Little Happier: Michael Jordan Had a “Love of the Game” Clause

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Gretchen Rubin / The Onward Project

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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NOTE: This episode was recorded before the COVID-19 situation took hold. Given the rapidly changing situation, it may be jarring to hear me ignore it—and that’s why. I love this example of an outstanding athlete staying true to his love of the sport, and being so determined to play that he made sure it was written into his contract. Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; @elizabethcraft; [email protected] Get in touch on Instagram: @GretchenRubin & @LizCraft Get the podcast show notes by email every week here: http://gretchenrubin.com/#newsletter Order a copy of Gretchen’s new book OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM here: http://outerorderinnercalmbook.com Leave a voicemail message on: 774-277-9336 For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to happiercast.com/sponsors. Happier with Gretchen Rubin is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Do The Thing, Side Hustle School, and Happier in Hollywood. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Rich and Rubin and this is a little happier.
0:03.4	The other day I was talking to some friends
0:05.5	about something that had happened to the son of another friend of ours.
0:09.2	Her son was a good tennis player and they'd hope that his tennis ability would help him during the college application process.
0:15.7	Then in the summer between junior and senior years of high school,
0:18.9	during a casual basketball game with his friends, he injured his leg.
0:23.4	That injury meant that he couldn't play tennis for a long time
0:26.1	and that affected the college process.
0:28.8	I would have been so angry when friends said,
0:31.0	it's so irresponsible to take a risk at such a crucial time.
0:35.3	Another son has a son about the same age
0:37.2	who is a very serious ballet student who wants to join a professional company next year.
0:41.9	She said,
0:42.8	My son wanted to go skiing with a friend and I said,
0:45.3	honey, this is your audition year.
0:47.4	It isn't the year for you to try skiing for the first time.
0:51.4	But another friend disagreed.
0:53.6	Really, she said, can't a kid play a game of basketball without worrying about his future?
0:58.3	After all, Michael Jordan had his love of the game clause.
1:02.1	I was intrigued.
1:03.3	I'd never heard about this love of the game clause.
1:06.8	What is that, I asked?
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