Media needs to ignore it or they have no content to get people emotionally invested and actually have to think to break down games. Once LeBron retires they're going to pick some other kid a few years later and hype him up constantly. It's why there's such a big push every year on some new lottery pick. They need a poster boy to sell merchandise, get clicks, views and be relevant
@@TheTemper-King fr. The game is forever changing and so will the GOAT discussion. It's all hype. If you yet caught up trying to compare apples to oranges it ruins the game. Bron and MJ have 2 of the greatest legacies in the NBA and it's not right to try to compare them to each other. LeBron has dominated for years and so did MJ
@@alexejcrescini263 I think a common drive home through traffic can show us that not everyone engages in using their intellectual mind as a tool for accomplishing even the most routine goals. But Jordan used his mind, in addition to his body, to improve his game, especially in his later years. Whereas I’ve seen plenty of professional players who don’t seem to have their head in the game as strategically as Jordan did. Not sure why my comment caused you to split hairs but I think it’s cool for you to believe whatever you want to believe, champ. For what it’s worth
27 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Proverbs
@@JackPlatinum Wilt played when TV’s were still black and white. You can’t really vouch for someone when you’ve barely seen them play at all, let alone against less skilled opponents.
U have to be slow😂 the bulls back then were the greatest team assembled until the 16-19 warriors came. The comp now would shit on them old heads back then. Imagine a guy like Stockton on curry or kyrie😂. Clearly u stuck in the past about them bulls
@@SignalCorps1 Nah he is shit , he has no potential . G league player at best , Damion lee is better than this Jordan dude . He just doesnt have the killer mentality you know , he is too nice . He never takes it personal
Even though I wasn't even into basketball as a kid. this guy was one of my heroes. I say if you can get a kid who isn't even interested in the sport you play to look up to you. That is G.O.A.T. status
LeBron getting interviewed about the Goat: That made me the best to ever do it. MJ getting interviewed about the Goat: Gives a good speech on not compering greatness since the played in different eras.
"that one right there made me the greatest player of all time, thats what I felt." the man said he felt that he became the greatest of all time after he won his 3rd championship, he has the right to feel it, its annoying like mj does anything is right, but other players are always wrong, only mj is right, kobe went out on a tv show and proclaimed himself as the greatest of all time, he said:"alright I am the best, Michael is second, LeBron is third." In 1999 MJ also said he thinks hes the greatest of all time in an interview, a high school player challenged mj to a 1v1 game, mj said this:"you may be the best highschool player kid, but I am the greatest player of all time." stop this nonsense
@@dynamic6645 when you trash talk against mj, kobe, LeBron and other great players, they will say stuff like I'm the goat but in an official interview MJ never said he's the GOAT he knows he is but he doesn't need to say it himself. That's the difference between him and the rest. LeBron can feel the goat as much as he wants but people who knows basketball know that MJ is way over his league.
He’s not in competition for that anymore. I think if you ask him in ‘97 he’ll answer with no hesitation and half smile making you look crazy for even questioning it being anyone but him
@@vitalisogbeama33 hes always been this humble. Hes always let his game speak for urself. You clearly know nothing about Michael Jordan. Im no personal friend of his. But even I know how humble the man was.
11 Championships would keep you in check with your 6. That would sink in every day, that someone got almost 2x as many rings as I had. Perhaps I shouldn't have taken time off to play baseball and I could have had another ring. That is what I would be thinking. Granted I really wouldn't care because it wouldn't bother me, if I knew I did everything I could when I played.
@@SteveMichael 11 rings hey how many finals mvps and losses does that person have?? Did he get the finals mvp every final he played in?? And did he go 11 for 11??
”The greatest kings are not the ones that says so, but acts so”. This quote says a lot about MJ and Lebron. One is self proclaimed and the other is given by the people.
@Ryan Bino I’m not arguing the fact that Lebron is not getting recognized as becoming the goat. What I meant was purely of what the majority thinks, the collective as a whole. Even in the nba around 70% said that MJ was the GOAT. That’s says a lot, because it’s the very people that are on top of basketball today saying MJ is goat which holds a great merit. Even more so of what the “analytics” of today’s media says, which I believe is very heavily deluded with favoritism. But hey that’s only my opinion, you don’t have to agree with i say and I don’t expect you to do so :)
To me MJ will be the goat, not just because of his stats, basketball IQ, championship rings, etc. Keep in mind this guy became a global icon. People from all walks of life during his time and even to this day knew him, including those who didn't even play basketball or has interest towards the sports. That was just who he was. He literally changed the basketball landscape to the point that NBA became what it is today -- all because of him. He was such an icon that whenever basketball becomes a topic, you can't help but think of MJ. I remember this interview from Aries Spears and he mentioned, "Jordan became a pop culture." MJ is to basketball what Ali is to boxing.
@@uhhrodney “whatever floats your boat”. Everyone knows MJ is the Goat and what he said here only proves that fact further. These are the words of what a GOAT would say. A true GOAT doesn’t need to self-proclaim multiple times that they are the goat. They let their work show it, and they let the fans decide, and MJ is almost unanimously the GOAT
@@uhhrodney I quit fortnite over a year ago, and you would’ve known had you checked when my last fortnite video was uploaded. I agree that it’s a shitty game now, but I don’t rlly know what to change it to and Idrc about it that much so it just stayed like this
@@uhhrodney And the fact that you have to bring up my avatar to divert the attention from what I actually said, just proves that you have nothing to prove me wrong with. You should attack the argument, not the person that’s presenting it.
That's not what he said to wilt back in the 50 greatest players awarding ceremony in 1997..he barked at wilt saying he is the goat but wilt stood tall at age 50 something and said, "the league changed the rules so I cannot dominate...they changed it so you can easily dominate" and MJ did not have any rebuttal.. he matured now which is why he gave a safe answer..
@ADTV they changed it...for him to dominate more...watch the video narrated by bill Walton when wilt stood a ove mj and MJ had no reply when he said those words..it really put him back in his place..
@ADTV just as dominant? Really? He also averaged 50 per game in a season while having 20 rebounds per game without a 3 point shot? I did not know that MJ did that...hmmm.. thanks for enlightening me..
@ADTV I'm a russell fan..u know him? The guy who won 11 chips in 12 finals appearances in 13 nba seasons? The guy who did not need to punch a teammate in order to win?
What do you expect on someone who haven't played professional ball, let alone college, and yet he already proclaiming himself "King"? He's the prom queen so there's that.
Stupid comparison, MJ doesnt get the hate lbj does. The man is a legend he sure as hell has earned his respect. Its idiots like you that keep fueling the hate
Really the NBA in the 84' season influenced everything the NBA became. All the greats before that - Russell, Oscar, Wilt, West, Elgin Baylor, etc should be in their own category
yeah there is literally no way to actually determine it, you can argue that in MJ's era he had to face more rough and tumble and you can argue in LeBrons era he had to face more skill, or vice versa, people will always have their narratives. hell you cant even argue a player in the 18/19 season against a player in the 17/18 season because the 18/19 season had much higher pace with 5 more points a game on average.
By including Oscar on your list, we really know that you know what you are talking about... This comparisons is what the media loves and needs to generate discussions on these empty TV shows during these days...
@@cachedreamer I honestly think if Steph Curry played against the 94' Knicks with Derek Harper's hand-checking and Mason, Oakley's, Ewing's physicality... He would avg 15 in that series, would never go to the basket and would never dare to taunt his opponents by shimmying in front of them.
@@CliffPierson777 it’s impossible to even imagine it in my opinion because their wasn’t a guard that could shoot like curry, dribble and was as quick as him. It’s a lot easier to play physical on opponents in a slower paced less skill based game rather than a fast paced shooting from 6 feet out of the three line and being able to blow past opponents. I don’t think defenders ever got worse I think of course rules changed but players are just far more gifted now
The fact that MJ took things personal shows the fact that he would challenge ANYONE no matter what era...and turn into something that we’ve never seen in ANY time period, showing unleashed abilities.
