:04:00
to see his special skill.
:04:02
And he didn't want people
that loved basketball...
:04:04
not to have that opporunity.
:04:06
When the playoffs began,
:04:07
in his hear Michael already knew...
:04:09
that these would be his last games.
:04:11
But this would be
no nostalgic farewell tour.
:04:14
He was determined to go out
on his own terms...
:04:18
as a champion.
:04:25
The Bulls' first-round opponents
were the New Jersey Nets...
:04:28
young and full of hope.
:04:31
Michae I was dominant.
:04:44
It was a three-game sweep,
:04:46
built on mental toughness
as much as physical talent.
:04:49
And for Michael,
the way to develop the mind...
:04:52
had always been through the hear.
:04:56
A lot of parents ask me,
:04:58
"Well, what advice
would you give my kids?"
:05:00
And my advice would be
let them just enjoy the game.
:05:12
I think what they have to learn
more about at that young age...
:05:16
is their love for the game.
:05:18
And once they've developed that,
then the mental par is easy.
:05:32
I didn't really get instruction...
:05:34
until I was a junior in high school.
:05:37
First, I just loved the game
and I let my skills develop.
:05:45
So I believe in learning late...
:05:48
playing early, but learning late.
:05:52
Michael's love of the game was born...
:05:55
in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina.
:05:57
during long afternoons on the play grounds.