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‘To be happy, you have to be a disappointment’: Michael Jordan explains mantra of success on and off court

Raahib Singh
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To be happy, you have to be a disappointment': Michael Jordan

Micheal Jordan talks about life and his success mantra both on and off the court in this amazing throwback interview.

Micheal Jordan is a personality who would always be related to his mammoth success on the basketball court. He has inspired an entire generation of basketball players and will keep doing so, for as long as people play basketball.

In an old interview, Michael is seen talking about his life and how different things shaped up to make him approach life the way he does. Micheal shares his thought on how change occurs. According to him, “if you want something to change, something else has to change too.”

MJ goes on to spell out how his parents showed him the path to being a good human and what advice his parents gave him.

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“To win, you have to lose.”

Micheal Jordan was asked about facing disappointment and he gave an answer that everyone should pay heed to.

“To win, you have to lose. To be successful, you got to have something that’s not successful. To be happy, you have to have disappointment. All of those things have evolved & happened to make me who I am.”

Jordan, over the course of time, has shared some real-life examples of how one can keep striving for bettering themselves. He’s often known for his quotes and that the Nike commercials that made everyone see the other side of the legend.  The Nike ‘Failure’ ad was one of them.

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In his words, Michael Jordan shares how to become better as a player, an athlete, and overall as a human.

MJ’s parents taught him to not let his personality and reputation rub on other people, and not be a defining factor of who he is. They taught him how to be a good human first, and that is something everyone should know and learn.

While Michaell Jordan sealed his legacy as perhaps the greatest to ever play basketball, videos like such make us see how great a person he is off the court as well.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

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Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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