Michael Jordan - Flu Game

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1997 Game 5 NBA Finals. Michael Jordan gave one of his greatest performance of all time despite being sick with the flu: http://kicksguide.com/jordan/air-jordan-xii-flu-game/

"If I knew then what I know now ... about what I would have to go through in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals at Utah, I don't know if I would play. If the outcome was guaranteed to be the same, then I'd probably go through it again. But if the outcome wasn't assured, there's no way I would do it again. I could have died for a basketball game. I played that game on heart and determination and nothing else. I didn't have any food, any energy, any sleep or anything else. I don't even remember a lot about that game. I have never felt as awful physically as I did in that game." - Michael Jordan

To this day, I dont think anyone appreciates how seriously ill Michael was in Game 5 on the 1997 Finals against Utah. In those days, Michael never really left his room. So wed all be in there close by, to pass the time. We all ordered room service, and Michael didnt order anything. Then at the last minute, he ordered a pizza from a local joint. If Im not mistaken it was a pepperoni pizza. Nobody ate the pizza except Michael. At two or three oclock in the morning, Michael wakes up with an upset stomach. So he calls Chip Schaeffer, the trainer, who gives Michael something to settle his stomach. After the antacids, they gave him sleeping pills. Nothing works. He felt like throwing up, but he couldnt throw up. And hes getting hot and cold flashes. All of this could have been attributed to the flu, or whatever. Now its early in the morning, time to go to practice. So now they give him a laxative. Hes too weak to go to practice, so he skips the shoot-around. Michael tries to sleep, but he cant sleep. We get on the bus to go to the game at 3 p.m. and hes just a rag doll. He has no energy. He still hadnt thrown up. And he still hasnt slept. Now hes got antacids, sleeping pills and laxatives in his system. At 5 oclock, an hour before the game, he cant stay awake. So he pumps himself full of coffee. He goes out and plays, and we all know what happened. He plays 44 minutes, scores 38 points, brings Chicago back from 16 points down, hits a key three-pointer to put them ahead, and the Bulls win. But at halftime, hes just drained. If you had seen him, you would have thought there was no way this guy could walk back to the court, much less play. Michael always drank Gatorade to full himself back up with fluids. So one of the locker room kids went to get some Gatorade. Two cans came back, but its not Gatorade. Its Gatorlode, the stuff you are supposed to drink after you are done playing. Michael didnt even realize what he was drinking. He hasnt slept in more than 36 hours; hes get pepperoni pizza, all the medicines, sleeping pills, who knows how many cups of coffee, Gatorlode in his body anybody else would have been in the hospital. And Michael should have been in the hospital. Nobody else would have been out there playing, much less been able to make a pressure shot and walk off the court. Michael was so dehydrated after the game that he could hardly move. He looked like he was dead. He was barely conscious. I had seen the whole show to that point, and I am still amazed by what he did and with what he had to deal with.Thats just who he is, and its hard for people to understand the depth of his will. His whole life is a competition every aspect of his life. And hes going to win. Its just that simple.

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[taoistaoistao]

This IS the greatest athletic performance in professional sports history. I wanna be like Mike.

[GravityProductionz]

epic performance

[BBALLERPRO28]

MJ is a true warrior. No matter what any body says he is the best their every was.

[bigbalbolsky]

What was Morris thinking starring down Jordan at the 6:40 mark?

[FireFieryful]

Michael Best there will ever be

[derrickroseallday232]

@ tHE FIRST DEFENDER GET THE fUCK UP

[MrWsbird]

3:49 - 3:55 wonderful play

[pakelika420]

that nigga was gambling in vegas all night

[bnvdjl]

hangover

[redXmoney]

@Decwarrior The Jazz were good. MJ was just better.

[dustygrady]

The Bulls won all of their Championships 4 games to 2 except their first one 4-1. No one ever took them to 7 games