The Only Player Better Than Michael Jordan
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- Did you know Michael Jordan says there is one basketball player that's better than him? When Michael was growing up he said that he never felt like he could be the best player in the world, there was one player that always beat him one-on-one and you'll never believe who it is. Michael Jordan's father said Michael's older brother Larry had better skills and talent than Michael did, his older brother was so good that Jordan's father would spend all his time working with Larry and completely ignored Michael. When Michael was cut from his high school basketball team it was because of his older brother Larry who made the team because of his incredible 44-inch vertical. Jordan was jealous of the attention his brother Larry got from their father and he says that because of his brother, he has the competitive drive that made him a successful player. Michael was obsessed with being better than his brother and tried to copy all of his moves so he could become better than him. Lucky for Michael, Larry Jordan only grew up to be 5 feet 8 inches tall but he did make the NBA as an executive and is responsible for drafting NBA Star LaMelo Ball.
The origin of " I took it personally "
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Michael once said if Larry grew anywhere near his height he would have just been know as Larry Jordan’s brother in the NBA
Yea he said a 6’2” Larry would have been all it took.
Damm
Naw there are many players 6'2 and shorter that are HOFers if Larry was nice he would have at least made it as a role player, clearly he peaked in grade school
@@darrellbruce3212 he's 5'8
@@abdu_brh Muggsy Bogues, Earl Boykins, Spud Webb all shorter than 5’8”
5'8" with a 44 inch vertical. That is insane. He can jump 3.5 ft in the air standing still..
Sorry… I’m a stickler when it comes to math. It’s 3.666 or 3 and 2/3.
@@michaelhagen2712 🤣😹🤣😹😂😂🤣😹... Both are correct. Because he can jump as high as I said and higher as you have mathematically displayed. 🤣😹.... Now show us how high in metric
Y!KES He really went through that to prove you wrong
@@kamargee9680 Lol. I’m glad u understood the humor. 😂
@TonyYikes I find it comical. I didn't even take it as a slight. We're all planes. Some of us are cesnas flying at low altitudes. Some Iike me are 787 Jumbo Jets or AirBuses. You don't sweat cesnas. Notice I gave him homework to keep his wheels spinning. Guys like him usually work for guys like me. We need each other. He does all the calculations I need and I have the paycheck he works for. 😂🤣😹 (Rich Dad, Poor Dad)
Larry also retired from the Army. Salute!
Yep he was stationed at Ft Bragg/Ft Liberty. Very quiet guy, you would never know he was MJs brother..
That was James wasn't?
@@thalessilva1 No! His brother Larry was in the signal battalion 35th signal to be correct
No, that was James Jr. that served 31 years in the Army and retired from it with honors. Larry was the 2nd oldest brother, he ended up becoming an NBA executive and I imagine he has a significant role in the Air Jordan brand, as does his Mom, Delores. But, it was James Jr who was the career military hero..
@@airbornec7ld205it was James Jr, go check it out... MJ's oldest brother... Larry was the in-between brother
MJ's height: " I took that personally"
You’re not good at this
@@raytempus4212 shut up, it was a dope joke
@@raytempus4212 how so?
There it is
Y'all ever noticed how MJs story closely resembles Zoro's childhood story from One Piece??
The fact that he is considered one of, if not the greatest player of all time and his shorter brother didn't even go pro because of size, that shows how much size makes a difference in opportunities with sports.
I guess no one has heard of Muggsy Bogues made it in the NBA at 5' 3"
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@@phdavis10 yes. And it was an anomaly. Him, Spud Webb, Nate Robinson. Now let's go down the list of unathletic big guys that made it in the NBA. Yao Ming is in the HOF. AI, the little guy in the NBA, was 6' when he played. And that's tiny.
Height matters.
This is only with basketball specifically and American football to a certain extent. In other sports, height doesn’t matter all that much.
@@davidornelas3326 while they definitely stand out as the most advantageous, Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps weren't amazing because they ate their Wheaties. Size helps in most sports if you are able to manage controlling that size. I can't think of many sports where you'd benefit from being small.
