Because of copyright issues the video had to be trimmed down from its original 23:23 length, but somehow within the collateral damage of it all half of the of the Doug Collins interview got cut off, but there should be a link to click on toward the very end of the video if you want to watch that interview. Sorry for any inconvenience, but at least it got watched in its entirety for well over 3 years with well over 3 million views, so I can't complain too much.

Champions arent always nice people. He was a killer. Pure and simple.

3 types of people when it comes to pressure: 1) Most common are those who get rattled. 2) Less common are those who ignore. 3) Most rare are those who need it to preform their best.

He played with a controlled anger! He was able to channel his competitive energy like no one I’ve ever seen. He could literally will things to happen in critical situations. Whenever his team needed something to happen he would always find a way. The only other athlete that came close to being able to do this was Lawrence Taylor.

This video automatically gets a like for being 23:23 long

MJ is living proof that if you want to be the best, you got to go harder than everyone else. That means you have to go non-stop, before everyone is awake, after everyone has gone to sleep, while everyone is sitting down.

If Jordan wasn't in the Nba he wouldve been a Navy Seal, Army General or something Elite.

Damn MJ is a competitive freak. It's what makes him so great.

That MJ fadeaway shot at 7:02 was absolutely sick! The footwork as well. The greatest player of all time! 💯

I'm from Africa and when I was a kid I knew of Micheal Jordan long before I even knew what basketball is or even how to spell it...

This video is 23 minutes 23 seconds. Coincidence? I don't think so. GOAT.

MJ has the real 'Mamba Mentality' he's the most laser focused player in the history of NBA theres no other direction for him but to win that's his obsession

“Don’t ever talk to me again” omg savage 😂

MJ to this day is John Wicks mentor.

"We wanted to go guard him on the bench." Dead bones you are if that doesn't fire you up! Sheeeesh!

I remember watching Jordan play, and there was this magnetism about this dude. As if he was able to get in the head of his oponent . His presence felt like he was some deity or something like that. Greates player Ive seem play the game.

"We wanted to guard him on the bench" - scottie pipen

I wanna go drop 50 points on somebody right now... * turns on 2k *

People will criticize Jordan for being so brutal and 'cold' etc. but what they don't understand is that to get to the top of your profession, you have to have a ruthless mentality. You have to out-work your competition and let them know about it. Many people think it's "not nice" but that's because they confuse the so-called 'social contract' -- which is the set of morals and behaviors we use to stay together as a society -- with being the best at what you do. The social contract is in place to help people behave and form communities that can last. This has its place, but the people that get to the top of the heap know how to selectively use the social contract and know when not to use it. Jordan learned to use the social contract to be a teammate, but he knew to leave it aside when he wanted to display his individual greatness, which usually helped his team win anyway.

17:23 “We wanted to go guard him on the bench.” 😂😂😂

I was at 5 Star basketball camp in summer 2000 Jordan retired from the bulls a year before. He did a guest lecture on 1-1 moves. He pulled guys out of the crowd to play him. One guy scored one lucky basket on a fade-away prayer. He’s insane. Another kid did a carry move and acted like he was going to shoot a j but went past MJ for a layup MJ caught him blocked it from behind and knocked the kid to the floor then stood over him and told him he traveled lmao it was one of the most amazing moments in my life I’ll never forget and mind you that these were top rated HS players most of which went on to play D1. He was merciless

jordan was a different breed. don't understand the lebron comparisons

"Look at the determination on his face." *footage captured with a potatoe*

What I remember about Jordan was how much I hated him as a Laker fan after he schooled us in '91. I wanted him to lose every year and it never happened. Then when he retired from the Bulls, I was waiting for another Jordan to come around and it never did. Kobe or lebron don't really come close. Shaq comes the closest when it comes to dominating a game, but it doesn't compare to a dominant small man. People who haven't seen Jordan play live will never understand this. The best way to describe it is that highlights were pretty close to watching him live.

The world is run by psychopaths

jordan will be the standard of NBA even after 20 yeears from now...

