“I know he’s watching…this is for Daddy.“
—Michael Jordan, to Ahmad Rashad, upon winning his 4th
championship on Father’s Day, 1996

Reason:
Torn apart, a son having lost his father; in a way, Me Against the
World; and lastly, Recognition. This line holds the distinction of
being the only line on this list that was not a part of a movie or a
television show, but the only line I’ve ever heard in a moment of
elation that INSTANTLY brought me to the floor. Michael Jordan, my
favorite athlete of all-time, had just completed his epic return to
basketball after the murder of his father. Leading the Bulls to a
72-10 record, the most impressive record in NBA history, Jordan capped
off his comeback by winning the NBA Finals…on Father’s Day. Being a
Jordan fan, I was about as amped up as a basketball fan could be
having seen MJ not only return to the NBA but to accomplish what he
did that season was incredible. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad approached
an elated Jordan and asked him what this championship meant to him. So
here’s Michael Jordan — *the* definition of the man’s man — standing
in a raucous crowd with thousands of fans shouting and chanting “MVP,”
beaming about winning the title and then we see it hit him. He’s won
his first championship…and his father isn’t there to celebrate it with
him…on Father’s Day. Choking back tears, Jordan begins to answer him
and then drops the line above. Suddenly, there wasn’t a dry eye in the
house and this guy was no exception.

Because this was Jordan’s first championship since his father’s
murder, and it was won on Father’s Day, Jordan reacted very
emotionally upon winning the title, including a memorable scene of him
sobbing on the locker room floor with the game ball.[1][34]

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, citing a loss of
desire to play the game. Jordan later stated that the murder of his
father earlier in the year shaped his decision.[43] James R. Jordan,
Sr. was murdered on July 23, 1993, at a highway rest area in
Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry
Martin Demery. The assailants were traced from calls they made on
James Jordan’s cellular phone,[44] caught, convicted, and sentenced to
life in prison. Jordan was close to his father; as a child he had
imitated his father’s proclivity to stick out his tongue while
absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, displaying
it each time he drove to the basket.[1] In 1996 he founded a Chicago
area Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.[45][46]

Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing a minor
league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox. He reported to
spring training and was assigned to the team’s minor league system on
March 31, 1994.[49] Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue
the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a
Major League Baseball player.[50]

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