“All great leaders since Moses have known that a feared enemy must be crushed completely. (Sometimes they have learned this the hard way.) If one ember is left alight, no matter how dimly it smolders, a fire will eventually break out. More is lost through stopping halfway than through total annihilation: The enemy will recover, and will seek revenge. Crush him, not only in body but in spirit.” – Robert Greene

Various fans and sportswriters across the country are letting out a collective whine in reaction to Michael Jordan’s Hall Of Fame speech from last night. Instead of taking the typical route which consists of reading a bland speech word for word and giving a step-by-step story of your career, Jordan spent 20 minutes explaining things that lit his competitive fire, things that motivated him, things that made him relentless in his pursuit of being the best at what he did.

Of course, Jordan didn’t take the ‘aww shucks, you guys really like me?’ road, he took shots at everyone he believed crossed him in the last 25 years. There are many who see this as displaying a lack of tact or class, but I prefer to see this as Michael Jordan being Michael Jordan. This is the same man who would absolutely rip the hearts out of his competitors chests in the 4th quarter when he had the big stage. His body may have aged, but one of the biggest infernos of competitive fire we’ve ever seen is still burning inside his heart and he made sure he knew it.

If you want to see Michael Jordan lie and tell everyone what they want to hear, go watch a Gatorade commercial. If you want to hear Michael Jordan be who he is…. listen to his Hall Of Fame speech. Could we really ask for anything better than what he gave us?

Here’s a video of the speech, courtesy of 3030FM.

Disclaimer: The title of this post is not intended to make light of people suffering from mental disabilities…. just rich people with questionable judgment.

Have a look at Soulja Boy’s new neck tattoo, courtesy of Julia Beverly’s twitter.

This is the kind of shit you only see on Fox blooper shows.

SportsCenter anchorwoman Chris MeKendry thought it was so funny former NBA player Corey Blount was going to jail, she could hardly contain her laughter while reading the teleprompter.

No. Try again.

I realize these shoes are player exclusives, and currently aren’t scheduled to ever be available for purchase…… but no. These are pretty much the ugliest sneakers I’ve ever seen, they’re even more hideous than the foamposites.

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The 83 billion year career of Dikembe Mutombo came to an end tonight in Portland when he suffered a bad injury while battling in the post with Greg Oden. Deke was carried out on a stretcher and received a proper sendoff from all players on the court as well as the Portland crowd. After the game’s conclusion, Mutombo confirmed that he’s moving on from the NBA:

“I’m going to need surgery. For me, basketball is over. I cried so much about it when I was laying on the floor.”

”I need to be positive and thank God for the wonderful 18 years I had,” he said.

Aside from sounding like the cookie monster, I’ll always remember Mutombo for the series where his #6 seed Nuggets upset the #1 seed SuperSonics in the first round of the 1994 NBA playoffs. I’m glad I got to see Deke play about a week and a half ago when Houston came to Golden State.