BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, JANUARY 13, 1999) MICHAEL JORDAN, CHICAGO BULLS: I am here to announce my retirement from the game of basketball.</s>NICK CHARLES, CNN SR. SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: When Michael Jordan retired for the final time, I was pleased because I never want to see somebody who was so great, who set a new standard in terms of position, the way he played the game, have to settle for something less than his own high standard, and start deluding himself -- which I've seen with too many athletes who stay too long at the dance, and have to be sort of be shown the door. (</s>BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, JANUARY 13, 1999) JORDAN: It is difficult because you're giving up something is you truly, truly love, and my love for the game is very strong.</s>CHARLES: The one word, when I think of Michael Jordan, is electrifying. There was this ripple of anticipation that just washed over an arena. He never went out for warm-ups. You never saw the guy. It was like waiting for the star to appear. And then when he came out and he touched the ball, it just -- you never knew what to expect, but you knew you were in store for something great, whether it was a perfect pass, soaring to the hoop, playing the kind of defense that people probably underestimated him for, it was just absolutely breathtaking. You got to leave them wanting for more, and Michael Jordan, I think, did that. He left us with a smile on our faces, wanting some more, but knowing that this was the perfect time.
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