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Michael Jordan, the star of “The Last Dance” is arguably one of the best players of all time. Winning six championships for the Chicago Bulls, he was also a two-time Olympic world champion.

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Naming his achievements would be an unending list. Being a five-time Most Valuable Player, six-time finals MVP in the six championships won and a three-time all-star MVP is not a joke. He definitely is the most celebrated player of all time.

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From making Air Jordan popular worldwide to featuring in a Hollywood movie, Jordan has seen unprecedented popularity. At one point, it seemed impossible for anyone to take his place. Along the same lines, when he was asked what would he say to young players, trying to take his place.

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Jordan had only three words for them.

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Michael Jordan, the greatest savage of all time

When it comes to being savage as well, no one could come near Jordan. Once, when asked about how he would like younger players to be taking his place, he had a three-word savage reply. When asked this question in an interview, he just said, “Be my guest.

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Be it against the younger players or against the legends, he’s always played with the same intensity. His hunger to be the best comes above anything else. This had come during the speculations of their first three-peat. Their confidence was running at its highest during this time, which can be clearly seen in his words.

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Other than being a mentor for younger people just on the basis of their gameplay, this mentality of being the best could also be learned from MJ by the younger people.

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Siddhant Biyani

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Siddhant Biyani is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a degree in Management from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Siddhant is also a five-time national level basketball player and recognizes basketball as his only true love. He has been following the NBA for seven years now, and he is a die-hard Golden State Warriors fan, but still believes in D-Rose to shine and bring back his A-game, which is what initially made him fall in love with the sport.

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