Michael Jordan: Superhuman And Human
The Lead
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3.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
On Sunday night, after 10 hours of sports TV nostalgia, The Last Dance — the documentary series about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls — reached its conclusion. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s David Aldridge — who was featured throughout the series — to look at what set Jordan apart from other all-time greats, and to explore what the series showed us about MJ’s human side.
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| 0:31.0 | What the one thing I do know is my heart, my soul, my love has always gone to the city of Chicago. |
| 0:40.0 | And I do know that no matter what happens, my heart, my soul, my love will still be in the city of Chicago. |
| 0:51.0 | On Sunday night, after five weeks and ten hours of sports TV nostalgia, the last dance came to an end. |
| 1:01.0 | Spoiler alert, the bull's one. |
| 1:04.0 | The athletics David Aldridge, who covered Jordan for many years, was featured throughout the documentary series. |
| 1:10.0 | He joins us today to discuss MJ's career, what set him apart from other all-time greats, |
| 1:15.0 | and what the series showed us about Jordan's human side. |
| 1:19.0 | I thought it was revealing that it's hard. |
| 1:22.0 | It's hard to be the guy that always says not good enough, |
| 1:26.0 | because it alienates you from the people that you should be closest to what your teammates. |
| 1:33.0 | From Wondery and The Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:35.0 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 1:37.0 | It's Tuesday, May 19th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:40.0 | It felt like something great was happening. |
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