this post is one of the greatest i've seen. i was reading some of this stuff and it put goosebumps on my back reading this. this is really great, it gets me at the heart. when i was born, my family was already a bulls/jordan fan, and we were on welfare after a while and the one thing that brought us all together was jordan himself. the schedules for the games on WGN were posted in the house and the whole family gathered together to watch the greatest play the game. it was entertainment that we could afford. we would go to the outlets so i could get jordans and my mom would always do her best so that she could get me what i wanted. i was everything she had and she would do whatever she could do so that i could have jordans on my feet. ever since i was born, when i learned to say, "when does jordan play again", i would ask it all the time. on nov. 5, 2002 when i was able to see him play, i was with my mom and my brother, the people who were there from the start. i had goosebumps on my back nearly the whole game. when jordan walked into the target center, i about cried and remembered what i had and what i have now. now that my family is financially stable and we are able to see him in person. i had to hold myself back from crying, because my lifetime idol was right in front of me and i wish i coulda just ran out there and gave him a huge bear hug. he brought our family together by doing what he loves and he doesnt even know me. i feel like i know him personally and he has done so much for me. whenever i struggle in something, i think of how jordan would have done something like that and the words he would use. he has such inspirational words. my life has been modeled around him since he was playing for 2 years before i was born. now that he is retiring, i just cant believe it. i wont be able to see him as much anymore. during the all star game, i stood up in my basement, in tears, clapping for him. that's just how weird it is. i cant believe he's leaving. J, i just wanted to say thanks for everything you have done for me and my family. you are one of the greatest things that has happened to me, and the game. you're the greatest there ever was and ever will be.
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