I would say he is always respectful for his peers and especially for the ones that came before him, his heroes. Maybe in a certain way, but this man was the best and let everyone know he was the best (on court), remember this guy took everything 'personal' when it came to winning and also being the best.
He's not humble, he confidant bordering arrogant and in his private moments he believes he's the goat....look at his behaviour on the last dance in 98 and then the 2020 interview
@@jonjohnson1978. He's the GOAT and a little bit of arrogance is a quality cause it pushes you to your boundaries...when it's not 100% of your time.. I'm arrogant too in my field:-)
Bro MJ was as cocky as anyone could be. He literally beat up his own teammates and is one of the greatest trash talkers. LeBron said mj was his idol. Wtf r u talkin about bruh
For me that has viewed the NBA since forever, MJ is far the best player I have ever seen. Dominant player, unique talent, never lost a championship series and I could go on to count his accolades, but I leave it with this last one; just the ultimate competitor that always made his teammates better and got the best out of himself in crunch time. Just did it the best!
It's an accurate assessment of the reality of professional sports. You can really only compare players against the players they competed against and under the conditions of the time. Maybe the best way to make this clear is in track and field. I'm pretty sure that there are hundreds of living runners who can beat Jesse Owen's times--are they all greater runners than he was? Or maybe this makes it even clearer. Probably any physics professor knows more about gravity than Einstein did. He came up with the theories, but everyone since has built upon his discoveries. But I doubt any of them thinks they're better physicists than Einstein. I actually think Jordan is being sincere here, and I think Woods would feel similarly. These guys both knew they were building on the accomplishments of the past great players. I mean they know the game better than anyone, and they know they didn't invent it all. They respect the history. That's my guess.
MJ is a damn coward supporting sweat shop labor to manufacture his damn shoes which he sells to the black community very, very EXPENSIVE..(FACTS)...LBJ IS THE REAL goat!
The way you said that implies that the only reason Mike is being humble is because others will still call him the greatest. That's a very cynical approach and implies you know what he truly feels, which you don't.
I actually think the only thing that eats at him is what was in that docuseries: If we came back for one more year, could we have had a 7th? That's the mindset of someone that wins.
@Tom Delay Beats If you don't consider Michael Jordan as a goat. I have a video that shows just that. If see it might change your mind or prefer show it to others. Search for this title : Goat debate of Michael Jordan ends here. Only this video shows it in thoughtful. Copy and paste the entire wording for the search.
The NBA wasn't that stacked back then. You had Beal missing All-Stars and All-NBA teams when nearly leading the league in scoring. You had some greats, but Jokic Embiid AD Luka LeBron Steph KD Giannis Harden Kawhi have all had MVP-caliber seasons.
@@marco5030 May I ask how old you are? If you missed the 90s basketball it is difficult to know how it really felt like living it. While these news players have one or two good seasons i dont see them dominating the malones barkley garypaytons robinson ewings of the world. Old school ball is much different to what it is today.
@@ScoopingCelebrities it is, but "living in it" is still a feeling. You have nothing rational to make the argument the 90s were the hardest era, you can have that opinion but it's not a fact. Also you missed the best player of the 90s after Jordan, Olajuwon.
@@marco5030 i mean hardest in physicality aspect. more flow more hungry players less fouls less money, the game has evolved in certain areas but in some it went dogshit
just think logically here for a sec. the interest in basketball nowadays is a lot higher nowadays than it was back then (MJ played a huge part in that), that means that more kids grow up playing basketball, which leads to more talent. now add to that that training methods are more advanced than they were back then and you have to come to the conclusion that overall the talent level in the NBA goes up every single season. now if you wouldve understood what MJ was saying you wouldnt have written such an idiotic comment: MJ couldnt do shit about his competition, neither can Bill Russel and neither can lebron, also its not Russels fault that trainingmethods back then were not good to say the least. if you would let MJ play in todays NBA with the training he did in the 90s he wouldnt be nearly as good, because the competition is just better now. but again, thats not MJs fault, he can only be the best in his era. you cant say whos the goat, you can only say whos the best of his generation.
“You’re never going to say who’s the greatest of all time. To me, that’s more for PR and more for selling stories. I never played with Wilt Chamberlain or Jerry West so to say one is greater than the other is being unfair.” MJ
Same. I only started watching it for Jordan. I stopped when he finished. He was transcendental. It was amazing watching him play. I had a lot of respect for Pippen and Rodman though. Both outstanding players at what they did.
@michael h Michael Jordan made the game a worldwide sport. Nobody outside of the US and some slavic countries played basketball. He is the reason we have people in the league today like Joel embiid and pascal siakam. He was also the role model for so many legends like lebron, kobe, Chris Paul, iverson and many more. Don't talk to in my opinion the goat like that. Just disrespect
@Arvin Boller If you don't consider Michael Jordan as a goat. I have a video that shows just that. If see it might change your mind or prefer show it to others. Search for this title : Goat debate of Michael Jordan ends here. Only this video shows it in thoughtful Copy and paste the entire wording for the search.
@@heartoflion3736 Bill Russell to me will always be the greatest. And its got nothing to do with his ring number. And everything he did for his team and his midas touch when it comes to teams.
True, but I hope his tone changes. Seen it with both Pele and Maradonna when Messi stepped on a football pitch. Thing is that with Messi, they started blubbering 2nd, 3rd season in, which is when a ones in a generation talent shows that he's a step above. Which means, no one in BB can challenge him atm and I'm guessing he knows it... Strange since he wasn't that special at 16 from interviews I've seen. Imagine if he was dribbling a bb from young age... Who knows. Maybe other sports opened up his mind...
That's also how I feel, the way the game is played and almost all of the prime competition changes every 10 to 15 years. And because even a seemingly individual award like mvp is usually given to a player on a good team, all accolades we can question whether if they'd be as successful or more successful in a different situation. My mt Rushmore is Russell, Kareem, Jordan, Lebron Magic, Bird, Duncan, Kobe , Wilt , Shaq round out the top 10. But exact order is tough.
@@poliewill2909 if you are (by far) the best at what you do you are entitled to be full of yourself. Just because you are not political that doesn't mean you have done nothing for others, and MJ did plenty.
@@aibandidos Polie is right though....The 2 most arrogant 'GOAT's off the court (they were all arrogant on the court) were MJ and Wilt. They just could not concede anything...unlike Magic, Bird, Kareem.....who were always willing to talk up another's skill. Sure...Jordan can talk about golf with humility, but with BB? He's an ass.
The GOAT debate is fairly easy to figure out. If Chamberlain is on channel 2, Lebron is on channel 4, Kobe is on channel 5, MJ is on channel 6, and Russell is on channel 11, which channel are you watching? Channel 6.
The way MJ impacted the league and the game was unprecedented. The reason why he is considered the GOAT by the majority is simply because he set the benchmark for greatness and how people viewed and played basketball. Rest were all great but not on the level of impact MJ had on the game
Jordan did stuff on the court that no other player has . Jordan did amazing stuff on the court. Jordan put a massive impact on the nba. Jordan is the best due to his respectful dedication to the game . He never quit no matter how hurt sick or how big other players were. He is the best ever
MJ has probably heard he's the 🐐 so many times... but seein his love for the Game to be able to put his ego aside... It speaks volumes about his character
He brought the game of Basketball on a whole new level. Just like how the greats before him did. But his influence and impact on the game was really something else. I've met a lot of people who don't even play or have little to no knowledge about basketball and yet when ask they would always mention his name.
There’s a reason why the commercial sings, “Like Mike, if I could be like Mike, I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike!” His objectivity is only paralleled by his game.
