Mike Jordan's Retirement

J.A. Adande writes about how there will never be another athlete like Michael Jordan.

Jordan also benefited from the lack of a true challenger. At MJ's peak, there was no Bird to his Magic, no one with whom to share the accomplishments or divvy up the attention. All of Jordan's successors have had to do battle with Jordan himself, long after he retired. Going one-on-one with Jordan was nothing compared with competing with the memories of him, the moves glorified in highlight videos and even song. UnlikeKobe Bryant and LeBron James, Jordan never had to deal with the label of The Next Jordan.

He retired from the Bulls ten years ago. crazy.