I told my friend that I would come here to say "thank you" and then walked away. I can't. It's impossible. I can thank many people. In all the videos, you will never only see me, but also scottie pippen and the champion we won. In the past four weeks, I have had many questions. Some people will ask, "Why did you choose david thompson?" I know why, David knows why, maybe you don't. But as I grew up in North Carolina, I was 1 1 year old, 1974, I think, when David won the championship. I hate North Carolina, but I finally went to North Carolina. But I love david thompson, not only because of basketball, but because of what he stands for. You know, all of us, just like David said, will go through hardships. He did, and I was inspired by him. When I called him and asked him to stand up for me, I knew I was shocked. I know I did it. But he said kindly, "Yes, I will do it." This is not disrespect for North Carolina people; We all know that I am a real North Carolina. Coach Smith, Larry Brown, sam perkins, james worthy, you know all these people.

I want to start with my parents. You saw all the likes. What do you not know about me? When I stand here and watch others tell their history. There are so many things I don't know about Jerry Sloan. Besides, we broadcast live by telephone, but I didn't know he was in a small class from grade one to grade eight. Even in david robinson, I have known David for some time. You know, but I found something about him that I didn't know, good or bad. And Chipson. I've known Chipson for many years. My father and mother spent a lot of time with Mike and found her advantages, but what do you don't know about me?

I have two brothers, James and Larry, who are five feet four inches tall and five feet five inches tall. They gave me everything I wanted. As brothers, in terms of competition. My brother Larry is an ideal situation when little things come with small packages. I do this every day. That my mother often comes out to let us in, because we argue too much. My brother is always away. He served in the army for 3 1 year. The competition didn't stop there. My sister, one year younger than me, never wants to be alone. She took classes, took extra classes, graduated from high school with me, and went to the University of North Carolina with me. When she graduated, it was fairer than me. You want to know where my competitive nature comes from, from them, from my sister, who is not here today. My father is not here today. Obviously, he is with us, all of us. Since I first came into contact with any sports, such as baseball, football, track, basketball, and any sports I participated in in this class, my competitiveness has been greatly improved.

They started firing me; You know that fire started with my parents. When I continue my career, people will add fuel to the fire. Coach Smith, what can I say about him? He is a legendary coach. Lerod Smith, now you think this is a mistake. When I was kicked, Lerod Smith was elected to the team. He is here tonight. He's still the same guy who was six or seven. He's not even bigger. His level is even similar. But he started the whole process for me, because when he was selected for the team and I was not selected, I wanted to prove that I chose Lerod instead of my coach, not only to Lerod Smith, but also to myself. I want to make sure he understands that you made a mistake, man.

Buzz Peterson, my roommate. When I first met Bass, all I heard was that this kid from Ashville, North Carolina was obviously unbeatable, but he never played against me, so how did you become the player of the year? I come from Wilmington, where there are two channels, ABC channel and NBC channel. I have never seen NBA since I was a child. There are no CBS receivers in North Carolina and Wilmington. Basspeter's son became a dead man on my chessboard. When I had the chance to meet Peterson on the basketball court. But he is a great man. It's not his fault. It's just my competitive nature. As a basketball player, I don't think he can beat me or be better than me. He became my roommate. Since then, he has unconsciously become my focus. He doesn't know, but he knows. And Coach Smith, who was in Sports Illustrated that day. He named four starters, but he didn't name me. This makes me very angry, because I want to be in sports illustrated. He has his own ideas to make a freshman have such exposure, which I fully understand, but from the perspective of basketball, I should go to sports illustrated, and he also understands.