Most players ignore the media talk and what their opponents say. Not that dude. He used everything for motivation to destroy you. Cold blooded assassin

I wouldn’t call it a psychopath. Just extreme determination. He would do anything to win. This includes the psychological aspect of the sport, and demoralizing players is a really effective way to beat your opponent.

This guy is just not even in the same universe has any other player man. All this idiotic comparisons man smh

mj in the playoffs was must watch TV

btw, nice touch on the vid length , 23:23

Reggie Miller's story is a slight different from what he said on Jimmy Kimmel he said Jordan told him "don't ever mess with black Jesus"

Those clips from game 4 finals, 1993, still invoke the same awe and even adrenaline rush as back then. I had these on VHS tape somewhere.. it was such an important event at the time. He not only carried his team , he carried even non basketball fans into a new paradigm of imagination

the Jordan era was something. don't ever taunt the greatest of all time.

During this Era, Michael Jordan is Basketball. period

“Don’t ever talk to me” 😂

Man there’s something just so perfect about MJ lool the 23, the bald head, that serious focused look on his face, MAN

Just want to say this is probably my favorite video on KZfaq. I must have watched this entire video 20 plus times. I watch this to get in the right mindset for anything... basketball, business, studying, whatever. Michael Jordan's work ethic, and his mindset, propelled him forward in his career and I love using that idea to propel myself. My gratitude to whoever made this video and of course, MJ.

Don't ever talk to me again

I dunno. He seemed like a pretty good guy when he played the Monstars.

11:15 mike jumps in the air...defies gravity by staying afloat enough for the opponents to drop then BAM!!! magic

He was and will always be the best basketball player ever. His mindset was that he could not and would not be beat by anyone. Heart of a champion and a basketball God.

Jordan would have demoralized Lebron.

I'm from Europe and I knew the names Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan before I even knew my name

I don't even watch basketball, but coming up in the 90s and watching Jordan do what he did...amazing. The athleticism, the drive, the competitiveness, and just the raw skill of the man is enough to bring a tear to my eye. I've never watched a more supreme athlete.

Kobe had IT. MJ had IT ten times. That sums it up for me. At the end of the day, it's not about size, accuracy, speed... It's the one who believes he's the best that ends up being the best.

He can jump before the defense and still be in the air when they land. That's pretty fuckin crazy haha

3:23 that quote was actually wrong. On The jimmy Kimbel show Reggie said the following quote, and even Michael said that he said this quote himself, he told Reggie “remember, don’t ever talk to black Jesus like that again” and walked off the court. Jordan was a badass

Disclaimer: 'Psychopathic mindset' is not a way of demeaning him, it's not a bad thing most of the time either, and I like to think that I have it somewhat too, but Mike was able to take it to new levels to achieve just about anything he wanted to achieve. The video is to demonstrate something I was trying to describe to my viewers in a previous video, and MJ is the best example, though there are others who could tap into it as well (Pete Maravich, Jerry Rice, Steve Prefontaine, etc.)

...no matter what you do and what changes you make, I'm going to overcome them. -Jordan Yees!

I really enjoyed The Last Dance. All 10 episodes. Reminded me of why I love Michael Jordan so much, even as a Knicks fan.

I wanna thank my parents to have me early enough to witness MJ'S MAGIC. Those who were born in 1996...my heart bleeds for you

This is the one thing no one ever talks about when they try to ask "who would win between Jordan and LeBron?". Or if they do, they don't put enough weight on it. LeBron is indeed a great player, and he's certainly more talented physically. But Michael beat the careers off of guys who were more physically gifted his whole career. Just based on his will to destroy them. If they were to play each other one-on-one both in their prime, Jordan wins 4 out of 5 games. LeBron would win the first and then Jordan would be pissed about it and drive LeBron into the ground to prove a point.

The reason there is even a conversation about lebron and Jordan,Is the people who wants to change history to suit their agenda, For those who saw mj play, we know he is the GOAT.