Hard to say, Muhammad Ali once said Tyson could be him and he WAS A BIG TRASH TALKER, and Tyson once said Ali, and Sonny Liston could beat em. They have respect for each other, and that's even OFF camera. Jordan had matured since his last interview 10 or so years ago; and I'm sure with Kobe's death in perspective may have also inspired this answer. I believe Greatest of their Times (GOTE) is more appropriate. Bill and Wilt (60s) Kareem (70s) Magic and Bird (80s) Jordan (90s) Kobe (00s) [Honorable mention Tim duncan) Lebron (2010s) THey all played in different eras, vs different players, new teams, new challenges... same reason why Monica Seles can't be properly judged due to her stabbing, and how Serena Williams and Stephie Graf have different eras as well to which their comparisons are unfair. Even again, Look at Smash Bros. (video games) ZeRo has 60+ tournament wins in Smash 4.... World record But MKLeo the young kid from Mexico had won 12/14 S-tier events with his worse placing being 2nd place for the other 2... throughout 2019... With that said, you can't say ZeRo's feat was more impressive, because we have more people playing the game. That Evo MKLeo won had 3000+ people, not a single Smash 4 tourney had those numbers, or players + veterans at that level. So the point still stands...you can't compare everything like Jordan said.
@DeadParadoxTV TOTD It was from the cigar cutter accident in late 1998 after the last championship. It was heavily taped up during his '99 retirement ceremony, and looked as mangled as it does here when he returned in 2001.
@@amanialsoquar5073 lolol. 1998 summer he cut it. Part of the reason made him retired because no longer could palm the ball. But he used his fcked up fingers at 40 in wizard. Tough cat.
@DeadParadoxTV TOTD yeah it was a little crooked beforehand but he could at least bend it fully. After the accident he never regained full range of motion in the finger, which contributed to his ballhandling errors and missed dunks in Washington.
LeBron James:"that one right there made me the greatest player of all time, THAT'S WHAT I FELT" LeBron said he felt he became the greatest after he won his 3rd championship, 3rd finals mvp, and had arguably the greatest perfomance in NBA Finals History, he led all players from both teams in points assists rebounds steals blocks, and came back from 3-1 against a team that has 2 of the greatest shooters of all time Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, a 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, A DPOY candidate Draymond Green. LeBron has absolutely the right to feel that he is the greatest. I am getting sick and tired of the "MJ would never" or "MJ would have". Interviewer to MJ:"Are you the best to EVER play this game ?" MJ:"I LIKE TO THINK THAT I WAS THE BEST ." (1991) This was MJ's answer to the question he was asked, saying he thinks he is the best to EVER play, he made a second comment saying that he intends to play 15 years before retiring for good as the best to EVER play.
@@dynamic6645 so what your saying is Lebron couldn’t win so he chased rings to superteam? And mj won two more in way less time then lebron? Also don’t forget nba handed that ring to Cleveland with the bs suspension on green game 5 nice try tho
@@ericda7684 Lebron think he goat because he got Draymond suspended and super teamed how many times? Lol what happened after that 3-1 comeback next two years? 1-8
Glad to hear MJ has the same opinion on this! Great players only exist because they were able to learn and BUILD on the skills, practice, insights, whatever, that earlier players were able to achieve.
@@LunarV5 true? And what makes it worse is that there's differing stats that people bring up to where it makes them feel there argument is valid and everyone else's is invalid. It's gonna be a never ending argument
MJ's huge hands helped his career tremendously. He nearly has as big hands as Kawhi, that helped him on both ends of the floor especially defensively. He was a strip master and having being able to clutch the ball with one hand offensively with that athleticism made him the MJ
*Honestly, MJ is onto something when he talks about impact.* For example, Stephen Curry has had such a huge impact on the game of basketball. But it wouldn’t make sense to push him lower if his impact creates a new generation of players who can shoot better than him.
No one will ever say you’re the “Wilt Chamberlain” or “Jack Nicklaus” or “LeBron James” of your chosen field. When you excel in any area of life they’ll always refer to that person as the “Michael Jordan of .........”
@Nath 85 true MJ has influenced people all over the world, and stood out, but while LeBron James isn’t there yet, in terms of saying, he’s the LeBron James of so and so, he certainly has built a unique legacy, imo LeBron may be the most unique player of all time and we may not get another like him.
Well I for one as a Piston lifer can and will say Micheal left me speechless and I never ever seen anyone with his genius on the court period and end of subject. He is the smartest and most athletic man. Very humble!
@Palm Trees The reason teams fell off after he left, was because Robert Horry left to join the next front running team. There's never been any point in Robert Horry's career where he was even remotely close to being the best player on his own team, yet alone one of the best players in the NBA.
@@SuperMillwall Bill played with only 11 teams and bunch of janitors, engineers, and doctors. So, don't go telling us that bill is the GOAT. Lebron is way better than Bill Russell was.
The most popular? Mj. The fact that we're still so interested in him now says it all really. He changed the game, and nobody has captured our imagination better than MJ. Legend.
Yoo MJ and Kobe have the same voice , accent and tone... seriously bro I had this video randomly play without seeing the screen and hearing the audio I thought it was Kobe talking !!!
No disrespect to every basketball player or anyone’s opinion , JORDAN evolved and changed the game . His artistry was extraordinary. Everyone tries to mimic and copy his moves but can’t even get close. Did you see the hang time ????! Best competitor both ends of the floor ...... I can go on and on and on .....
MJ is right about evolving the game. My other assessment of greatness in sports is how did you fare against your peers. You can't do hypotheticals with other eras because we have no way of knowing what Wilt would be like with better rest and travel and nutrition or LeBron without the benefit of modern recovery and rules and equipment. Yall make the mistake of taking a guy from their era and just putting them as they exist against guys without offsetting the handicap. And I'm sorry, but that's a flawed way of debating anything. In basketball MJ was the most dominant player of the modern era, period. Six Finals, six wins, six MVPs. Thats unassailable.
This is how the GOAT talks. He never, ever claimed that he was the GOAT. Its the people who says he is. LBJ claimed and proclaimed that he was the GOAT. This seperates men with class, honor, and dignity to those with just bloated egos.
The Media- “That’s cool. I’m going to ignore that”
He basically said pretty much the same thing 20-ish years ago. Yeah the media ignored it. Drama leads to better ratings. (all they care about)
@@dennisheyes4561 true he always said the same. You cannot compare eras. Give credit to where it is
MJ is correct, goat is a pointless debate
Lol
Media needs to ignore it or they have no content to get people emotionally invested and actually have to think to break down games. Once LeBron retires they're going to pick some other kid a few years later and hype him up constantly. It's why there's such a big push every year on some new lottery pick. They need a poster boy to sell merchandise, get clicks, views and be relevant
“They asked me who’s the greatest of all time, ok fine. That’s all I needed. I took it personal.”
Haha
@@benjaminpease5297 no one is on my list. He’s the greatest of his era, that’s as far as I’ll go for any player with no exceptions.
@@TheTemper-King fr. The game is forever changing and so will the GOAT discussion. It's all hype. If you yet caught up trying to compare apples to oranges it ruins the game. Bron and MJ have 2 of the greatest legacies in the NBA and it's not right to try to compare them to each other. LeBron has dominated for years and so did MJ
Bro takes everything personally
#Tony if Lebron played in Jordan era, do you think he would have beaten Michael Jordan?
Jordan is admirable, as far as I can tell. He uses his mind like a tool.
WTF you talk about every person uses his brain as a tool.
@@alexejcrescini263 I think a common drive home through traffic can show us that not everyone engages in using their intellectual mind as a tool for accomplishing even the most routine goals.
But Jordan used his mind, in addition to his body, to improve his game, especially in his later years. Whereas I’ve seen plenty of professional players who don’t seem to have their head in the game as strategically as Jordan did.
Not sure why my comment caused you to split hairs but I think it’s cool for you to believe whatever you want to believe, champ.
For what it’s worth
He used his mind and heart equally maybe heart more
@@Anduresu Having alot of heart is just an expression bro. It's all mind power
Lbj uses emotions
"If you're Good you will tell people about yourself......but if you're Great people will talk about you"
Exactly!!
