"If I was driving with you down the street, and I see a basketball game on the side of the road, I can go play in that basketball game,"
"And if I get hurt, my contract is still guaranteed."
"I love the game so much. I would never let someone take the opportunity for me to play the game away from me,"
Michael Jordan loved basketball intensely and required a contract clause that allowed him to join pickup games while remaining contractually protected if injured. The clause permitted stopping to play a street game and kept the contract guaranteed even after an injury sustained in such play. Jordan attributes mastery and sustained passion to constant play in real games rather than only drills, citing other players like Larry Bird as beneficiaries of the same approach. Playing real games fostered a love for basketball and helped keep the sport a passion rather than merely a job, contributing to career success.
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