@@zc1682horse jockey is all i can come up with off the top of my head
There is footage of Larry in the gym with MJ earlier in his Bulls career. MJ was right. If that dude was at least 6ft, we'd be calling MJ Larry's little brother. He was out of this world. He did all of MJ's dunks at 5'8".
Even the free throw one?
@@cz5836 No. I didn't see that.
Great question tho Cuzz u know that was right around the time DR J was doin his thing 1976...in other words i Garantee he tryed if anything!!
Larry could play for MJ team right now. What's the excuse now. I thought so.
I’d be in the NBA if I had my skills at 6’10”.
Yet Larry Jordan can walk around publicly without a single person knowing who he is. The irony.
Size matters!
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@@BuccWyldeJordan really got everything he wanted and i bet Larry did too
*the blessing
jordan is a legendary name that will be remembered for centuries brotha, the brand and the player, jordan got everything he wanted
This is exactly how all little siblings get their unreasonably high competitiveness
Tru definitely was wit me super competitive
definitely not mine who just rage quits in everything we played
I’ve read that it’s called the “Brent Effect.”
(Where you play “UP” from a young age.)
Im the baby brother. This is very true
Larry used to push little MJ around 😂😂
MJ's Dad created that killer drive in him because he always made him feel like he could have done better/etc. so MJ was obsessed with showing his Dad he could do better and it carried over into his career. In some ways it makes you feel bad for young MJ, feeling like he could never please his Dad but it created the best player to ever exist.
He was cut from his high school team. This is why nothing should be handed to you. It will cripple you for life
He didn't make the Varsity team, but still made the JV team (i believe he was a freshman at the time). The following year, he made the Varsity team.
Mike has a tendency to embellish. 😅
@@jhay-hc7ctexactly, I wish people would stop with that ur didn’t make the team lie. 😂
Ok let’s set the record straight. He wasn’t cut! He played JV and destroyed everyone that stood in front of him.
I watched a video of Jordan's HS coach saying that Jordan when he was 5'11" in his SO year tried out and didn't make varsity because his JV coach didn't want to lose him. It wasn't because he wasn't good enough. I don't remember a story about him ever getting cut from his HS team.
Jordan willed his body to grow, his dad himself said they hadn't had a 6ft Jordan in generations.
i dont think thats how it works
@@samihtameez8584Well, not with that attitude.
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@spiffington bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Spiffingtonlmao omg dawg😂😂😂it’s funny but somehow true🤣
I found this story spectacular as a kid. I read Jordan's autobiography and a few other materials that centered around Jordan & some of the game's best player. Larry Jordan was the stuff of legends!
It wasn't until I was an adult that I actually found the clips online of Larry scrimmaging against Jordan at the Bulls' training facility....let me just say that MJ was not lying. That little man could FLY!! Jordan definitely learned a lot from his older brother.
It's truly a spectacular story if you actually think about it. We never got to see Larry Jordan on the NBA, but the basketball world owes a significant debt to Larry.
Imagine Larry grew to be 6’6” like Jordan an they both was in the league… 🤯
If that would of happened than there would be no MJ he grew to be that great because of the lack of attention he got from his dad
MJ is 8" taller, Larry's 8"longer 😂
@@muhammadsiraj553710” taller not 8”
@@muhammadsiraj5537 Great observation - 44 inch vertical + long wingspan is alot of athleticism.
@NotUrDaddiesXLT Imagine Larry made it in the NBA and beat MJ ass. He made Mj look stupid. I would of watched that. lol
When you see MJ and wonder where that swag came from...that reverse 2 hand is the one MJ did in slam dunk contest. In that clip with Larry, Larry comes off the baseline and grabs the side of the backboard and just reached and dunked. Larry Jordan was Cold.
At least with Jordan it was his brother. With Reggie, it was his sister.
