Michael Jordan: Before the Legend

[Lovethemusicplease1]

Can someone explain how he was 5'8'' and by lifting weights he grew to 6'4''? How can lifting get you that much taller, and how do you do it? How?

[jamiswilliams]

go jordan!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mmoviesaver]

I go to his HS :)

[lovevibration]

Might want to check out the dominance of Kelly Slater for the title of the worlds greatest athlete.

[BIGMatta23]

@lovevibration ...Yeh good point...BUT...Michael transcended his sport and became a global Icon!! Am I brainwashed? Maybe somewhat, but Im old enough to know the past and the present, and while Kelly is an absolute LEGEND, and he really is with 11 titles (oldest and youngest) MJ is a phenomenon of epic proportions

[jchboss1]

they never showed him with any chicago bulls things on but they showed him with a washington wizards jersey

[kcjulzz]

Are all of u morons really saying the movie "Space Jam".... Where mike is transported to a looney tune cartoon universe a "DOCUMENTARY"? or even a movie about his life????? WOW... thanks for joining us all in this universe long enough to share your obvious extensive knowledge in the matter....

[kcjulzz]

Are all of u morons really saying the movie "Space Jam".... Where mike is transported to a looney tune cartoon universe a "DOCUMENTARY"?????? WOW... thanks for joining us all in this universe long enough to share your obvious extensive knowledge in the matter....

[TheTutys77]

great !!!

[yyapple1998]

great player!!

[jasvt27]

So he grew 7 INCHES OVER 1 SUMMER!!!! Bloody niggers hahah. Love ya Michael :)

[JMasterXP]

@jasvt27 no....

[AnthonyGF]

@jasvt27 I'm sure he feels your love (i'm also sure he's not reading or watching any of this) after you call him a nigger. Wow.

[indychase1997]

thank god my going to laney Highschool in a year!!

[MVPgoalie]

@indychase1997 i went to Laney ...surprisingly enough coach Lynch is still there.

[rinolo123]

your voice is so anoying.

but the video is great

[rinolo123]

your voice is so anoying.

but the video is great

[Wafflehunter321]

his brother larry was actually better than michael but he never actually went off to play basketball..... what a shame............ if only he did, then there would be 2 Jordans in the NBA. That would be crazy

[aDezenT]

@Wafflehunter321 ehh how the fuck do u know his brother were better, he told u?

[19999228]

@aDezenT Actually he was and yes MJ himself said it that his brother was better than him.

When they used to play basketball together hisbrother always won sorry for my english its not that good :)

[aDezenT]

@19999228 cuz his brother was older...

[MVPgoalie]

@19999228 wow

did you make this up?

you dont know what youre talking about...at all.

the mom worked at a bank and the dad at GE. (everyone knew this)

They owned an upper middle class brick home on Gordan rd (no farm) the house itself could be seen from the road and they had a full basketball court in their front yard...and the topper?

Larry actually did play minor league pro ball for the Chicago Express.

[19999228]

@MVPgoalie Im not gonna argue about this on youtube cuz im better than that

I rather go out and play some basketball

[MVPgoalie]

@19999228 That's nice...just so you know I went to school with Mike and I lived about 4 miles from his home.

you are wrong about everything you said.

sorry the truth hurts and you can't accept it like a man.

[TheEaglesfanindc]

i wanna see highlights of mike in highschool not pictures

[occupieddog]

top comment should be about the legend, Michael Jordan!

[DalueCommentarys]

Inspiring to say the least, gonna go ball right now.

[RAV52]

This man has lead a storybook life, no doubt. But it is his extreme competitiveness and willingness to work hard that turned him into the Greatest of All Time. There is a fire that burns inside of Michael Jordan that drives him to be the best no matter what. The man is a living volcano...

[IMNOTAPOLICEOFFICER]

"..and then become one of the NBAs greatest stars.."

"one of"? the best ever, he's in a league of his own.

[reg12269]

hmmm, i would think the highlight of his freshman year was that he made the winning shot in getting his team the CHAMPIONSHIP! not just helping them get to the final 4!

