The US president, Barack Obama, during a press conference in the White House meeting room in Washington.Obama gave a statement before traveling with the family vacation to Hawaii (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
In an interview with American magazine Gentlemen's Quarterly (GQ) published on Tuesday, the US president, Barack Obama, said that in the habit of watching old basketball games on NBA Classics channel, especially the games of the Chicago Bulls, which It is declared fan. According to Obama, who began his career in Chicago, the basketball legend Michael Jordan, idol of the Bulls, is a great inspiration.
"In the playoffs, Jordan had some really bad times. But he could get it out of his head, and the next moment, there he was again. He could barely work the first three times and suddenly throw everything he had the next. Or he could miss a free throw and the next move to steal the ball and make the best of the match basket, "Obama said, referring to Jordan's ability to" miracles "even when he was not in his best days.
Perhaps the greatest example of this is the game known as "The Flu Game" (The Flu Game), the fifth and final game of the NBA finals between Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz season in 1997. Jordan was doubt as still recovering from the flu. Even weakened, the eternal shirt 23 Bulls entered the court and made one of his best performances in his career, recording 38 points in the victory that gave the fifth NBA title to the Chicago Bulls.
The US president said that Michael Jordan is an example of leadership for his government. "Part of what I try to do - not on par with Michael Jordan on the courts of the NBA - is to understand every moment, make better decisions and know that often we do not have exactly what we want," he added Barack Obama, who in the year coming ends his second term as US president.