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That’s hilarious and true all at the same time! 😂
Cheryl Miller was nasty on the court buddy. Absolutely filthy
I never thought no one was better than Michael Jordan.
Michael Jordan the 🐐
There was never a single player during his career at the Bulls that was better than him. He lost a few times early in his career but he was always the best player in a series
So you thought someone was better than Jordan?
That’s a double negative man
There isn't
I met this guy one time, Larry Jordan. He was the coolest dude in the world. He owned a shoe shop in Charlotte and I bought a pair of forces from him.
it's a mental game in many ways. Larry wasn't intimidated by MJ. It was just his little brother!
Disappointment can bring out greatness, or misery
Y'all ever noticed how MJs story closely resembles Zoro's childhood story from One Piece??
Mj's brother "I am better than you
Mj- "and I took that personally
Lol
I imagine mj bragging to him 6-0 in the finals😂
no growth spurt took it personal
Larry would have been so much better, just his height held him back.
Isn’t it mind boggling that his little brother grows up to be 10” taller?!? How often does that happen? Lol
I fought my younger brother 100 times. We were about 14 months apart. He made me competitive. Every day was a competition. He could not lose. He made me better.
Thanks Larry for serving our country..
NOW THAT IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT MILTARY FOLKS HOSPITAL FOLKS ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISE 👏 🙌 IN A MANNER OF THE WAY FOLKS PRAISE BALLPLAYERS WHY ?
@@josephinejonesbrown5784probably because they didn't kill anybody
That was their brother James Jr. also known as Ronnie that retired as a Command Sergeant Major from the Army in 2006.
Played against him. 1ST SGT JORDAN. FORT BRAGG N.C.!!! HE CAN REALLY 🏀!!! Mid late 90's...
*Bro was so good god had to nerf him to stop him from becoming the best nba player ever*
Lol true
Some peeps dominate in high-school but nba is a different beast. Average height is 6'4 think about that..
@@Iswhatitis321 average height is 6’6 - 6’7
@@sparkygameryt8748 now its 6'6-6'7. But at that time the average was 6'3
Mugsy Bogues made it...
Rivals brings out greatness in one another
Truth! It’s so much more fun playing against an opponent you can’t stand to lose against.
The desire for love and attention of his father is what drove him.
God said "I like Mike."
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No more like god said this is how Michael will become what he is today
More than that, God so loved Mike, that He gave His only begotten Son, that if Mike will believe in Him, Mike shall be saved!
The ball is in Michael's court.
Ayyyye thats pretty cool for his brother to still make it in his own way
Well Michael Jordan owns the charlotte Hornets. I'm sure he's the reason he has that job lol.
Why didn't big bro try for pro?
Sibling rivalry is the best teacher 😂
This why Bryce James will be better than Bronny
And this is why when it comes to basketball,there will never be nobody better than Jordan. If you actually watched him play in the 80s and 90s you would know how much of a killer instinct he had to dominate and win always which led him to becoming a beast on the court and demolishing all the talented players that played in the 90s especially.the Pistons would beat him down to the ground but he never gave up. He became stronger physically and mentally and became the greatest player ever to play the game of basketball.
And that folks is the origin of the legend. 🏀🏆
It all changed when he took it personally
My brother beat me……. I took that personally- - - - Michael Jordan
Lmfao!
It just sounds like MJ really didn't like basketball from the get go. His competitive nature was the only reason he succeeded. He was just extremely extraordinary. He's truly the GOAT!
MJ favored basketball earlier on life, but he "grew too tall" for the sport & decided to go with basketball.
@@atlien1988i think you meant baseball
a lot of players don’t like the sport but like the competitive nature of it
I recall hearing someone say that: "Little brother always wants to beat big brother."
There's things that happen in people's lives for a reason. And evidently Michael's father saw that he had no drive when he was younger and by cuddling his older brother Larry, Michael gained they desire to be the best, not better than someone, but the best. And I count that as being successful.