[MrYoufailsir]

this guys voice pisses me off

[titanium9000]

@MrYoufailsir I'm serious. This narrator sounds like he's afraid of his own shadow

[zockerzock]

Diese gefickte WERBUNG !!!!!

[WikipediaBrown007]

"The Tongue" at a young age, 0:48

[Loudmouf84]

5'9" to 6'4" in one summer.... it's not fair

[DBCOOPER888]

@Loudmouf84 Like god shined down on him.

[Loudmouf84]

@DBCOOPER888 haha exactly!!

[Sexisacake]

Happy 48th birthday to Michael Jordan!

[israel570]

Why isn't there a Movie about him yet?

[Loudmouf84]

@israel570 because nobody has any business trying to re-enact the incredible things MJ did. Nobody can do MJ but MJ. Why have a movie anyway when we have all these highlights to watch. Nothing like the real thing

[Daken3687]

@israel570 there is it´s called space jam

[5huffl3k1ng]

@Daken3687 i think he means a documentary

[Kalashnikovshot]

there are!! 

[utt1ey]

@israel570 Have you not seen Space Jam? That's a true story!

[Candido3202472]

@israel570 Air Time, His Airness, Michael Greatest Moments, Come fly with me , Michael to the max , Michael Jordan Playground

[lugnut2254]

@israel570 space jam

[Wafflehunter321]

@israel570

theres a book but i think thats all

[MrSodaBelly]

@israel570 uhh there is...dumbass and im not talking about space jam..they did one in the 90's but it was shitty

[artur23MJ]

@israel570 well, Space Jam is a great movie about him

[Sweab21]

@israel570 they made a documentry about him leaving basketball and play baseball

[studmuffin3264]

@israel570 I believe there is Space Jam

[ElGalleroLoko]

@israel570 there is stupid.

[silverfish1]

@israel570 -- I think what he means is a movie that stars someone else as Jordan, and it covers his life from high school, through college, to the NBA. Not an entertainment movie such as "Space Jam," and not the many CBS/Fox videos like "Come Fly With Me," etc.

[hfberger]

@israel570 space jam :P

[GeeMoney7]

@israel570 there was one made in 2000 starring Michael Jace as Jordan but it was a really bad TV movie

[joshzacproductions]

@israel570 there is it's called 'Space Jam"

[MrMosky08]

@israel570 space jam! XD

[Anubusxero]

@israel570

Space jam?

[MrBigfoot5]

@israel570 there are a lot of documantaries

[wqzr]

@israel570 space jam..nuff said

[eaguillo15]

@israel570 there was, but it was acrappy made for TV movie on Lifetime i think

[chavarro007]

@israel570 there is one

[3rvindagreat]

@israel570 There is.. its called Michael Jordan to the Max.. its was made in 2000

[MattSaucee24]

@israel570 watching MJ's career was like watching a movie hahaa..

[aproffittable]

@israel570 ever heard of space jam?

[VinmanMJ23]

I grew up in Wilmington, NC and graduated the year after MJ. I have followed his career for a long time. It's pretty cool that the best basketball player of all time is from my home town.

[MVPgoalie]

@VinmanMJ23 ahh then you must remember why pops (coach herring) was let go

[VinmanMJ23]

@MVPgoalie I didn't go to Laney HS. I went to Hoggard, so I never knew MJ personally. He graduated in 1981 and I graduated in 1982. he was pretty well known locally even before he went to UNC.

[jpbeatles1623]

"Cheers" to the greatest player ever to play the game. Thanks for the memories Mike. Nobody does basketball like mike. He plays by heart and soul. MJ forever.

[SuperMerror]

Steriods

[egAVC]

i went to laney tryed out for coach lynch but i got cut lol

[zombieslayer2888]

i thought he was drafted to the wizards then was traded to the bulls

[JJM698]

he talks to fast

[Twistero94]

this Game is Made for him <3

[bmadthebeast99]

pender kept getting owned lol

[JayVenom]

Its just hard to imagine another player having his overall impact on his sport. The influences off the court, the talent on the court. Right time, right place thats why it cant be another Jordan. Like Ali, Babe Ruth, etc.

[fredthomaas17]

TYPE-IN-PICASSO-MJ!!

