Jordan Hall of Fame Speech

I don't know how many of you saw the Hall of Fame ceremonies yesterday but I was struck by how offensive and off-putting Michael Jordan's speech felt. Maybe it was because he followed up Jerry Sloan, whose speech was moving and humble, but Jordan seemed to want to settle scores without a trace of magnanimity. Check out this excellent piece from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports that succinctly sums up the tone.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-jordanhall091209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Thinking of the end of Jordan's and Favre's careers makes me worried about our current athletic phenoms. Does one have to be a selfish, vindictive, asshole to be the greatest. What will Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Lebron James' induction speeches sound like?