Damn right.
That's why Mr James is the best, he's very humble.
@@donzokor5312 James is the best only in the no hand check era
27 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs
Imagine he says all this then at the end he just says “but I’m the GOAT”
🤣😆
Very MJ thing to do
😂😂😂😂😂😂
He wasnt better than wilt. Wilt was a barbarian of a player
@@JackPlatinum Wilt played when TV’s were still black and white. You can’t really vouch for someone when you’ve barely seen them play at all, let alone against less skilled opponents.
Definitely MJ he is the only player who competed against aliens and with the help of looney toons...
🤣🤣🤣🤣
ESPN when space jam 2 comes out:
“Who’s movie was better, lebrons or MJs??”
@@nolimitkha6726 exactly
@@nolimitkha6726 bro that's exactly what's gonna happen😂😂😂
U have to be slow😂 the bulls back then were the greatest team assembled until the 16-19 warriors came. The comp now would shit on them old heads back then. Imagine a guy like Stockton on curry or kyrie😂. Clearly u stuck in the past about them bulls
GOTE = Greatest of Their Era
bump it
I fw this
Now this is epic
That would still be a debate
GOTE of the 90s=MJ
GOAT= MJ
This mans original basketball goal was to make his high schools varsity team...
Eye on the price, one step at a time
@Mailroom Clerk well he has quite the chance now
And he got cut from his HS team during try outs., but I think if he keeps working, he might just make something of himself.
@@AfroV eyes on the prize..
@@SignalCorps1 Nah he is shit , he has no potential . G league player at best , Damion lee is better than this Jordan dude . He just doesnt have the killer mentality you know , he is too nice . He never takes it personal
I like how Jordan is so articulate and fair.
BIG Jordan fan here. The thing he is not is articulate, he rambles a lot and is all over the place. But who cares
@@techotopo High IQ
@@techotopo he's an aquarius.
Are you Statham's chauffeur?
@@techotopo Give me an example where he rambles on.....
A goat never has to tell anyone that they’re a goat.
This is why Lebron is not the goat. You can’t proclaim yourself the goat
@@TheLocalLt or pay some media pundits to constantly push that agenda! MJ is the goat because his peers and the entire media proclaimed him the goat!
@@HZB_33 exactly his peers, the masses, and the media
Eminem: hold my spaghetti
Tony Hawk calls himself the goat at skating. So who the fuck is the greatest skater? He’s probably the only skater anyone here has heard of
Looks like the bro carries a cigar in his hand wherever he goes now.
He became an anime boss
The hand with no cigar looks like it has deformed into the shape of a cigar holder. Lol
He can afford them.
See the bottom right corner, aficionado is a cigar enthusiast channel, magazine
You think his teeth still real?
Even though I wasn't even into basketball as a kid.
this guy was one of my heroes.
I say if you can get a kid who isn't even interested in the sport you play to look up to you.
That is G.O.A.T. status
LeBron getting interviewed about the Goat: That made me the best to ever do it.
MJ getting interviewed about the Goat: Gives a good speech on not compering greatness since the played in different eras.
"that one right there made me the greatest player of all time, thats what I felt." the man said he felt that he became the greatest of all time after he won his 3rd championship, he has the right to feel it, its annoying like mj does anything is right, but other players are always wrong, only mj is right, kobe went out on a tv show and proclaimed himself as the greatest of all time, he said:"alright I am the best, Michael is second, LeBron is third." In 1999 MJ also said he thinks hes the greatest of all time in an interview, a high school player challenged mj to a 1v1 game, mj said this:"you may be the best highschool player kid, but I am the greatest player of all time." stop this nonsense
@@dynamic6645 LeBron is the LEGOAT
@@Kbtooplaya in his dreams 🤣
When MJ played he said multiple times he was the greatest. Even argued with Wilt about him being the greatest...
@@dynamic6645 when you trash talk against mj, kobe, LeBron and other great players, they will say stuff like I'm the goat but in an official interview MJ never said he's the GOAT he knows he is but he doesn't need to say it himself. That's the difference between him and the rest. LeBron can feel the goat as much as he wants but people who knows basketball know that MJ is way over his league.
" ...any man who must say "I am the King" is not a true King..." Tywin Lannister.
Good thing the media said he’s the king and he didn’t himself good try tho
That's kind of a dumb quote I definitely wouldn't call it timeless or wise.
@@VortexFromFire he actually has called himself the GOAT before😂
@@tysongrugal4283 bruhs been to the finals for damn near a whole decade straight. I’d call myself the damn “GOAT” too! 😂😂🤦🏾♂️ js
His name literally means king that’s why he’s called dumbass
i was expecting him to say : "Im the GOAT, no discussion". He gave a wise response and Im glad to see him disidentifying with his ego.
He’s not in competition for that anymore. I think if you ask him in ‘97 he’ll answer with no hesitation and half smile making you look crazy for even questioning it being anyone but him
He’s never said “I’m the GOAT.”
Since you don't know MJ throughout his interviews about being the GOAT, he had the same answer no matter what
@@vitalisogbeama33 hes always been this humble. Hes always let his game speak for urself. You clearly know nothing about Michael Jordan. Im no personal friend of his. But even I know how humble the man was.
He never said he was the goat...never.
He said many times he was the best among players that he faced...he wasn't lying
This is the best opinion I have heard on this topic. MJ is smart and incisive, what a relief from the usual BS spouted by Shannon Sharpe etal.
Personally, I think Shannon is a self righteous tool.
Skip isn't any better
he doesnt need to say he's the goat,,everybody say it for him,,thats more than enough
We have LeBron and had Kobe because of MJ.
@@carlpatrickragas2159 because the children of 90’s wants to be like MJ. So what they did is they became better than him.
Wilt is the greatest and Bill has 11 rings so what does that say about MJ. Try the differnt era thing and that applies to all of them even LeBron.
yeah right LBJ is the greatest
@@mayoluck exactly, and that’s why I’ll never give anyone a goat title for a game that is ever changing. I’ll give them this “greatest of that era”
Imagine being MJ and having to pretend you’re not the GOAT
You weren't listening to him, were you?
11 Championships would keep you in check with your 6. That would sink in every day, that someone got almost 2x as many rings as I had. Perhaps I shouldn't have taken time off to play baseball and I could have had another ring. That is what I would be thinking. Granted I really wouldn't care because it wouldn't bother me, if I knew I did everything I could when I played.
😂😂😂 Right! MJ IS THE GOAT 🐐 END OF STORY
All i was hearing was goat goat goat lol
@@SteveMichael 11 rings hey how many finals mvps and losses does that person have?? Did he get the finals mvp every final he played in?? And did he go 11 for 11??
There's class in refusing to toot your own horn.
Of which LaBlame is lacking
@@SignalCorps1 leBum
Who cares about class lmao. People dont like others bragging because it makes them feel insecure lol
@@joys8634 Michael Jordan does
Shows the maturity level in this interview.
”The greatest kings are not the ones that says so, but acts so”. This quote says a lot about MJ and Lebron. One is self proclaimed and the other is given by the people.
@@raianalam4201 and you're a bronsexual
@Ryan Bino Starting to attain and has attained are two very different things
@Ryan Bino I’m not arguing the fact that Lebron is not getting recognized as becoming the goat. What I meant was purely of what the majority thinks, the collective as a whole. Even in the nba around 70% said that MJ was the GOAT. That’s says a lot, because it’s the very people that are on top of basketball today saying MJ is goat which holds a great merit. Even more so of what the “analytics” of today’s media says, which I believe is very heavily deluded with favoritism. But hey that’s only my opinion, you don’t have to agree with i say and I don’t expect you to do so :)
Who is self proclaimed?
@@deshawnfilterfeed1212 I did not mention that for a reason. All of them already knew.
