I too grew up watching Michael Jordan, he really made me want to watch basketball. The determination that he had every night was unreal, you could see from the beginning he wanted it all, he wanted to be the best he could be. He gave 110% every game, and there were never many dull moments when he was playing. Always watching, waiting for him to do something amazing!
On the court he was great & off the court he was great, big into charities, organizations to help others, etc.
When he 1st retired I was in shock and I didn't even want to watch the game anymore, I did but it was not near the same. Then him coming back and playing like he did is another great thing about him, he could play...take off time, come back and play.
You know come the end he still didn't want to let go, I mean how many hall of famers ever really do? It was just great being able to watch him throughout his career and to hear his name now still represents the NBA and being the greatest ever.