JordanRetirement
Iamheretoannouncemyretirementfromthegameofbasketball. Itwon'tbeanotherannouncementtobaseballoranythingtothatnature1.
Mentally, I'mexhausted; Idon'tfeelIhaveachallenge. Physically, Ifeelgreat. Thelasttimein 1993 Ihadotheragendas. IfeltthatIwantedtoplaybaseballandIfeltthatatmyage, itwasagoodopportunityandtimetodoit. Andwiththedeathofmyfather, andIwasbasicallytryingtodealwiththat.
ActuallyItalkedtoJerrylastyearoncetheseasonendedandItoldJerryatthattime, mentally, Iwasalittleexhausted. Ididn'tknowifIwouldplaynextyear. Iwantedtoputhimonawarenesssothathecouldpossiblypreparegoingintonextseason. AndJerry, oncewehadourconversation, wantedmetotaketimeasIdidin 1993 tomakesurethatitwastherightdecisionbecauseitwasgoingtobethefinaldecision.
IretiredthefirsttimewhenPhilJacksonwasthecoach. AndIthinkthatevenwithPhilbeingthecoachIwouldhavehadatoughtime, mentallyfindingthechallengeformyself. Althoughhecansomehowpresentchallengesforme. Idon'tknowifhecouldhavepresentedthechallengeformetocontinueontothisseason. EventhoughmiddlewayofthisseasonIwantedtocontinuetoplayacouplemoreyears, butattheendofthisseasonIwasmentallydrainedandtired. SoIcan'tsaythathewouldhaverestoredthat.
IwillsupporttheChicagoBulls2. IthinkthegameitselfisalotbiggerthanMichaelJordan. I'vebeengivenanopportunitybypeoplebeforeme, tonameafew, KareemAbdulJabbar, DoctorJ, JerryWest. TheseguysplayedthegamewaybeforeMichaelJordanwasbornandMichaelJordancameontheheelsof3 allthatactivity. MrSternandwhathe'sdonefortheleague, gavemeanopportunitytoplaythegameofbasketball. IplayedittothebestIcouldplayit; Itriedtoenhancethegameitself. I'vetriedtobethebestbasketballplayerthatIcouldbe.
练习题：
Ⅰ. Fillineachblankwithproperchoice(s):
1. BeforeMichaelJordanarefamousbasketballplayers.
A. KareemAbdulJabbarB. DoctorJ
C. JerryWestD. YaoMing
2. Lilliantriedtothatnooneinthisworldcouldliveforever.
A. puthimonawarenessB. awareness
C. awaredD. makeaware
3. Physically, heisstrong; , heisweak.
A. bodilyB. mentallyC. secretlyD. quickly
Ⅱ. Question:
WhoisthecoachwhenJordanwantedtoretirethefirsttime?