This is the only dude that gets an opportunity to interview Michael and have him open up like this LOL
💯
The interviewer was like “your not giving me the answers I need.”
and if you are, stop it get some help
To me MJ will be the goat, not just because of his stats, basketball IQ, championship rings, etc. Keep in mind this guy became a global icon. People from all walks of life during his time and even to this day knew him, including those who didn't even play basketball or has interest towards the sports. That was just who he was. He literally changed the basketball landscape to the point that NBA became what it is today -- all because of him. He was such an icon that whenever basketball becomes a topic, you can't help but think of MJ. I remember this interview from Aries Spears and he mentioned, "Jordan became a pop culture." MJ is to basketball what Ali is to boxing.
He literally did nothing with his celebrity. I take it back; sold $200 shoes to kids. WTF?
@@airforcex9412 Hah. You're a Lebum fan huh?
@@airforcex9412he gave 100 million usd to charities more than any other donation ever made after the george floyd death.
@@airforcex9412he also spends 60 million on charity a year you also forgot he has 2 hospitals lol bring that in
Jordan’s humble and respect to others make him GOAT.
Simply no
Come on is Chamberlain joke to him. Lets say jordan is a GOAT . But Wilt is mythic.
@@excoviixbrawler9520 Not in the playoffs tho.
@@basha8836 lol
Humble and respect pfff
MJ is the GOAT!
pretty sure he just said you can't really say that, but whatever floats your boat!
@@uhhrodney “whatever floats your boat”. Everyone knows MJ is the Goat and what he said here only proves that fact further. These are the words of what a GOAT would say. A true GOAT doesn’t need to self-proclaim multiple times that they are the goat. They let their work show it, and they let the fans decide, and MJ is almost unanimously the GOAT
@@montagehq9872 I won't be reading this due to that cringey ass avatar go play fortnite and let the big people talk about the goats kiddo
@@uhhrodney I quit fortnite over a year ago, and you would’ve known had you checked when my last fortnite video was uploaded. I agree that it’s a shitty game now, but I don’t rlly know what to change it to and Idrc about it that much so it just stayed like this
@@uhhrodney And the fact that you have to bring up my avatar to divert the attention from what I actually said, just proves that you have nothing to prove me wrong with. You should attack the argument, not the person that’s presenting it.
That is exactly the statement what I expected from a real GOAT. Period. Chapter closed.
That's not what he said to wilt back in the 50 greatest players awarding ceremony in 1997..he barked at wilt saying he is the goat but wilt stood tall at age 50 something and said, "the league changed the rules so I cannot dominate...they changed it so you can easily dominate" and MJ did not have any rebuttal.. he matured now which is why he gave a safe answer..
@ADTV th-cam.com/video/qJxZUS9nlvM/w-d-xo.html
@ADTV they changed it...for him to dominate more...watch the video narrated by bill Walton when wilt stood a ove mj and MJ had no reply when he said those words..it really put him back in his place..
@ADTV just as dominant? Really? He also averaged 50 per game in a season while having 20 rebounds per game without a 3 point shot? I did not know that MJ did that...hmmm.. thanks for enlightening me..
@ADTV I'm a russell fan..u know him? The guy who won 11 chips in 12 finals appearances in 13 nba seasons? The guy who did not need to punch a teammate in order to win?
I believe this was a humble answer from a highly competitive guy that would take on anyone.
One thing people often forget about Jordan is how thoughtful and intelligent he is. You can see it in some of his earliest interviews too.
Lbj - "I want my respect!"
And claiming of being the goat
MJ - claiming the title of being the goat would be an insult to my fellow competitors.
What do you expect on someone who haven't played professional ball, let alone college, and yet he already proclaiming himself "King"? He's the prom queen so there's that.
M01535 🤡 still hating on lebron in 2020🤡
@@MozTheBoz You can repeat that as much as you want, but it was the media who started calling him king James.
Imagine summing up a BB player by some random quote you took out of context.
Stupid comparison, MJ doesnt get the hate lbj does. The man is a legend he sure as hell has earned his respect. Its idiots like you that keep fueling the hate
One thing's for sure MJ is more intelligent than most NBA players.
♒️♒️♒️Aquarius smartest of all
The great ones usually are
@@IndigoAquarius1980 smarter than magic johnson?
@@proximitive3872 yep
@@dennisjr77 is lebron smart tho?
MJ: “I don’t wanna call myself the GOAT.”
Lebron after his 3rd ring: “I’m the GOAT.”
im pretty sure mj has called himself the best many times
@@vk7077 he called himself the black Jesus lol
@@fury_021 I thought Reggie Miller called him that
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Saying *"I felt I became the goat"* is not the same as saying *"I am the goat now"*
Really the NBA in the 84' season influenced everything the NBA became. All the greats before that - Russell, Oscar, Wilt, West, Elgin Baylor, etc should be in their own category
yeah there is literally no way to actually determine it, you can argue that in MJ's era he had to face more rough and tumble and you can argue in LeBrons era he had to face more skill, or vice versa, people will always have their narratives. hell you cant even argue a player in the 18/19 season against a player in the 17/18 season because the 18/19 season had much higher pace with 5 more points a game on average.
By including Oscar on your list, we really know that you know what you are talking about... This comparisons is what the media loves and needs to generate discussions on these empty TV shows during these days...
@@cachedreamer I honestly think if Steph Curry played against the 94' Knicks with Derek Harper's hand-checking and Mason, Oakley's, Ewing's physicality... He would avg 15 in that series, would never go to the basket and would never dare to taunt his opponents by shimmying in front of them.
@@CliffPierson777 it’s impossible to even imagine it in my opinion because their wasn’t a guard that could shoot like curry, dribble and was as quick as him. It’s a lot easier to play physical on opponents in a slower paced less skill based game rather than a fast paced shooting from 6 feet out of the three line and being able to blow past opponents. I don’t think defenders ever got worse I think of course rules changed but players are just far more gifted now
@Bernard Highsmith 🤣🤣yeah you sound ridiculous, the best shooter of all time would translate in any era. Shooting doesn’t change.
The fact that MJ took things personal shows the fact that he would challenge ANYONE no matter what era...and turn into something that we’ve never seen in ANY time period, showing unleashed abilities.
Bill russell never punched a teammate and never took anything personal..I wonder how many ring he have had if he did those stuff?
Jordan is very analytical, articulated but also humble in a certain way.
Yes, to certain extent "personal".
People say hes not humble but confident doesnt mean cocky. You can be confident and humble.
I would say he is always respectful for his peers and especially for the ones that came before him, his heroes. Maybe in a certain way, but this man was the best and let everyone know he was the best (on court), remember this guy took everything 'personal' when it came to winning and also being the best.
He's not humble, he confidant bordering arrogant and in his private moments he believes he's the goat....look at his behaviour on the last dance in 98 and then the 2020 interview
@@jonjohnson1978. He's the GOAT and a little bit of arrogance is a quality cause it pushes you to your boundaries...when it's not 100% of your time.. I'm arrogant too in my field:-)
Deep down, MJ is saying ''You damn right I'm the greatest''
@UtoobeIsTrash . Its sunglasses but I thought the same at first 💀💀
@UtoobeIsTrash . it’s a uhh joke buddy
I love Jordan. He’s so well spoken and you can tell he puts a lot of thought into what he says. Goat.
mj trash
@@josephmontoya7730 stfu
Amarr Gaston mj trash
Jordan trying to be kobe now lol
There shouldnt be a "G.O.A.T" there should be a Greatest Of This Era type of thing
So GOTE Magic and Larry then Mike then Kobe then Lebron? Curry might say I beat him 3 times though?
Duncan > Kobe. And lebron outplayed him in all those finals so that means nothing at all
I think you have to go Greatest of each era by position. It would be the truest and best list we can have
@@walteririzarry7380 im mentally putting together a 15 man space jam team to defend the galaxy through basketball.