I never liked kobe when he played. But now I see that he was the closest thing to jordan. LeBron will never know what it's like to be them

Gives me chills just watching this; glad I was able to see these games as a child with my granddad

What a lot of people don't understand is his mindset..it's almost psychotic how he channels and focuses along with an arsenal that was limitless. The media kept hyping all these "next Michael Jordans"..Grant, Kobe, Penny, Minor, Stackhouse and he killed them all. Todays NBA player lacks that competitive edge!! Everybody wants to jump ship to another team to join the competition. Jordan wanted to beat the competition and shut up all the naysayers..like Jerry Krause!! He didn't care about stats..if he scored 60 points with 3 assists and they won that's all that matteted!!! Who thinks like that!! He was in a class by himself!!

btw, it's always amazing hearing former players reminisce about getting their ass whooped lol....that's ultimate respect

This man beat everyone so bad in the league he retired early cuz he was bored 🤣😂

MJ was amazing like dude actually perfected his craft

God, that fadeaway on Starks, the music, so awesome. Take me back to the early 90s please.

I was fortunate to have seen him play

this makes me can’t wait for the MJ documentary on Netflix

I love how this video is 23:23

I watched the whole thing it was amazing. Man he is the greatest that played the game nobody has his will

this is what lebron doesnt have...the mindset...the killer instinct mentality...the win at all costs...the go after your throat....kobe had that tho

Anyone here after the Last Dance documentary?

Extraordinary people are by definition unlike their fellow humans

You can look at Kukoc stats and think he wasn't good. But the guy could have easily lead a team. He was that good. He just played with Jordan and Pippen. For them to do that to him is incredible.

The Reggie Miller phone interview was golden!

I love that mj is so candid and honest in interviews

His one handed double-pump floaters/layups like at 6:20 is one of the coldest moves in NBA history🥶 my god he was an assassin!

The greatest player to ever play the game. He was relentless, never gave up, helped the WORST team in the NBA win their first championship without jumping ship like many players do now at days. He believed in his team, made mediocre players turn into great players by teaching them how to play the game his way. It didn't matter who he was playing, the opponent was always the underdog no matter who it was. The only player to get cheers from the opposing crowd every time he scored. The GOAT period.

Michael Jordan is above the rest. He is incomparable! 1. The best offensive player ever. 2. The best defender ever at the off guard position. 3. Best competitor ever in the sports world. 4. The most artistic and graceful player of any sport. 5. Best finisher at the rim. 6.He had the most effective basketball moves ever by a wide margin. 7.Most feared opponent ever in team sport. 8. very good passer and rebounder. 9.Best clutch shooter ever. 10. Most entertaining basketball player and professional sport perform to watch. 11. Michael Jordan is in rarefied air class all by himself. 12. He was the one and only global basketball superstar where scream fans around the world lined up to have him signed their autographs.

I thought MJ had Laid Back mood lmfao

Something I noticed: I already know Jordan has a screw and a couple bolts loose out there on the basketball court, but with the LaBradford Smith thing... when he pulls that rebound down at 5:55, it dawned on me... when Jordan finds something on the court to latch on to, that "anger fuel"... he's no longer playing the same game everyone else out there in jerseys is playing. He's a man possessed. More than likely by the only known basketball demon to ever exist.

Jordan could just "turn it on" . Like a switch. He could start the game missing the first 8 shots, and then go on an epic run hitting the next 10 shots in a row.

Nice video...especially liked the last Doug Collins segment.

Have to be a little pyscho in order to achieve greatness

Shoutout to Wiley for compiling all these must've really taken a long time. The clips from this video actually inspired me to make my own commentary on Michael Jordan's mentality if anyone wanted to check that out.

Michael Michael Michael can't you see.. sometimes your J's just hypnotize me

I can only imagine the head coaches of the teams facing the Bulls back in the day telling the guys ..."Fellas, we're facing God again tonight. Just do your best, and may this team win."

So many comments about LeBron, last I checked this was an MJ video. Can't we just enjoy both transcendent talents and be happy?

