Michael Jordan and his mother Deloris are very close.
The one who raised the Bulls legend then told an anecdote, and the punishment she made him undergo before he could set foot on the courts of the league.
Michael Jordan is the youngest of his family of four brothers and sisters.
And even if he was not yet a star during his childhood and adolescence, the Bulls legend had the gift of getting noticed. In truth, it was rather because of the trouble he attracted that attention was turned towards him.
Previously, he was involved in basketball, as well as baseball and American football.
But the Hall of Famer also had a certain taste for fighting. At the age of 12, he had been suspended from his school for this reason.
During this period, there was no question that his mother Deloris could let her son stay home to watch television after his mischief. As reported by ESPN, the mother reserved a special punishment for her child in these cases.
Michael Jordan’s mother’s punishment when he was a child
He told me that today, it would be seen as abuse.
But it was a difficult age and I knew I had to set a precedent. I took him to work and made him stay in the car all day to read.
I could see him from the bank window. I wanted him to know that I was watching him at all times.
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At 15, Michael Jordan didn’t necessarily have the physique of a budding professional basketball player.
He was only about 6 feet tall at the time, which is why his mother insisted on her son’s studies.
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Shorter than his teammates in high school, the young Jordan would even complain to his parents about his height. Coincidence or not, it is clear that Deloris’ promise ended up coming true.
He would tell me I was an idiot, but I had to appease him so he could finish dinner.
Then his father would come in and tell him he wanted to be tall.
We would tell him, “It’s in your heart. Greatness is in you.
You can be as tall as you want to be in your mind.”
For most people, when you say the name Michael Jordan, you think of this person with the mythical aura.
But like any child, when he did something naughty, he was punished.
His punishment was then to have to read all day.
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