:04:00
from the bus to the hotel.
:04:03
You know, it amazed me...
:04:06
He went out
and got 40 points that night.
:04:08
This is the kind of player he was.
He wanted everybody...
:04:10
to see his special skill.
:04:12
And he didn't want people
that loved basketball...
:04:14
not to have that opportunity.
:04:16
When the playoffs began,
:04:18
in his heart Michael already knew...
:04:20
that these would be his last games.
:04:22
But this would be
no nostalgic farewell tour.
:04:25
He was determined to go out
on his own terms...
:04:29
as a champion.
:04:36
The Bulls' first-round opponents
were the New Jersey Nets...
:04:40
young and full of hope.
:04:42
Michael was dominant.
:04:56
It was a three-game sweep,
:04:58
built on mental toughness
as much as physical talent.
:05:01
And for Michael,
the way to develop the mind...
:05:04
had always been through the heart.
:05:08
A lot of parents ask me,
:05:10
"Well, what advice
would you give my kids?"
:05:13
And my advice would be
let them just enjoy the game.
:05:25
I think what they have to learn
more about at that young age...
:05:29
is their love for the game.
:05:31
And once they've developed that,
then the mental part is easy.
:05:46
I didn't really get instruction...
:05:48
until I was a junior in high school.
:05:51
First, I just loved the game
and I let my skills develop.