Addresses Quote by Melissa Harris-Perry

People see Michael Jordan as a great basketball player, but he's a great businessman, too.

— Harrison Barnes

A company like Nike can convince people to buy Air Jordans even though they never saw Michael Jordan play.

— Deborah Birx

Growing up, you'd see Michael Jordan on everything from Gatorade to shoes - everything. Obviously, that's something pretty cool for an athlete to aspire…

— J. J. Watt

It was the Michael Jordan/Nike phenomenon that really let people see that athletes were OK, and black athletes were OK. Defying a previous wisdom…

— David Stern

To put it another way, Michael Jordan was a gym rat.

— Frank Shorter

I've had an affinity for Michael Jordan. He's probably the greatest athlete in my generation.

— Enzo Amore

I know everything about Michael Jordan.

— Zach LaVine

Michael Jordan broke the mold of the Magic Johnson/Larry Bird era - he came in and he had a gold chain, he wore longer…

— Fabolous

Michael Jordan was a tremendous basketball player.

— Lee Trevino

Michael Jordan was a cultural icon that everybody on the playground wanted to be. The Bulls dynasty was a huge part of my childhood…

— Macklemore

Michael Jordan brings millions of dollars when he shows up in an arena. Since money is how we judge people, he's very valuable.

— Don Yaeger

One thing I can say about Michael Jordan, nothing was going to deny him to achieve what he wanted to achieve. That includes the…

— B. J. Armstrong