the guy was incredible and single handedly brought basketball to the forefront of sports, no matter what country you were from. i remember as a young teen 3on3 and 2on2 tournaments all summer in canada, where it would have normally been street hockey.
we couldn't wait to go to school to talk to our friends about what michael jordan had done the night before. the man simply changed everything. he was the catalyst in the "sneaker wars" of the 90's. man i loved all my shoes over those years. to buy a share of nike in 1984 before the signing of jordan you would have paid 84 cents per share, in 1986 that same stock would now cost you $347.00.
nike acknowledged what mike had done for them be giving the guy his own wing of the company. now thats saying something.
i'm not sure if anyone is sports will come along again that can captivate the whole world like michael jordan did. as much as i love and respect wayne and as huge a fan i am of the nhl, wayne did not have world appeal and neither did the game of hockey.
put simply, basketball ruled world from the mid 80's til the late 90's and it was all because of michael.