That’s a great idea
At least he never self-proclaimed that he was a King. Or God. Or Goat.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Bro MJ was as cocky as anyone could be. He literally beat up his own teammates and is one of the greatest trash talkers. LeBron said mj was his idol. Wtf r u talkin about bruh
@@DaBoga Jordan is going to read this and take it personal!
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@@kzamora2548 nah he doesnt have pippen now, he can take it all personal lmfao
For me that has viewed the NBA since forever, MJ is far the best player I have ever seen.
Dominant player, unique talent, never lost a championship series and I could go on to count his accolades, but I leave it with this last one; just the ultimate competitor that always made his teammates better and got the best out of himself in crunch time.
Just did it the best!
It's an accurate assessment of the reality of professional sports. You can really only compare players against the players they competed against and under the conditions of the time. Maybe the best way to make this clear is in track and field. I'm pretty sure that there are hundreds of living runners who can beat Jesse Owen's times--are they all greater runners than he was? Or maybe this makes it even clearer. Probably any physics professor knows more about gravity than Einstein did. He came up with the theories, but everyone since has built upon his discoveries. But I doubt any of them thinks they're better physicists than Einstein. I actually think Jordan is being sincere here, and I think Woods would feel similarly. These guys both knew they were building on the accomplishments of the past great players. I mean they know the game better than anyone, and they know they didn't invent it all. They respect the history. That's my guess.
This.
MJ is a damn coward supporting sweat shop labor to manufacture his damn shoes which he sells to the black community very, very EXPENSIVE..(FACTS)...LBJ IS THE REAL goat!
@@ankhmaathotep7913 Lebron Does the Exact Same Thing.
Great analogy!
@@jamesbrickner5159 LOL they gonna ride lebron some way my guy just let him be
Lol Mike can say this so humbly because they are still gonna call him the greatest of all time.
Yeah. Let others say you're great. Don't self proclaim..
The way you said that implies that the only reason Mike is being humble is because others will still call him the greatest. That's a very cynical approach and implies you know what he truly feels, which you don't.
I actually think the only thing that eats at him is what was in that docuseries: If we came back for one more year, could we have had a 7th? That's the mindset of someone that wins.
@@aimiessyou4770 what about the time he told that high school player he was the greatest? I guess he's disqualified now right?
And that's how a GOAT speaks
LeBron: "I AM THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME."
Jordan: Thoughtful answer that makes sense.
@Tom Delay Beats If you don't consider Michael Jordan as a goat. I have a video that shows just that. If see it might change your mind or prefer show it to others. Search for this title : Goat debate of Michael Jordan ends here. Only this video shows it in thoughtful. Copy and paste the entire wording for the search.
The man is so intelligent and articulate!!
This why he’s the goat. He knows he is the goat of the best era of the nba and still has respect for other players. His parents raised him well
The NBA wasn't that stacked back then. You had Beal missing All-Stars and All-NBA teams when nearly leading the league in scoring. You had some greats, but Jokic Embiid AD Luka LeBron Steph KD Giannis Harden Kawhi have all had MVP-caliber seasons.
@@marco5030 May I ask how old you are? If you missed the 90s basketball it is difficult to know how it really felt like living it. While these news players have one or two good seasons i dont see them dominating the malones barkley garypaytons robinson ewings of the world. Old school ball is much different to what it is today.
@@ScoopingCelebrities it is, but "living in it" is still a feeling. You have nothing rational to make the argument the 90s were the hardest era, you can have that opinion but it's not a fact. Also you missed the best player of the 90s after Jordan, Olajuwon.
@@marco5030 i mean hardest in physicality aspect. more flow more hungry players less fouls less money, the game has evolved in certain areas but in some it went dogshit
just think logically here for a sec. the interest in basketball nowadays is a lot higher nowadays than it was back then (MJ played a huge part in that), that means that more kids grow up playing basketball, which leads to more talent. now add to that that training methods are more advanced than they were back then and you have to come to the conclusion that overall the talent level in the NBA goes up every single season.
now if you wouldve understood what MJ was saying you wouldnt have written such an idiotic comment: MJ couldnt do shit about his competition, neither can Bill Russel and neither can lebron, also its not Russels fault that trainingmethods back then were not good to say the least. if you would let MJ play in todays NBA with the training he did in the 90s he wouldnt be nearly as good, because the competition is just better now. but again, thats not MJs fault, he can only be the best in his era.
you cant say whos the goat, you can only say whos the best of his generation.
“You’re never going to say who’s the greatest of all time. To me, that’s more for PR and more for selling stories. I never played with Wilt Chamberlain or Jerry West so to say one is greater than the other is being unfair.” MJ
Yeah we got it thanks
I think we heard it. Didn't we?
Not ''with", but "against":)
Hes a smart man
A lot a people retired from watching basket ball when Jordan retired from MBA 😔 it was just never the same.
Fact's i didnt watch it no more after he left until the mavericks went to the finals
That’s facts
Same. I only started watching it for Jordan. I stopped when he finished. He was transcendental. It was amazing watching him play. I had a lot of respect for Pippen and Rodman though. Both outstanding players at what they did.
Man this title is not click bait at all. Goat debate, totally ended.
Edit: Y’all don’t get that I’m being sarcastic af MJ is the goat
Mj still better
Kevin Torres oh I agree I’m an MJ fan myself
@@kevintorres9350clearly you’ve learned nothing
@Cody Lockwood ok cody
@@kevintorres9350 this talk would never end because of dumb people like you.
0:51 The GOAT is a player who evolved the game.
steph curry then
@@shreyansgupta2898 na. I would say jordan changed it more but curry is second
@michael h Michael Jordan made the game a worldwide sport. Nobody outside of the US and some slavic countries played basketball. He is the reason we have people in the league today like Joel embiid and pascal siakam. He was also the role model for so many legends like lebron, kobe, Chris Paul, iverson and many more. Don't talk to in my opinion the goat like that. Just disrespect
@michael h your probably just a 10 Yr old lebron fan boy.
Paul George is the goat
MJ: "Bill Rusell won 11..."
MJ: "And I took that personally"
That was all i needed
just in: MJ joins the Nets to win the next five NBA championships.
@Arvin Boller If you don't consider Michael Jordan as a goat. I have a video that shows just that. If see it might change your mind or prefer show it to others. Search for this title : Goat debate of Michael Jordan ends here. Only this video shows it in thoughtful Copy and paste the entire wording for the search.
@@heartoflion3736 Bill Russell to me will always be the greatest. And its got nothing to do with his ring number. And everything he did for his team and his midas touch when it comes to teams.
MJ never took anything personal of his Childhood Favorite Players
MJ speaks like the GOAT he is.. unlike the rest of the wannabes. Air Jordan is GOAT. Hes not even insecure like the others who wannabee a GOAT.
LeBron I am the Goat
MJ it's unfair to everyone else to be compared to me! True goat here
Stfu
KOBE THE GOAT.
@MikaShiota FACTS 💯 I SEE U ALSO DO UR HISTORY FACT CHECK HOMEWORK AS I DO AS WELL
True, but I hope his tone changes. Seen it with both Pele and Maradonna when Messi stepped on a football pitch. Thing is that with Messi, they started blubbering 2nd, 3rd season in, which is when a ones in a generation talent shows that he's a step above. Which means, no one in BB can challenge him atm and I'm guessing he knows it... Strange since he wasn't that special at 16 from interviews I've seen. Imagine if he was dribbling a bb from young age... Who knows. Maybe other sports opened up his mind...
GOAT spoken: "nobody is the GOAT"
@@justanotherlaid-backdude5297 and yet there is no goat
@@doctoranderson2009 mj goat
Your right
D goat mj trash
So what is your opinion on Ali? Presumably you disqualify him because of his quote.
That's why he's the GOAT.
Gote
stfu ryan go back to uhh uber you look like an uber guy
Yeah I know he’s the Gayest of all time but Lebron is the G.O.A.T
@@neymarvfx3603 LeGOAT!
