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  1. 10-20-05 09:36 AM #1
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    Associated Press


    NEW YORK -- Michael Jordan admits being "stupid" in his gambling, but never jeopardized his livelihood or his family, he told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.


    Do Michael Jordan's gambling issues tarnish his legacy?
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    Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles in the 1990s, said his gambling is related to his fierce competitiveness. But he realized when he stepped over the line.

    "Yeah, I've gotten myself into [gambling] situations where I would not walk away and I've pushed the envelope," Jordan said in the interview.

    "It's very embarrassing ... one of the things you totally regret. So you look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'I was stupid.' "

    Jordan also discusses his love of basketball, the murder of his father and his pursuit of privacy. He also addressed critics who expected him to be more political and outspoken.

    "It's heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody," he said. "My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can."

    Jordan has a new book titled "Driven from Within."

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  2. 10-20-05 09:40 AM #2
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    It looks like even Mikey as has looked at himself in the mirror and said "you asshole". Maybe he just wants to sell another book.
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    GAmbling is only stupid if you lose Mike!!
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    there still rumors out there that his gambling was the reason he left basketball and started playing baseball. some people speculate that he was pulling a pete rose and david stern suspended him.
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    I heard he was playing blackjack for $25,000 a hand...
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    Mike is a compulsive gambler
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dead Money
    GAmbling is only stupid if you lose Mike!!
    haha I was just going to post the same exact thing.
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    I like gambling, but craps is the only table game I do well at. Lets just say the other games cost of learning was high.
    Sportsbetting is in a league of its own. I like it a lot better and is more enjoyable, especially when you got it locked.
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    people also say gambling had something to do with his father's death...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pags11
    people also say gambling had something to do with his father's death...
    yep, i've heard those rumors too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pags11
    people also say gambling had something to do with his father's death...
    anyone with any commen sense knows it had to have had something to do with it, thats why he left the league, it was first to be with his kids yea right, then to play baseball, yea right, stern suspened him, but he couldnt ever say that. Stern could never suspend the man who just won 3 championships in a row, so it was under the table
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  12. 10-21-05 09:41 AM #12
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    didnt his father get killed in a rest area? u guys think someone was actually following him that night?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalmikrazy
    didnt his father get killed in a rest area? u guys think someone was actually following him that night?
    Agree. If there was anything to that at all reporters would have been all over it. Obviously the guy has had gambling problems, but anything connecting those to his father's murder is quite a stretch IMO.
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    remember people always leave the golden boys. or the guys with pull alone " ie ted kennedy "
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    Quote Originally Posted by jentude
    remember people always leave the golden boys. or the guys with pull alone " ie ted kennedy "
    Not saying it doesn't still happen, but that era was long time ago. Today and even ten years ago, too many reporters want to make a name for themselves to pass up stories like that. JMO
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    Some say Jordans Father got killed because of gambling debts or Mike's Debt

    We wil never know
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    Gambling to me is suppose to be fun not an obssesion and if you make money its even more fun. I liked the way he played but I am not a fan of Mj's, seen him out and met him and he was a jackass!!
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    It's about his freaking book...

    Squandering millions is not enough these days, you have to make MORE so you can squander that too...

    What a pitiful existence, I truly feel sorry for losers like MJ.

    The greater you are in public perception, the bigger loser you are if you can't appreciate it...

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    If MJ's gambling on basketball wasnt public, Stern would NEVER have suspended him. He only would have done so if his hand was forced. That is the dumbest conspiracy theory ever.

    I heard that MJ wanted 100 million from the league and told them he would leave the game if he didnt get it. He also told them that the price would double each year he was gone. Stern eventually had to pay him 400 million to come back. True story.

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    dudes, you can believe what you want, but he was suspended for his gambling...no doubt about it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold
    Some say Jordans Father got killed because of gambling debts or Mike's Debt

    We wil never know
    That was a ramdom act....very stupid theory.
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