Do The Mike Thing

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#19

Adam Barling

Growing up playing basketball all I wanted to be was jordan. Ever since the day I got my first pair of jordans after saving my pocket money for what seemed years at the time i was hooked.
I used to conplain at home all the time about a boy in the class above me who's name was believe it or not acctually Michael Jordan and i'd Cry an moan saying he had no idea how lucky he was and he should love basketball instead of footy, it used to really get under my skin at the age of 10. All i did was play ball hoping to be like mike, and to be honest not a thing has changed since then .
I probably one of the only 23 year olds that has "like mike" in the top 25 played tracks on their ipod,I have never stopped dreaming that dream (although instead of being a superstar baller i'm a boring salesman ) but a brothers gotta have a dream. Attached is a photo of my lil puppie mikie(which took me an hour to convince my partener to let me call him )in one of the many pairs of jordans i own.
I live breath and dream to be 1percent of what jordan is , his name not only is basketball.
Jordans smart business mind has been the whole reason we have seen such wicked kicks over the last decade and more , he is not only a name but a brand which to this day still inspires kids (and adults) to pursue dreams.
"like mike , if i could be like mike"