[NikosKobe8]

first his voice is irritating

second mj's father looks like 2pac at 2:23

[exgeeinteractive]

@NikosKobe8

i wanna punch this guy

[Shake26NBake]

this guys voice annoys me for some reason

[ladyvince10]

the most charismatic athlete that i've ever seen..we will never see another like him ever..

[ladyvince10]

one of a kind player..he earned alot during his entire career that's a true legendary ..

[lilcoolkid2511]

shitt micheal was fit, did he lift weights or did do calistenics?

[kaseumsouk]

number 3 draft pick? Somebody fucked up lol

[gqtexan]

@kaseumsouk The Houston Rockets needed a big man at center and they had one locally from the Univ. of Houston, Akeem (now Hakeem) Olajuwon. Hall of Famer.

Portland was 2nd in 1984 and drafted another big man rookie with leg and ankle issues, Sam Bowie. They are the ones messed up.

Portland's poor judgment was Chicago's great reward in the number 3 pick. We all know who that is.

[kaseumsouk]

@gqtexan Wow it all makes sense now. Im a younging to this NBA and began watching ball near the ending of the Jordan era. Looks like Portland has a bad history with picks in the draft. Thanks for the info about the hakeem pick

[gqtexan]

@kaseumsouk Bill Walton in the 70's, Sam Bowie in the 80's, and Greg Oden continued the trend in the late 2000's. Tough deal.

[dua72]

@gqtexan The reason why Portland drafted Sam Bowie was because they already had Clyde Drexler and they also needed big men upfront .Bowie was one of the top centers in the draft at the time. I think I can honestly say anyone could have made that mistake looking back. Anyone can criticize now but back then no one would've known that MJ would be the MJ people known him as.

[frilouz1]

How The fuck you know all this Shit!! ??

[daonlyplaya]

As soon as you said "... lead him to a national title, and then become ONE of the nba's greatest stars" i stopped watching. He is THE star.

[lightsw0rd]

@daonlyplaya yep he made an mistake "HE IS THE GREATEST NBA STAR" not one of the best ...

[spitnificent]

Whoever said he was always surrounded by great players is a dummy. That would be Kobe. Jordan established a tradition in Chicago for winning while Kobe only added to an established franchise.

[smurf210rich]

2216 lamester or wanna be 2216gangsta lol you are just ignorant. Anyone who doubts JOrdan as being as great as he was or the best. You are just as ignorant

[2216gangsta]

He won because he was always surrounded with great players,just like at UNC with teammates like Perkins/Worthy/Black and so on then with the Bulls and players like Pippen/Rodman/Harper among others,he's way overrated and was just another hi-lite reel player that made great plays,it takes 5 players to win and he was just one of the five,get off of his nuts because he's just another ape that could jump.

[TheDivineProvidence]

@2216gangsta

That ape has more money and a better life

than you ever or anyone u know will have!!!!

[mbananawork]

@2216gangsta Wow, did you really just call a talented black dude an ape, in the year 2010? Go back to an 1918 Clan Meeting, where you belong.

[YaCantJudgeMe]

@2216gangsta how did he become that famous if he was JUST 'another ape that could jump'? you wont make it that far, and his teammates didnt make it as far as jordan did

[hoerah]

@2216gangsta lol, u'r a stupid fuck xD! Have you even seen one of his videos?

[MastiovasZudikas]

whats the second song called?

[WorldOfSnakes]

Anytime I think about him, I can't put my thoughts together to realize that all this really happened. Michael Jordan's tale is one that you see only in the greatest movies, that kind fo thing doesn't happen in reality...this man's tale far transcends basketball...

[AChildMolester]

Before the legend; he was not a legend

[soccerkingplayer11]

shit i wish i could grow 7 inches in a couple of months lol!

[crocopliddell]

why the fuck cant i grow 7 inchs in a year fuck.

[m4ntxs]

LOL @ #3 Draft Pick! Which teams passed him over? omg

[meowdog]

@m4ntxs well you can't blame the rockets, they chose hakeem olajuwon

[m4ntxs]

What do you eat to grow 5 inches over the summer?

[herculesmamea]

somebody did there research.....

