The G.O.A.T is re-living some of his glory days with ESPN's "The Last Dance" documentary featuring the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls championship season set to premiere on Sunday.
Former UNC Tar Heel, current Charlotte Hornets owner and arguably the greatest basketball player of all-time, Michael Jordan continues to reflect on his career with the 10-part documentary just days away from premiering.
"It was a trying year, we all were trying to enjoy that year knowing that it was coming to an end," Jordan said in an interview with Good Morning America on Thursday. "Phil (Jackson) started off the year by saying, 'this is the last dance,' and we played it that way."
The 14-time all-star and six-time NBA Finals MVP reminisced particularly about his 1982 buzzer-beater with the Tar Heels to win the NCAA title.
"Up until that point no one knew who I was outside the university," Jordan said. "I was just known as Mike Jordan. And when I hit that shot, my whole name became Michael Jordan. And I think it resonated with a lot of people outside of UNC and I just started piling on that name itself, from the successes that I endured throughout the rest of my career."
Jordan added that viewers will see that the world was a very different place at that time.
"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my brother Larry," Jordan said. "Larry pushed me and we used to fight after every game, but through that fight, you know, emerged someone like me. He supports me and he works for me and the team and I never would have gotten this far without him."
The documentary was originally set to debut in June but due to the halt of sports during the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN moved up the date to April 19 at 9 p.m.