@@neymarvfx3603 lebron is the garbage of all time.. You lebron fans stupid af 🤣..lechoke will never be better than mj
yes i agree. if u wanna compare who's the goat compare by itts era 90's goat 80's goat 70's goat thats more fair to me
That's also how I feel, the way the game is played and almost all of the
prime competition changes every 10 to 15 years. And because even a seemingly individual award like mvp is usually given to a player on a good team, all accolades we can question whether if they'd be as successful or more successful in a different situation.
My mt Rushmore is Russell, Kareem, Jordan, Lebron
Magic, Bird, Duncan, Kobe , Wilt , Shaq round out the top 10. But exact order is tough.
That is more fair, yeah.
1v1 who is the goat tho?
Yeah, 60's goat is Bill Russell, 70's Kareem, 80's Magic, 90's Mj, 00' Kobe, 10' LeBron. THAT'S IT!
@@CR0NlDA goat stands for greatest of all time. You cant have a goat of a specific time period and then another goat for a different one.
@Ryan Chetty Arvydas Sabonis
MJ really makes a great point and great analogies. That being said, MJ is the G.O.A.T🐐🙌🏻
They cut the last 10 seconds when MJ says: "But yeah, no doubt I'm the GOAT"
"They cut that part out and I'm like okay, fine. From that moment on, it became personal"
MJ is too full of himself. He contributed nothing to society and can only play basketball. I swear star athletes need to be kept in check .
@@poliewill2909 if you are (by far) the best at what you do you are entitled to be full of yourself. Just because you are not political that doesn't mean you have done nothing for others, and MJ did plenty.
@@poliewill2909 he contributed nothing to society?!?! He’s done more than you have probably
@@aibandidos Polie is right though....The 2 most arrogant 'GOAT's off the court (they were all arrogant on the court) were MJ and Wilt. They just could not concede anything...unlike Magic, Bird, Kareem.....who were always willing to talk up another's skill. Sure...Jordan can talk about golf with humility, but with BB? He's an ass.
MJ: "there's many great players, not just one. Not even me."
Also MJ: "So, I took that personally."
The GOAT debate is fairly easy to figure out. If Chamberlain is on channel 2, Lebron is on channel 4, Kobe is on channel 5, MJ is on channel 6, and Russell is on channel 11, which channel are you watching? Channel 6.
*Russell
Kobe and not because he died
Perfectly said, If you want to see poetry then turn to ch6
The way MJ impacted the league and the game was unprecedented. The reason why he is considered the GOAT by the majority is simply because he set the benchmark for greatness and how people viewed and played basketball. Rest were all great but not on the level of impact MJ had on the game
Lmfao!!! This is both funny and true 😂
Jordan did stuff on the court that no other player has . Jordan did amazing stuff on the court. Jordan put a massive impact on the nba. Jordan is the best due to his respectful dedication to the game . He never quit no matter how hurt sick or how big other players were. He is the best ever
He's done something most NBA players couldn't do. He repeated history, by winning an NBA Championship 3 years in a row, twice!
@God hell yea
@@jeddean8473 russel never retired came back to do it 3 more times
@God Did you not watch the video? He literally talks about Him Vs, Russell and how it's not comparable
@@fury_021 true
@@AreLL he did it 8 times in a row. That's better than two three peats
MJ has probably heard he's the 🐐 so many times... but seein his love for the Game to be able to put his ego aside... It speaks volumes about his character
He brought the game of Basketball on a whole new level.
Just like how the greats before him did.
But his influence and impact on the game was really something else.
I've met a lot of people who don't even play or have little to no knowledge about basketball and yet when ask they would always mention his name.
MJ is the greatest. The impact he had during his time was unbelievable.
Feel like you'd didn't listen to a word he said😂
There’s a reason why the commercial sings, “Like Mike, if I could be like Mike, I wanna be, I wanna be like Mike!”
His objectivity is only paralleled by his game.
This song should be "Wings" by Macklemore right? Classic song ever
And LeBron wanted to be like Mike so much he picked his number after him
When great players are compared to you more than to anyone else, that's a good sign you're the GOAT.
Good point
Or it's a sign you are the greatest recent player.
I would dare to say that probably he doesn’t think what he says, but I give him props to try to stay a gentleman a respectful of others.
He said the same things in the 90s in his prime ! Waddya mean ?
Hard to say, Muhammad Ali once said Tyson could be him and he WAS A BIG TRASH TALKER, and Tyson once said Ali, and Sonny Liston could beat em. They have respect for each other, and that's even OFF camera.
Jordan had matured since his last interview 10 or so years ago; and I'm sure with Kobe's death in perspective may have also inspired this answer. I believe Greatest of their Times (GOTE) is more appropriate.
Bill and Wilt (60s)
Kareem (70s)
Magic and Bird (80s)
Jordan (90s)
Kobe (00s)
[Honorable mention Tim duncan)
Lebron (2010s)
THey all played in different eras, vs different players, new teams, new challenges... same reason why Monica Seles can't be properly judged due to her stabbing, and how Serena Williams and Stephie Graf have different eras as well to which their comparisons are unfair.
Even again, Look at Smash Bros. (video games)
ZeRo has 60+ tournament wins in Smash 4.... World record
But MKLeo the young kid from Mexico had won 12/14 S-tier events with his worse placing being 2nd place for the other 2... throughout 2019...
With that said, you can't say ZeRo's feat was more impressive, because we have more people playing the game.
That Evo MKLeo won had 3000+ people, not a single Smash 4 tourney had those numbers, or players + veterans at that level.
So the point still stands...you can't compare everything like Jordan said.
Cap
Achievements speak louder than words and being humble is a plus
Imagine if he says “yeah i’m the GOAT” it will be more iconic than “i’m ironman” sense.
Looks like Jordan broke his finger. That cigar cutter incident did a damn number.
Nah that has to do with the basketball.
@DeadParadoxTV TOTD It was from the cigar cutter accident in late 1998 after the last championship. It was heavily taped up during his '99 retirement ceremony, and looked as mangled as it does here when he returned in 2001.
@@amanialsoquar5073 lolol. 1998 summer he cut it. Part of the reason made him retired because no longer could palm the ball. But he used his fcked up fingers at 40 in wizard. Tough cat.
@@jumpnam 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You’re a legend bro!
@DeadParadoxTV TOTD yeah it was a little crooked beforehand but he could at least bend it fully. After the accident he never regained full range of motion in the finger, which contributed to his ballhandling errors and missed dunks in Washington.
Lebron to Lebron: I'm the best.
People to MJ: He's the G. O. A. T.
LeBron James:"that one right there made me the greatest player of all time, THAT'S WHAT I FELT" LeBron said he felt he became the greatest after he won his 3rd championship, 3rd finals mvp, and had arguably the greatest perfomance in NBA Finals History, he led all players from both teams in points assists rebounds steals blocks, and came back from 3-1 against a team that has 2 of the greatest shooters of all time Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, a 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala, A DPOY candidate Draymond Green. LeBron has absolutely the right to feel that he is the greatest. I am getting sick and tired of the "MJ would never" or "MJ would have".
Interviewer to MJ:"Are you the best to EVER play this game ?"
MJ:"I LIKE TO THINK THAT I WAS THE BEST ." (1991)
This was MJ's answer to the question he was asked, saying he thinks he is the best to EVER play, he made a second comment saying that he intends to play 15 years before retiring for good as the best to EVER play.
@@dynamic6645 so what your saying is Lebron couldn’t win so he chased rings to superteam? And mj won two more in way less time then lebron? Also don’t forget nba handed that ring to Cleveland with the bs suspension on green game 5 nice try tho
lebron only said that once and MJ said that many more times lmfao, the real goat never speaks for himself, so we got the answer lolol
@@ericda7684 Lebron think he goat because he got Draymond suspended and super teamed how many times? Lol what happened after that 3-1 comeback next two years? 1-8
So your telling me mj did more in way less time lol
Glad to hear MJ has the same opinion on this! Great players only exist because they were able to learn and BUILD on the skills, practice, insights, whatever, that earlier players were able to achieve.