Cuddling? 😂😂
Jordan is so competitive that I am sure he put something in his cereal to stunt his growth
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I wish we could’ve seen his brother play. But I think his brother worked with Michael a lot and that helped him against people like spud Webb or Isaiah Thomas who were shorter than Jordan
Ended up giving his brother a job too when he bought the Bobcats.
Yes cleaning toilets
5'8 with a 44 inch vertical crazy though! Imagine 2 Jordans in the NBA
People underestimate those little brothers determination. When you see your parents admiration for them, also when you have a sibling always whooping your ass you either get stronger or make excuses. MJ chose the former.
what's meant to be, will always be. There will always be someone who is placed around you or crosses paths with you......for a reason. As an athlete, Jordan is everything!
5’8? damn MJ sure was lucky
So God intervened.
yep. thats confidence! if u can beat ur older sibling who u always look up to, the feeling of being invincible kicks in (if u put in the work)
Mike loved his brother for that special push ….. much luv going out to their mother & father and all to a family that fought the odds of adversity coming from the south ! We all in that time period came up against ( South ). Even when he came out from North Carolina ….
MJ - “Larry was 5’8 tall so I took it personally and grew to be 6’5”…#PERSONAL
44 inch verticle ?
Damn. That's the hop family. I had to workout jumping back and forth over a tennis net everyday just to be able to grab the rim with both hands at age 16.
By the way...I learned to raise my feet when I jumped on that tennis net because if I didn't...owwwwch!!
How high was the tennis net
@@Jay-tx2wz I can't be exact but it was roughly 2 and half feet. Same as tennis courts. I jumped over back and forth in the middle of the net. It sags down a little in the middle in case I didn't raise my feet up and hit the ground. Which happened twice.
That's actually amazing. I followed Michael's points per game in the 90's all the way back from Finland. Never knew Michael's brother was the instigator for the GOAT! Fantastic story/fact, thanks!
Michael wasn’t cut from the basketball team, he just didn’t make the varsity team.
fun fact: jordan wore the number 23 since he said he could only be half of his brother, larry (michaels brother) wore 45
23 is NOT half of 45...
@@emmanuelenyinwa1443if you find a jersey that has 22.5 on it you can @ me and let me know
Now I know why Larry was left out of the last dance, not really even a mention of him
Jordan's wife, the starting cener Luc Longley and the starting pount guard, Ron Harper, were cut out completely from the Bulls story, too. Harper onlyshowed up to throw Lenny Wilkens under the bus for having Ehlo on Jordan. His role on the Bulls was cit out completely.
Thats what seperates boys from men, instead of hating his dad and his brother and feeling hurt, he worked hard to prove them wrong.
i believe MJJ's life, career and business could give us at least 5 independent movies! So much interesting stories. Hope 'Hollywood' is reading this
MJ the GOAT...
When I say that the difference between successful men and unsuccessful men is usually their fathers I'm being serious. Jordan's father can still be seen alive every time you look at Michael.
During that summer when Jordan was cut off high school team, my man took it ersonal and grew by 4-5inches during the summer.
Make sure your kids feel accepted and loved for who they are and not any skill or talent or success or career.
Kids crave their fathers approval
Then they won’t become the next MJ
And he took that personally
If he was soooo good, any team should've picked him up even though he was only 5'8" tall cause Spud Web was only 5'6" and he found success. So did Muggsy Bogues and he was only 5'3".... So how good could he have been? I guess we will never know.?
The best motivation on the planet is proving people wrong!!!!!!!
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Can you imagine having a life-long goal, growing to be 5'8", stopping and thinking, "Damn, that's it?"
He really take things personal
He took it personal.
Imagine trying to be better than your bigger brother and end up being better than everyone. That's a Blessing from GOD.
When your young you need something to take over. Alot of great athletes never reach their full potential because they've always been the best athlete in their youth until they reach college or the pros and the level out at that point because they can't understand how to reach down and do better. Jordan was designed to be the greatest as a child. He had an older brother to look up to
It was his brother everyone and their mom has heard this story
Michael needs to thank their tall milk man.