And it doesn't stop there. My competitive spirit directly entered the professional team, and I entered the Bulls, which I am very proud of. Jerry Reinsdorf didn't own the team at that time. Another organization recruited me. Kevin Lou Gehry was my first coach. Kevin used to train a lot. Let me start with five players. You know, he made a competitive thing, and the failed team had to run. So now we are almost on the winning side. In the middle of the game, in the middle of the situation, he changed me to the losing side. So I think it's a competitive thing, but you try to test me. No matter what he does, the second team will come back to win in nine cases out of ten. So I am very grateful to Kevin for giving me this challenge, giving me this fire, and he gave me another piece of wood. Jerry Rainsdorf, I mean, what can I say? When I came back the next year, I broke my foot; I lost 65 games. I want to play when I come back. The doctor came with his old theory. You can only play for seven minutes in a game, but I practice for two hours every day. I mean, um, I don't agree with this math. At that time, whoever had the worst record would get the most table tennis. You know you can decide what you can get, but I don't care. I just want to win. I want to enter the playoffs. I want to keep this energy in Chicago. So I had to walk into his office, sit down and say to him, "Jerry, I really think I should play for more than 14 minutes and practice for more than two hours." He said, "We must protect our long-term investment in you. I said, "I really think I should be able to play." He said, "Let me ask you this, if you have a headache." At that time, there was a ten percent chance that I would hurt my ankle or foot. He said, "You have a headache. You took ten capsules, and one of them was coated with poison. Will you take it?" I looked at him and said, "It depends on how serious the headache is. How serious is that headache? " Jerry looked at me and said, "You're all right. I guess you answered very well. You can go back to play.". You asked me to allow you to go back to play. " You know, Jerry provided me with many difficult obstacles, but at the same time he also gave me a chance to show the highest level in basketball. Bulls, the whole Bulls organization, you know, they have made great adjustments for me and all my teammates. Believe me, during the four years I played for the Bulls, I had many teammates. I respect every one of them. I just want them to win. No matter how you look at it. When I tried to be in summer, doug collins came. He said, "well, you are part of the organization, and the organization says you can't compete in summer." I said, "You read my contract; In my contract, I have a "love this sport" clause. This means that I can play whenever I want and wherever I want to go. Doug looks at me and says, "You're right, you're right." In this way, we became closer. Jerry Krause is there, and Jerry is not here. Obviously, I don't know who will invite him. I didn't. However, I hope he understands that this is very helpful. He is a very competitive person. I am a very competitive person. He said the organization won the championship. I said, "In Utah, I don't see any organization fighting the flu. I didn't see it playing with a broken ankle. " Yes, yes, I think the organization should form a team, but in the end, the team will go out to play. I think the player's winning the championship has something to do with the organization. Don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players. Because players still have to go out and perform. You have to pay us, but I still want to go out to play.

Obviously, you've met my children Marcus and Jeffrey. I love you. I think you represent me and many different people. Just like your mother, you also represent them. You know, I think you have a heavy burden. I don't want to be you if necessary. Because of all the expectations you have to face. I mean, look around you, they charge 1000 dollars for this event, for this sacred event. It used to be $200, but I paid it. You know, I have no choice. I have many family members and many friends to introduce. So thank you for raising the ticket price. I love you, you have a lot of people to support you, family, friends, people you don't know, relatives. You know, no matter how you look at it, I think we are right to teach you. Your mother and I hope you can make the right decision then. My mother, what can I say about my mother? My mother never stands still. You think I am busy. She is always on the go. Without her, she is rough, she is unbelievable. Even now, she has two jobs. She is an incredible woman. Because I fail every day, it's her. She always keeps me focused on the good things in life. You know, how people look at you, how you respect them, you know, what is good for children, what is good for you, you know, how you look at the public, think twice before you act, stop and think about what you should do. These are all from my parents, you know, from my mother. She is still like this these days. I am 46 years old and she is still raising me today. This is a good thing. I will love her to death. I will love her to death.

I want to thank a few people who you might not expect me to thank. Isiah thomas, Magic Johnson and george gervin. They are what I called frozen out in my rookie season. I don't remember you giving me the motivation to say, you know what? Obviously, I haven't proved enough to these people. I have to prove to these guys that I deserve what I get at this level. No matter what others say, if it is a rumor, I never think it is true. But you have never frozen me, because no matter what you think, I am still happy to be there. From then on, I want to prove to you, the magician, Larry, George and everyone that I should stand at this height like everyone else. There is no doubt that I hope I have done it all my career. Even in Detroit, we did it.

