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On October 6, 1993, in front of a sea of cameras and reporters at the Berto Center in Deerfield, Jordan announced his retirement from the game of basketball after nine seasons.
As part of his opening remarks at the 1993 press conference, Jordan made one thing clear: He had nothing left to prove.
"I'm very solid with my decision of not playing the game of basketball in the NBA," Jordan said. "The reason being — I've heard a lot of different speculation about my reasons for not playing — but I've always stressed to people that have known me and the media that has followed me that when I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game of basketball.
"It's not because I don't love the game. I love the game of basketball. I always will. I just feel that, at this particular time in my career, I have reached the pinnacle of my career. I have achieved a lot in that short amount of time, if you want to call it short. But I just feel that I don't have anything else for myself to prove."
His first retirement didn’t last very long.
Offered is an original 8x10 inch original photo taken by noted photographer, Phil Velasquez of Michael Jordan sitting next to his first wife, Juanita; making this monumental announcement. Neither of them seem very happy. This is one of the most historic off-the-court photographs of MJ’s career.
Encapsulated by PSA/DNA as a TYPE 1 Original Photograph.
Item: 13546
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