‘I Don’t Have Any Money to Pay You’: With Just Pure Passion, a Teenage Michael Jordan Impressively Forced a PGA Hall of Famer Into Offering Him Free Golf Lessons

His Airness, Michael Jordan’s supreme style of playing basketball, is not unknown to anyone. However, his second passion for golf is not far behind. Jordan valued his love for golf and dedicated time and energy to learn it. Long back, when he was in his initial days of learning the dynamic game of golf, he asked Ed Ibarguen for help. Ibarguen agreed to help Michael Jordan with his game and made him realize his strengths. However, Ibarguen was a good teacher, and it showed when he chose to make MJ aware of his weakness alongside his strengths.

He trained the famous player to employ and make the best use of what one may term a weakness. Even though, many would say Ibarguen was at the right place at the right time, his distinct style of coaching and efforts tell a completely different story.

Michael Jordan and his passion to learn golf

Apart from MJ’s immense set of skills in the game of basketball, he is also gifted with enhanced ability when it comes to golf. However, Jordan proves to be an even greater learner than he is a player.

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He is the kind of person who would give his all to learn. The same happened when MJ approached PGA Hall of Famer, Ed Ibarguen, to teach him to play golf. He requested Ed to give him lessons even though he had no money to pay him. He pledged his dedication and hard work to Ibarguen.

Remembering the same, Ibarguen said, “I happened to be in the right place at the right time when Michael Jordan took an interest in golf.”

He added, “He told me, ‘We might have a problem. I don’t have any money to pay you.’ I asked him, ‘Are you serious about learning?’ He said, ‘I really love this game, and I want to learn how to play it the right way.’ ”

So, Ed Ibarguen gave him lessons and helped him work on his golfing game. Truly, a good teacher is what makes a good student a long way and Ibarguen proved to be just that.

Jordan: His strengths and weaknesses

Even the best players have both their strengths and weaknesses. In the case of Michael Jordan, this postulate holds true. His skills as a golfer are many. However, coach Ed Ibarguen made sure to maintain a balance between both the ups and downs of his game.

Ibarguen talked about how his excessively big hands put him at a disadvantage when it comes to golf. However, he also talked about how his supreme set of physical abilities makes him the ideal golfer. He also has an upper hand when it comes to visualizing shots. All in all, a good player has both pros and cons at their disposal and it is upon their behest which skillset to sharpen first.

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