"I don't get five championships here without him." - Kobe comment on MJ in the last dance documentary. The Mamba mentality is the Original JORDAN Mentality🐐

This is what I'm saying! Lebron can try and crawl up the stats ladder but the intangibles that Jordan has makes him the GOAT! He's a different breed and Kobe's the only one who came close in terms of that regardless of stats...

Those of us who witnessed MJ as a Chicago Bull know how dominant he was especially after they swept detroit in 91'! Had he not retired 2x's in the 90's & the Bulls management allowed them to defend their titles until someone beat them, 10 for 10 wasn't impossible! HE WAS THAT GOOD!

I need to think like an athlete.

"He has 17 the bullets have 12" dude was playing My career on rookie difficulty 😂😂

Better than LaVar tho ?!?

This a great video with an accurate title. There is a thin line between excellence and madness - and Jordan thrived there.

That story by Doug Collins at the end was amazing

So we just gonna ignore the fact that the video is 23:23 long?

noticed how the video is 23 minutes and 23 seconds for the video

Mike would laugh anyone of the current players in the NBA off the court. Bird too, for that matter. Different breed. They aren't on their level...

This is motivation!!! The flu game or hungover game, He showed out!! Can't knock the hustle🙏✌🙏✌👏✌🙏✌

Besides following most of MJ's career and the Bulls games during the late 80s -1998 and of course his Wizard days. I have one very very special memory I will never forget . Top 4 Live games I have witness when I was a teenager and in my early/mid 20s that I like to share my story with all of you. I grew up in Vancouver, BC CANADA Kobe & Shaq - LA in Seattle (drove there with few friends) Lebron, Wade & Bosh - Miami BIG 3 in Washington (stayed in Washington DC with my cousins for half a year and went to the game myself and purchased a ticket at the booth $95 USD) JORDAN & PIPPEN - Chicago in Vancouver (1995 & 1997) 1997-98 season second time I sat lower section about 18-20 rows behind the hoop. My friend's brother sold me his ticket for double the price that it was worth back at that time. I bought it without thinking. Went alone. Wore the entire red Bulls warm up track suit and brought my ball. Good game. 1995-96 season FIRST TIME in my life witnessing JORDAN, PIPPEN, RODMAN and DA BULLS. Went to stadium really early. Had nose bleed ticket but met up with my high-school coach before the game and he had season tickets to NBA & NHL games. He was more of a hockey fan. He took off his season pass tag and placed it over my head and neck.Then said, "I know how much this means to you and it might even be once in a lifetime opportunity for you to see your loved idol." I wanted to breakdown and still can't thank him enough for doing that. I am 41 years old now and my coach and I still keep in touch. His ticket was about SIX ROWS BEHIND THE HOOP. As the Bulls came jogging out of the tunnel I stood up like many did and I felt this crazy energy, heat and I was shaking. Had goose bumps. I just can't explain the once in a lifetime feeling. Saw Jordan coming out from the tunnel. I never sat down during their warm up. Saw his doing his routine, four bounce, spin the ball foul shots, grip the ball one hand layups and of course his fadeaways!! Long story short a Grizzle player said some crap to Jordan and MJ turned it up and made 19pts in last few minutes of the game with an up and under layup, jumper, fadeaway, 2 steals led to 2 dunks etc. Bulls won. What a game!! WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!! Thanks Coach!! side note: The GOAT MJ brought Nike back to life (basketball sneaker sales) from the shadow or Converse and Adidas (DJ & Magic era). When Nike became Nike Air/Flight then became AIR JORDAN then sky was the limit.

and y'all say Lebon is better smh

dam he picks spots so good. his hang time is sick too.

Stats don't paint the proper picture. You can't compare MJ with numbers. You had to watch the games. The build up. Every night was his night and nothing was gonna change that. He always found a way to win... ALWAYS.

@12:01 you can see why Jordan was so good at reading the defense. He quickly realized that he was going to be doubled. You don't see that often in today's NBA.