[andrewjax]

@4:21 I bet that guy is what his shirt says

[RAYDIZL411]

I was 5'5 last summer I GREW 12 INCHES NOW IM 6'6 BUT AT 15 IM

NOW AT MY FULL ADULT HEIGHT.

[GAKRAC]

@RAYDIZL411 no you would be 6ft5 and i think youre lying

[poollija09]

@RAYDIZL411 No Way

[iliketv23]

this guy edited this with his mac- I can tell because the piano melody at the end is in garage band

[BelieveCanFly]

his hustle looked already in his high school photos

[djCsyck]

did he died ?

[markuseraccount]

omg just imagine if allen iverson had a growth spurt like that

[poollija09]

MJ never got cut, every said he did but he just didn't make the varsity basketball team

[tavspop]

@VonniAli2252 Yea they got weapons. But what happened LAST NIGHT. Go Suns.

[tashoastaire]

he grew 7 inches in one summer.that is fucking insane growth hormone.

[cb4allstar4]

he's so good he can work out to grow his height

[thenfm]

great non-faggot soundtrack at the end

[obgnoixious]

@KalyeBerde @CuffInner lol. I guess tone can be difficult to convey online. wikis.lib.ncsu.edu/index.php/E­ng_101_Humor_Wiki,_section_022­,_Understatement I think example 4 would help clarify. Jordan is obviously G.O.A.T Have a nice weekend :)

[swaggalikewhoa]

lls I grew from 5'11 in the seventh grade to being 6'7 now as a 10th grader...who knew?

[TheFallen8v]

I just got cut from the basketball team today and this makes me want to work hard so I can play next year

[obgnoixious]

This Michael Jordan guy isn't too bad at basketball

[KalyeBerde]

@obgnoixious r u fuckin serious? "isn't too bad"? He was the greatest player who played the game...r u even playing ball? or just busy lickin your balls...dumbass.

[CuffInner]

@obgnoixious are you gay

[dDoucheMonsterb]

errrrr i'm not sure but why some photo shot of MJ the shadow is freaking huge till it reaches the ceiling? o_O" is the ceiling that low? or did he jumped high? =D

[dekomondo]

@dDoucheMonsterb you my friend are illogical .. the farther away is jordan from his shadow. the bigger it appears.. ; )

[Misteristomas]

all time the best player mj.

[andergra000]

5'9" to 6'4"?! Thats like LeBron growing to be 7'3" from the season opener to the playoffs

[MrTomesilva]

mike is the best and one of my favourite in this sport!

[KingsChamps02]

he didnt lead them to a national title, jordan is not even in the best three ever

[chargers1783]

i will love to see mj23 play in high school 

[AsianBoiee]

he has his mouth open in every pic

[Mazie45]

THE MAN, THE MYTH, & THE LEGEND* M.J*

[Fjermedal95]

Amazing vid about MJ's early career, but who's that creepy, white douchebag who tells the story!

[kurcalal]

are you kidding me!!!! From 5'9 to 6'4 in 1 fucking summer, shit man thats un

[mickypure]

@kurcalal i know right.. i'm currently 14 and 5'8" and i think my growth just slowed down a little.. ='( i wanna be 5'11" before age 16! ='( and be 6'2" on age 19 :D

[kurcalal]

@mickypure I am almost 16 and 5'9" and I will be lucky to be 5'11" by 19-20

[rbrezow]

@kurcalal he grown from 5'11 to 6'3

[lightsw0rd]

@kurcalal yep that means I have hope I'm 13 years and only 5'2 but it seems I just start growing I growed almost 1 inch from last month =D

[Ximez1]

@kurcalal who is grow from 5'9 to 6'4 ?

