:20:01
And he said,"Sometimes
I'll see a father and a son.
:20:04
"They may not think
I've even noticed them,
:20:06
but sometimes,"
Jordan will say,
:20:08
"I wonder if they have any idea how much
I'd like to be them."
:20:13
Last night
we began the show...
:20:15
with the disappearance
of Michael Jordan's father.
:20:18
Tonight, the worst fears
have come true.
:20:20
James Jordan
was found dead...
:20:22
the victim of an apparent murder.
:20:27
When my father died,
I had him for 32 years.
:20:32
I was very lucky.
:20:34
I looked at it as being lucky,
:20:35
not as being disappointed
that he wasn't around anymore.
:20:38
I was lucky that he was there
when I needed him...
:20:41
that he could infuence
my life to look at situations...
:20:45
that I use to help make
my decisions to this day.
:20:47
Some kids never have that.
:20:50
Sure, I would love
to have him now, but...
:20:52
people are put
on this earth for a reason,
:20:55
and you utilize the time
that you're here.
:20:57
You never know when that's
going to be taken away from you.
:21:00
That's one thing
he taught me.
:21:02
But while he's here,
or while they're here,
:21:04
they should make an impact
on someone's life.
:21:07
And he made an impact
on my life.
:21:08
You're going to get it, man.
:21:12
That's for bringing me
into this world.
:21:14
After the third championship,
:21:16
my father kept kind of hinting
towards me playing baseball
:21:20
"Stop playing basketball.
:21:22
Why don't you give
your baseball a shot?"
:21:26
Because that's what he actually
got mestared playing...
:21:28
when I was six years old...
I played baseball.
:21:30
And he felt that
I could play baseball...
:21:33
and do it with the same
conviction and attitude...
:21:36
that I played basketball.
:21:40
Eveyday, the first person
there before the sun...
:21:42
would be Jordan.
:21:44
And he was there
because he wasn't good.
:21:46
He would work
with a batting instructor...
:21:48
and work all day long...
:21:50
and be the last
person to leave
ever night also.
:21:55
Strike three!
:21:56
Money's no Stan Musial.
:21:57
But he's tring.