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“I’m not getting older, I’m getting wiser!”: When Michael Jordan responded brilliantly to question regarding his age, and potential retirement during Bulls days

Tonoy Sengupta
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A look back at the time when Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was asked about getting on in age during his career

During all of his Chicago Bulls’ career, Michael Jordan was almost unequivocally the greatest player of all time.

During his long, long tenure, the man got the Bulls 6-championships, while he grabbed 5 MVPs, 6 MVPs, 3 All-Star MVPs and so, so much more.

Over time though, as all people do, the man got on with age, many started to wonder just when the man’s abilities wouldn’t quite be the same anymore. Heck, many even started to wonder if his retirement was coming up soon, despite his prime still in full swing.

At the time, a reporter decided to ask what everyone was thinking to the man, straight on. And let’s just say, you’re going to want to hear the answer.

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Michael Jordan produces brilliant answer on to questions about age from reporter during interview

Michael Jordan has always been a brilliant interviewee, and that has been the case ever since the early parts of his NBA career. And that, evidently, did not change as the years piled on, onto his body.

How do we know that? Well, as we mentioned earlier, we have a certain YouTube clip, right here, waiting for you to click on it.

Those are wise, wise words from a wise, wise NBA player. And who knows? Maybe some of those 6 championships wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for this mentality imbued deep within him.

Also Read: “Michael Jordan couldn’t guard me either”: When Gary Payton let it be known ‘His Airness’ could clamp him up during their heyday

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

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Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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