[IziahVideos]

@Ximez1 I grew from 5'6 (6th grade) To 5'9 (7th grade) and now 6'1 (8th grade)

[LastBreedOfWarriors]

@kurcalal I think I heard dennis rodman went from 5'9 to 6'8 in a year and a half

[hoopdreams2g2btru]

michael jordan is the greatest...check out my basketball videos too

[ssgoku003]

all that score'n on the old Pistons, Knicks, Boston etc teams without get'n closed line, a bow to the face or body!! U wasn't goin to score all those pts without get'n sum lumps & bumps or walk wit a lil limp to show for it!! Shit if MJ played now, it would b a walk n tha park!! I'm glad he played n the most toughest era of the nba's history(80's&90's). MJ crused n his era & he would def crush n this era!! PERIOD

[ssgoku003]

Just like Joe Dumars said with the rules b n the way they r now, if MJ played, it would b impossible to watch him! & when MJ came back as a wizard @ 38, he was still give'n it to premiere players so imagine what he would of done to players if he was younger. & people b say'n mj didn't play n this era when the players were bigger stronger & faster...no, these players dont know what it's like to play n MJ's era, I would love to c players like Kevin Durant, Brandon Jennings, Kevin Martin ect do...

[ssgoku003]

If MJ played now, he would average 40 easily!! Nowdays, if u beat sum 1 off the dribble, the whole team would stand there & watch u go to the basket but n MJ's era shit...u beat sum 1 off the dribble, u got 3 or 4 dudes come'n to help out!! & teams now dont try to jack u up like teams use to jack mike up...Knick, Detroit, Boston, etc. Teams went to war back then dure'n the regular season & post. Now it doens't get excite'n until the post season.

[tatiapacey]

" I think not making the varsity team drove me to really work at my game, and also taught me that if you set goals and work hard to achieve them- the hard work can pay off."

-THE GREAT Michael Jordan

[MagicDonJuan92]

Jordan might have not been recognized in high school unlike Kobe N LeBron, but that didn't stop him from being the Greatest Player 2 Ever Play Da Game it just made him that much more 2 be da best. He waz a l8t bloomer N now look @ wht he haz accomplished. MJ23

[uncophil]

@MagicDonJuan92 learn to fuckin type

[floorgeneral309]

@MagicDonJuan92 he was a mcdonalds all american

[Stinjek]

@MagicDonJuan92 <yo man tht iz Tight, yao comment N yao writin'

Mj fo Life! 23 thaz it!

[TVpati]

@MagicDonJuan92 I don't think he was a late bloomer. I think it was more so he didn't practice as hard at his craft until he was cut. That was the drive he needed.

[cdskilla]

@MagicDonJuan92 All so true bro bro

[PippenPower]

@WiltatKansas Yeah Jordan may have not been the best highschool basketball player, but your compairing wilt, and Alcindor...James is understandable, but the other 2 where before mike, meaning that the game wasnt as competative as it is now, and when mike played. If Wilt was to play now, he wouldnt be as amazing as he was back then.

[TheKobe24mamba]

@PippenPower haha jordans era was like that mj was to athletic the defense back may have been more physical but when he played it was mostly single man coverage back then you couldnt sandwhich people in with double teams like today defense today is better more complex and advanced we more athletic people tooday im not saying back then it sucked but today is more complex but there different eras from wilt, jordan, and the present today so its not really up for debate

[onegnometorule]

@TheKobe24mamba I heard in 'jordans era' they also used punctuation, no matter how superflous to comprehension it may appear in these more sophisticated times.

[TheKobe24mamba]

@onegnometorule lol ok?

[energytic]

@TheKobe24mamba noob

[blackadam06]

@TheKobe24mamba

"when he played it was mostly single man coverage"

I wish U dumb ass kiddie kobe homers go educate yourselves..SMH

"[Zones] were also used [frequently] before they were [legalized] as well. One example, the 80s Celtics were known [users] of it & always got away with it. These are the same Celtics Jordan destroyed from an individual standpoint."

-- Johnathan Abrams: "Subtly, Zone Defense Helps Open Game"; NY Times, Feb 29, 2009

[blackadam06]

"you couldnt sandwhich people in with double teams like today"

What were the Cavs doing to MJ in '89 B4 he made what's now called: "the shot"?

Defense today is more complex? SMH..wow

"Our rules are [designed] to [allow] players to [penetrate] for [high percentage] shots. This has [allowed] for more high quality [perimeter] shots as well, because of how much [easier] it is to penetrate today."

-- Stu Jackson, VP of NBA Basketball Operations; "Stu Jackson Presents", NBA . com May 3, 2007

[renzsy824]

@PippenPower thank u! thats wat i have been telling people too