Posted on Jun 14, 2015
Michael Jordan Is 'Pretty Sure' He Can Beat Team's Players in 1-on-1. Can YOU beat current generation in YOUR career field?
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As a retiree or aging (ageless) servicemember, can you outperform your current career field? You pick the area(s) and chime in.
~Article~
Michael Jordan has a heart of gold, forged from the numerous awards and championship trophies he won throughout the course of his legendary career.
His loving and caring nature allows him to step aside and show mercy on the Charlotte Hornets - the team he currently runs as part-owner and head of basketball operations.
Rather than have a 52-year-old man annihilate the players in games of 1-on-1, Jordan knows better than to "demolish their confidence," which he elaborated on during a recent interview with France's L'Equipe.
There's being confident, and then there's being "old man Jordan" confident.
His Airness isn't the only one who buys into his hype, though, with 34 percent of 1,471 registered voters in a recent poll believing Jordan could defeat Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James in 1-on-1 action ... today.
http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/779939
~Article~
Michael Jordan has a heart of gold, forged from the numerous awards and championship trophies he won throughout the course of his legendary career.
His loving and caring nature allows him to step aside and show mercy on the Charlotte Hornets - the team he currently runs as part-owner and head of basketball operations.
Rather than have a 52-year-old man annihilate the players in games of 1-on-1, Jordan knows better than to "demolish their confidence," which he elaborated on during a recent interview with France's L'Equipe.
There's being confident, and then there's being "old man Jordan" confident.
His Airness isn't the only one who buys into his hype, though, with 34 percent of 1,471 registered voters in a recent poll believing Jordan could defeat Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James in 1-on-1 action ... today.
http://www.thescore.com/nba/news/779939
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Turn the basketball into a bomb, to kill the enemy, you might have something. BATMAN did...
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This is a difficult topic for any aging Enlisted/Officer, I think because personal pride and discipline gets in the way of admitting that there are tradeoffs for the wisdom we have gained.
I would, in a knee-jerk conversation, still believe my body can do the things it could at 18-21. I used to be able to run 2 miles in the mid ten minute range, 82 push ups 92 sit ups in under 2 minutes each, and was in general an all around stud light Infantryman.
I am 47 years old now, and simply can't do those things anymore. Don't get me wrong, there are times when I try, but the payment in pain and stiffness over the course of the next couple of days is extremely steep. I chaperoned a party for my youngest daughter (17) and trying to be the cool dad, I let a lot of things slide that night. One of her suitors was talking trash about "old" people, and I was surprised that he considered me old. So I stated he would have to stay and clean up if I beat him in a 50 yard race. He laughed, and said I was on.
I smoked him, (to the daughters horror, and his chagrin) and came out the other end thinking "That's right, still a Ranger, still got it!" and then limped around the next day like I had both knees taken out with baseball bats.
Aging, and wearing out is a part of life. What we lose physically in strength, stamina and resistance to wear and tear, is replaced with wisdom, and an ability to instill discipline and loyalty in the younger generations. I would like to think that before my retirement, the soldiers around me enjoyed my leadership and wisdom, and were unafraid to ask for advice when unsure as to a course of action.
Being able to run and gun individually is magnificent. Being able to train hundreds of others to run and gun, and inspire hundreds of others to want to be able to run and gun like you did, is what I would prefer to be remembered as.
Although, whipping some smart mouthed 19 year old in a foot race still feels pretty good, as long as the adrenalin is blocking the ankle knee and hip pain.
I would, in a knee-jerk conversation, still believe my body can do the things it could at 18-21. I used to be able to run 2 miles in the mid ten minute range, 82 push ups 92 sit ups in under 2 minutes each, and was in general an all around stud light Infantryman.
I am 47 years old now, and simply can't do those things anymore. Don't get me wrong, there are times when I try, but the payment in pain and stiffness over the course of the next couple of days is extremely steep. I chaperoned a party for my youngest daughter (17) and trying to be the cool dad, I let a lot of things slide that night. One of her suitors was talking trash about "old" people, and I was surprised that he considered me old. So I stated he would have to stay and clean up if I beat him in a 50 yard race. He laughed, and said I was on.
I smoked him, (to the daughters horror, and his chagrin) and came out the other end thinking "That's right, still a Ranger, still got it!" and then limped around the next day like I had both knees taken out with baseball bats.
Aging, and wearing out is a part of life. What we lose physically in strength, stamina and resistance to wear and tear, is replaced with wisdom, and an ability to instill discipline and loyalty in the younger generations. I would like to think that before my retirement, the soldiers around me enjoyed my leadership and wisdom, and were unafraid to ask for advice when unsure as to a course of action.
Being able to run and gun individually is magnificent. Being able to train hundreds of others to run and gun, and inspire hundreds of others to want to be able to run and gun like you did, is what I would prefer to be remembered as.
Although, whipping some smart mouthed 19 year old in a foot race still feels pretty good, as long as the adrenalin is blocking the ankle knee and hip pain.
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I'm now 61 , arthritis in my knees , hips and bulging and herniated discs in my back and neck , COPD , I out climb out work out lift the 3 , 22 to 25 year old kids of my girl friends. And I have many times told them to roll over and die if we get in a shooting war , they have no tolerance for pain , now my sons are all active duty senior staff NCO's in the Marines , I can keep up for the most part in the hunting field, I can out shoot all but 1 , lol. But then when no one is around , I'm flat on my back in pain asking myself "WTF" are you doing !!!
That US Marine never goes away
"I WILL NEVER GIVE UP"!!!!!!!!
That US Marine never goes away
"I WILL NEVER GIVE UP"!!!!!!!!
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