some comment. But three officials said that the desicion was
taken and that a press conference would be made in the United
Center.
Several indications pointed out the possibility of the retirement
of Jordan. Falk had not still negotiated anything with the
Chicago Bulls on the new season, Jordan was not training
regularly according to its team partners and the editor of its
new book, For love to the game: my own history", it
recognized that he/she waited the retirement of Jordan when
he/she decided to publish the book at the end of the previous
year.
Jordan had signed an alone contract of 37 million dollars for 50
parties instead of the 82 habitual.
Since the Bulls chose it in 1984 in North Carolina, it passed
from astonishing athlete to managerial salesperson and then to
the idol of all the basquetbolistas.
It was calculated that Jordan generated financial movements for
more than 10 thousand million dollars. It became famous for their
impulse, their perseverance and their competitiveness.
The mejór example was when it overcame a viral infection in the
fifth party of the final one of 1997 against Utah, taking to the
Bulls to a very necessary victory, still when it suffered
dehydration and being weak for a pizza in not well state.
A brass statue in the door of the United Center remembers it, not
alone to him but to all its achievements and its contribution
with the Bulls.
January of 1999, 13 one month before turning the 36 years, Jordan
entered to the room of press of the United Center dressing a dark
suit. All the journalists and fanatic knew that they could not
stop it, but they tolerated the pain remembering those wonderful
plays, shots and overturned, to which it introduced taking out
the language toward a side.
"This is a perfect moment to leave the game."
"I thought of only saying two words: I leave. But I believed
that it owed the fans more than that."
"I am psychologically out."
"I tried to be the best basquerbolista that I could, but I
no longer find challenges"
"99.9 sure percent am that I don't play again. I don't say
100 because the remaining percentage stays it for me."
"I will simply enjoy the life and to make things that I
didn't make before. As raising my children in the best possible
way that I eat all they know it is more difficult than to play to
the basquet."
Jerry Reisdorf described the retirement of Jordan This it is the
day that he/she never wanted that it arrived, it is a hard day
for those fond of the basquet from all over the world and
especially for the fans of the Bulls. I don't have words to say
what I sit down and what means for us". David Stern pointed
out that it is a great day for the NBA; a big one that gave us
the best thing, leaves he/she made us live an unique basketball
and he/she became the best in all the times."
Stern discharged Jordan with a hug and Reinsdorf he/she gave him
champion's ring for the season 97-98.
Jordan thanked to the team partners and all the fanatic to have
given him the support nesesario in the hard moments.
Those fond of Chicago and all the other ones don't see fly to
Jordan toward the board again, but they won't never forget twice
as much with the one which June 14 in Salt Lake City, them dió
the last championship with the nº 23 in the back.
Fuente: Web Michael