Michael “personal” Jordan speaks again
😂🤟
finally an end to the topic of “who’s the greatest”
I wish? But the media and random people who think they know more than the experts won't shut up about it. I wish they would just let it go
@@anthonyrodriguez625 its honestly subjective at this point this whole goat debate
@@LunarV5 true? And what makes it worse is that there's differing stats that people bring up to where it makes them feel there argument is valid and everyone else's is invalid. It's gonna be a never ending argument
@@anthonyrodriguez625 exactly! agree to disagree, the debate is stupid and pointless just appreciate greatness
MJ's huge hands helped his career tremendously. He nearly has as big hands as Kawhi, that helped him on both ends of the floor especially defensively. He was a strip master and having being able to clutch the ball with one hand offensively with that athleticism made him the MJ
He has bigger hands than Kawhi actually
@@jelledejong7586 yup thats true
Kawhi a scrub next to MJ
@@LazyCrazyGuy We are talking about hand size
@@hdtekstil uh- who's gonna tell him?
My tie wasn't staying in line with my body, and I took it personal, so I invented the tie-breaker.
He played in a different era, that's when I took it personal.
translation: it doesn't matter if bill russell has 11 rings, i made even non-basketball fans watch me play
Robert horry has more rings than Jordan 😂😅
11
@@itz_bxprince5776 Robert got 7... 11 is greater than seven no?
@@troypalisi3757 you actually is right and 11 is greater than 6 am I right‼️
💯💯💯💯💯
MJ never folded like a cheap tent in the NBA Finals like Lebron did against Dallas so that ended the GOAT debate IMO.
@Im Back! yea but bill didn’t play in the modern era.
@Im Back! 11 actually
MJ never carried a team to win the finals like Lebron did. We can argue this shit all night, let's give it a rest.
This aged good 👍🏼
@@ronbuil6923 carried a team? your boy needed every good player in the nba to get a ring 🤣
*Honestly, MJ is onto something when he talks about impact.* For example, Stephen Curry has had such a huge impact on the game of basketball. But it wouldn’t make sense to push him lower if his impact creates a new generation of players who can shoot better than him.
No one will ever say you’re the “Wilt Chamberlain” or “Jack Nicklaus” or “LeBron James” of your chosen field. When you excel in any area of life they’ll always refer to that person as the “Michael Jordan of .........”
@Nath 85 true MJ has influenced people all over the world, and stood out, but while LeBron James isn’t there yet, in terms of saying, he’s the LeBron James of so and so, he certainly has built a unique legacy, imo LeBron may be the most unique player of all time and we may not get another like him.
People say Lebron of something
That just means the phrase stuck in pop culture
I would prolly say the efren reyes of.
Nah, people say ”The Gretzky of....”
JaVale McGee hands down best of all time, his skill transcends eras.
nah it's Brian Scalabrine
Y'all got it all wrong look at the best team the loony toons in space jam were the best team ever I think they could have beat the warriors
Mark madsen
Undefeated in the finals!
Multi time shaqtin a fool winner
Well said Mike much respect, he doesn't run around saying "when I hit that shot that's when I became the greatest" how sad and embarrassing. 😅🤣😂🤣😂
yeah, lebron is an embarassment, im sure ur more successful than him
Yeah being a multi millionaire and being MAYBE 2nd greatest of all time what a sad man
@Bruno Sousa your opinion is invalid if your argument is so simple that it only involves championships
@Bruno Sousa and how can you say Kobe is greater then mj when he’s a mj clone
@Bruno Sousa Sorry dude but Bill is the greatest in rings not all time We still got 2 give it 2 MJ who made basketball more real
Well I for one as a Piston lifer can and will say Micheal left me speechless and I never ever seen anyone with his genius on the court period and end of subject. He is the smartest and most athletic man. Very humble!
When you reach the highest status of your sport and even transcend that sport in my book you are the greatest to ever do it
Lebron has transcended being just a basketball player are you dumb?
The thumbnail: “I have 6 championships”
Robert Horry: “They call me one of the greatest to ever play”
@@oshinigamio What Bill Russell endured outside of basketball and too win so much is nothing short of astonishing.
Robert Horry has 7 championships. But of course, he was never even the best player on his own team.
@Palm Trees No he's not. He's a marginal player who had the opportunity to play on 7 championship teams.
@Palm Trees The reason teams fell off after he left, was because Robert Horry left to join the next front running team.
There's never been any point in Robert Horry's career where he was even remotely close to being the best player on his own team, yet alone one of the best players in the NBA.
@Palm Trees
Biran Scalabrine.
But when Jordan was asked, who’s greater Kobe or Lebron
In 2013 he said Kobe bc 5 Beats 1
In 2017 he said Kobe bc 5 beats 3
The math don’t lie. The question was who is the GOAT. But if someone ask who is greater, then yeah, Kobe has more than Lebron at the time.
Kobe & LeBron played in the same era though (both in the same league for 13 years)
Yeah and Bill Russell’s 11 beats Jordan’s 6.. So Jordan ain’t no GOAT.
@@SuperMillwall kobe and lebron played in the same era bill russel and mj play in the same era
@@SuperMillwall Bill played with only 11 teams and bunch of janitors, engineers, and doctors. So, don't go telling us that bill is the GOAT. Lebron is way better than Bill Russell was.
I like the occasional subtitles. I really needed those.
MJ is a legend, on and off the court, that his stories become tales.
The most popular? Mj.
The fact that we're still so interested in him now says it all really. He changed the game, and nobody has captured our imagination better than MJ. Legend.
Walter Payton once said:
“When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.”
They been calling Bron a basketball prodigy since middle school... MJ not so much
@@joejoiner8582 Lebron also said “I’m the greatest basketball player of all time.” MJ not so much here.
@@therhythm1395 not true, he said HE FELT he became the goat, saying *"I felt I became the GOAT"* is not the same as saying *"I am the GOAT now"*
@@dynamic6645 ???? Lol. Stupid…
Yoo MJ and Kobe have the same voice , accent and tone... seriously bro I had this video randomly play without seeing the screen and hearing the audio I thought it was Kobe talking !!!
No disrespect to every basketball player or anyone’s opinion , JORDAN evolved and changed the game . His artistry was extraordinary. Everyone tries to mimic and copy his moves but can’t even get close. Did you see the hang time ????! Best competitor both ends of the floor ...... I can go on and on and on .....
MJ is right about evolving the game. My other assessment of greatness in sports is how did you fare against your peers. You can't do hypotheticals with other eras because we have no way of knowing what Wilt would be like with better rest and travel and nutrition or LeBron without the benefit of modern recovery and rules and equipment. Yall make the mistake of taking a guy from their era and just putting them as they exist against guys without offsetting the handicap. And I'm sorry, but that's a flawed way of debating anything. In basketball MJ was the most dominant player of the modern era, period. Six Finals, six wins, six MVPs. Thats unassailable.
I have great respect for this guy a lot 🙏🏽🐐
MJ: calling someone the greatest is unfair
Comments section: I’m gonna ignore that
Exactly
MJ: ... and I took it personally
honestly did these people even watch the video
yup
This is how the GOAT talks. He never, ever claimed that he was the GOAT. Its the people who says he is. LBJ claimed and proclaimed that he was the GOAT. This seperates men with class, honor, and dignity to those with just bloated egos.
Now apply that same logic to Muhammed Ali.
Or even Floyd Mayweather Jr.
So you have an issue when Usain Bolt says he is the GOAT sprinter ?
The words of a true GOAT!!
Why is the camera focussed on the glass instead of Michael?? You had one job.
It was an iPotato camera
GOAT doesn't decide he is the GOAT .. it is the people to decide and the
majority speaks it is MJ!