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Michael Jordan: "I don't care about the points, but I needed to know that you
believe in me."

FILIP TRIVIC JAN 3, 2019


Doug Collins played from '73 to '81 and coached four different teams between
'86 and '13. He has played and coached with and against a lot of historical
figures in the NBA. That gives his words credibility when speaking about a
player's character in the game, and he has a fantastic story about the nature
of MJ.



Collins coached MJ during his Washington days for the second time (first being
from '86 to '89 in the Bulls). They had a good relationship, and MJ asked for
him to be the coach. Then one day, Collins sat an old MJ in a loss to Indiana.

Collins 執教過 MJ 兩次，第一次是 86 至 89 年在公牛時期，第二次則是 MJ 在巫師二
次復出時。他們有著良好的交情，MJ 希望 Collins 來執教。而有一晚作客溜馬隊，
Collins 在球隊落後下讓老 MJ 坐在板凳上，巫師最終輸球。

He would later find out that Jordan had an eight hundred something streak of
scoring double digits that Collins stopped by keeping him out of the game with
only 8 points. The reporters pushed this issue at the conference, and he felt
like this will become a thing. Collins didn’t just sit the GOAT, Jordan was
also the part-owner and president/GM of the team. He actually hired him and
later in the tenure decided to come back and play. So, double trouble for
Collins. After the game, Michael sat next to him on the bus to talk about what
had happened.


Coliins 曉得這肯定會引起話題，他不止是讓 GOAT 坐了冷板凳而已，Jordan 在巫師同時



He got on the bus, and he said: "Scoot over." He looked at me, and he asked,
"Do you think I can still play?" and I said, "Absolutely, that's why I'm here
to help you." He (Jordan) said, "You know, to be my coach, you have to believe
in me and believe I can still play." I said, "Michael, I believe in you."

Collins：「他（MJ）上了車，對著我說『讓一讓，給個位子。』接著他看著我，問道：『
你覺得我還有能力繼續打球嗎？』

我回答：『當然，那就是我為什麼來這裡幫（執教）你。』

他接著說：『你知道的，要當我的教練，你必須要相信我，相信我還能在這戰鬥。』

我說：『Michael，我相信你。』

"You did the right thing, You did the right thing. I don't care about the
points, but I needed to know that you believe in me."

『你做了正確的決定，那是對的。我不在乎什麼連續得分紀錄，我只需要知道你還相信我就
夠了。』」

After that, they had a few drinks and smoked a few cigars on the plane back
from Indiana. Not recommendable for any athlete, especially a 41-year-old. They
packed it in around 3:30 am and MJ was in the gym at 7:30 the next day working
out with Tim Grover.



The next game MJ scored on first three possessions, and the opposing coach
called a timeout. He told Collins where he wants to get the ball and not to
take him out of the game until he tells him to. MJ finally asked for a sub with
two minutes left in the game. When Collins asked him what it was all about,
Jordan told him the guy that was guarding him said Jordan he was having back
problems. "Don't ever tell me you got a problem; I'll make you pay for that."
He finished that night with 51."


45 分。

Most players would take issue with the double digits streak. MJ just wanted to
know his coach still believed in him.

大部分球員可能對這類連續紀錄都會有所介意。而 MJ，只要知道他的教練還相信他，就已
經足夠了。

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