Mike Jordan

Dear MJ (A Letter to Michael Jordan)

March 10, 2011

Dear MJ:

When you came into the league (NBA) in 1984 I was seven years old. My big focus was getting to know my new classmates and learning how to read small books with a few words in a big font on each page. You went on to win Rookie of the Year with a stat line of 28.2ppg, 6.5rpg, 5.9apg, and 2.4spg. I had a knack for being able to spell and led my class in gold stars.

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Who Is Your Hype Man?

February 24, 2011

After watching this year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest, I came to the conclusion that I need a Hype Man! (submit resume here) Hype Man Definition:  Someone who brings excitement and hype before and while an event is taking place. Kenny Smith is a world class hype man!  Kenny, who was Blake Griffin’s coach at the […]

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It’s Gotta Be The Shoes!

January 4, 2011

I know the feeling a woman has when a new bag comes out.  I know the feeling when she walks in the department store “just to look” and must have that dress. I know the feeling a man has when that new car he’s been reading about for months comes out.   I know the […]

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Get Out and Move! (Appreciate Your Health)

December 9, 2010

It’s sad that it seems to always take an injury for me to fully appreciate the part of me that is injured.

I suppose most people go through life the same way. We run, jump, run faster and jump higher and think nothing of it until a sickness or injury halts our movement. Then we WISH we could just run and jump, even a little.

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Play Me and HELP ME Get Ready For Michael Jordan!

December 7, 2010

In an effort to get in the best possible condition for my upcoming (gotta believe!) one-on-one battle with Michael Jordan, I’m focusing more of my time on one-on-one competition.

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Who Calls You Out?

November 23, 2010

It was Saturday afternoon.  Less than three days ago.  A slight overcast watched from a distance. My brother and I had just finished playing two games of one-on-one. He had just beaten me twice. After walking together to get some water, we sat on the steel criss-cross patterned, green bench, just to the side of […]

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Who Plays with Michael Jordan?

September 17, 2010

Going through high school, a core group of us could be found at a court somewhere in town almost nightly.  On weekends it was important to have a reputation of being able to play, due to the large number of people waiting and the limited number of courts, being one.  If you couldn’t play well, […]

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