Pat Riley, we go way back. I still remember in Pat Riley, in Pat Riley. I walked in and left; You decided to stay for a few days. You walked into my suite and told me to leave my suite. You slipped a note on the leak in our door. Although you had to move, you didn't move. You slide down the note and write, "I like this game, congratulations, but we will meet again." I am pleased with this, because I think you are very competitive, even from the coach's point of view. Every time I play the Knicks and the Heat, you challenge me. I don't think you are from the Lakers, but every time I play with you, you have Jordan Plug in your team and you have john starks I love. You even made my friend oakley say, "We can't go to lunch together, we can't go to dinner together, because this guy hit me harder than anyone else in the league. He is my best friend. Patrick Owen is my age. We appeared at the same time. But we can't go to lunch together. Why is this a problem? Do you think Patrick and I are different from others? No, no. They made your learned guy Nick, coach after you, Jeff Van Gundy. He said I couldn't play fair, and I might die on the basketball court. Where did it come from? I just happen to be a friendly person. I get along well with everyone, but at the same time when the lights are on, I am more competitive than anyone else. Therefore, I must say thank you for giving me much-needed motivation.

To me, Phil Jackson is a professional dean smith. He challenged me mentally, not just physically. You know, he knows the game as well as tex winter. They taught me a lot about basketball games. Tex is an expert. I can never please Tex. I love tex. Tex is not here. I know his soul is here. I still remember a game behind the basketball court; We are five to ten percentage points behind. I got about 25 points and we came back to win the game. As we walked out of the dance floor, Tex looked at me and said, "You know, there's me in the team." I said, "There is no me in the team, but there is me in the win." I think he got my message. I will do whatever it takes to win. You know, this means that we have to win as a team. This means that I will do what I have to do. No matter how you look at it. Then you have all your media information "scoring champions can't win NBA championships". You are not as good as Magic Johnson, and you are not as good as larry bird. You are good, but you are not as good as those guys. I have to listen to this. This added a lot of wood to the fire. It makes me try to be a better basketball player every day. I'm not saying that they are wrong. I might look at them from a different angle. But at the same time, as a basketball player, I am trying my best. You know, for someone who has made great achievements in this career like me, you will look for any kind of information that people may say or do to motivate you to play basketball to the highest level. Because that's how I feel when I'm at my best.

My last example is also the last example that you may have seen. I hate doing this to them. He is such a nice person. When I first met Bryon Russell, John and Carl, I was in Chicago. I'm working hard for baseball. They all come down to exercise and shoot. When I came over to say hello, I had no intention of coming back to play basketball. Bryon Russell came up to me and said, "Why did you quit? Why did you quit? You know I can protect you if I see you wearing shorts. " Do you remember? John. When I decided to come back in 1995, we played Utah in' 96, I was in the center circle, and Bryon Russell stood next to me. I said, "Do you remember your conversation in 1994 about' I think I can protect you, I can shut you down, and I really want to compete with you'?" Well, you're about to have a chance. Believe me, I don't know how successful he is since the day he got the chance. I think he has a chance. From today on, if he says I wear shorts, I will go to him.

I know you're leaving. I know I've been here longer than I told my friends. I cried. I should stand up, say "thank you" and walk away, but I can't. So I appreciate it. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. By the time I get to the end, basketball is everything to me, my refuge, a place I always go when I need to find comfort and peace. This is the source of intense pain and the source of the strongest happiness and satisfaction. None of you can imagine. This is a relation of intersecting numbers. It gave me great expectations and love for the game. It provided me with a platform and shared my passion with millions of people in ways I never thought or imagined in my career. I hope it can move and be optimistic to millions of people, and let them achieve their goals through hard work, sweat and positive attitude. Although I am recognized as a member of the Hall of Fame, I don't think this moment is the ultimate relationship between me and basketball. This is just a continuation of what I started a long time ago. One day, you may find a veteran player in a 50-player game. Oh, no. Don't laugh. Don't laugh. Never say forever, because limits, like fear, are often just an illusion.

Thank you very much

Jordan walked down in applause, as if he had won another championship ~ ~ ~