Michael Jordan’s ruthless mentality and his fire to be better than everyone else helped him in pushing his limits. As a result, Jordan kept improving throughout the course of his career and continued to add accolades to his resume.
But coming into the league, not many expected Michael Jordan to become the superstar that he eventually turned out to be. However, Mike believed in himself and even claimed that the transition from playing in college to the NBA was pretty easy.
He proved that by having one of the best rookie years in the history of the NBA. In fact, Jordan’s rookie year numbers are close to the prime of some players in the league.
Michael Jordan’s Mission During His Rookie Year
Michael Jordan was someone who loved getting over adversities in his career and becoming a better version of himself. That’s something that he always had in him, and it was proven when MJ revealed how he wanted to prove himself as a rookie with the Chicago Bulls.
Via CNBC:
“From the first day of practice, my mentality was: ‘Whoever is the team leader of the team, I’m going to be going after him. And I’m not going to do it with my voice.’ Because I had no voice. I had no status. I had to do it with the way that I played.”
Well, Jordan finished his rookie year with 28.2 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 5.9 APG, 2.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 51.5% FG, 17.3% 3PT, 84.5% FT. So he certainly became a leader of the team from his very first year in the NBA.
Over the years, he only improved further and obviously developed an even more ruthless mentality. In a 1989 interview, Jordan gave some insight into his ruthless mentality and how he believed that after getting the ball in his hands, there was simply no one better than him at that moment.
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