Bruh Mike look just like James. 🤦🏾♂️🙏🏾
@@blackjesus6433More than anybody…spitting image!
"Better" is a relative. It comes down to who's motivated and who puts in the work to be the best in all of athletics...MJ is a great example
MJs a BEAST OF A BALLER
is his brother larry bird
6 ring > 4 ring
And Brons bother who he can't beat is Stephen Curry
@@look-at-curry-man2206 Jordan was better than Bird but the number of rings doesn’t prove that. Ben Roethlisberger has more rings than Dan Marino and Drew Brees combined but nobody thinks he better than them.
@@brady8257 Jordan averaged 33 against Larry bird and 36 against the Bad boy Pistons.
Miguel O’Hara force feeding him coffee to stunt his growth: sorry kid, your brothers a canon event
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One brothers 5’8 one brother is 6’6? Something don’t add up. Different dads, different moms? Different species? I have questions
You do know height isn't always the same in the family
Mom cheated 😂😂😂
Foh. They all look alike.
It happens all of the time in families. Maybe there was a recessive trait for tall height in their family that Jordan received and his brother did not. In my own family, my father is 5'8, but his baby brother grew to be 6'5. They both look just like their father too. It does happen.
Rich people don't eat vegetables:)
A villain origin story.
Every generation produces Goats.
The difference is Mj is the Godfather of basketball. He paved the way for up and coming ballers.
Len Bias just stepped into the chat…he and Michael battled each other! Classic!
Wrong Larry. Should have been Larry Bird. Cause Bird washed Jordon when he was at his peak and Jordon was still young. Fun matchup to watch though
Boston did what they're supposed to do. If Bird and 4 other HOF players lost to young Mike and some cokeheads, what will you say then? So bringing up Bird again like we don't know what happened accomplishes what?
Mj's dad ignored him cause of the milkman
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Even though he looks just like him…clown nation in full effect!
I loved being the middle child! I had to be better than my older brother and outpace the younger one. Putting in the work...
It was the drive he had that really did it for me. The will and determination he had just to be better than his older brother pushed him to be elite! The competitiveness that Michael developed was just undeniable.
Daddy issues prevails yet again 😅
Yeah, and he has SIX rings. So....
Larry bird
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Fuck nah
Imagine if pops was never there... Boys need their fathers
Imagine the Jordan' brothers in the league at the same height. The highlights we would have saw. WOW!
That would have been great to see him on the same team both of them the Jordan Brothers man they would have really dominated the no he forgot to mention it was another one that was too not just his brother if Len Bias would have still been around he would have definitely give Jordan to go I would have beat them cuz that cat was on his way to be the best before he died
There's one person that whitewashed him over and over and over his name was larry bird not larry jordan 😂
The more I learn about Michael Jordan's upbringing, the more I understand his competitiveness
If his brother had a growth spurt too... They might both be Players... Maybe Teammates in the NBA...His brother is a NBA Executive.
This narrator never turns down work
Hope you're joking
He didn’t get cut from his high school varsity team because of Larry. I heard the coach interview and he just didn’t think Mike was ready.
See now we know why MJ was so hellbent on winning and obsessively completive. As a Dad you got to show love by taking time with each child, encouraging them to be the best individual they can be character wise included. Dammmm all these years MJ just wanted his Dad's affirmation,PoP am I good enough now after all I've accomplished. Let this be a Teachable Moment Men🙏💯💪❤
In his hall of fame acceptance speech MJ stated that Larry is 5'5" and spent 31 years in the army
But Michael always acknowledged his brother. That’s why he’s 23, because Larry’s number is 45 and Mike said that he’s only half as good as his brother.
This was as personal as it gets.
Heart makes champions
Mike forgot to mention those one on one beat downs he received regularly from Len Bias at 5-Star camp back in the day…😂😂😂
Imagine Michael Jordan and Larry Jordan in the league. The greatest duo of all time. 10 plus championships
Michea took that so personal he snatched his brothers Growth Spurt