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Virat Kohli’s massive praise for American legend Michael Jordan
Indian batting star Virat Kohli has shared as to how immensely he was inspired by American basketball legend Michael Jordan whose persistent hunger to succeed has been widely recognised. Virat Kohli harked back to the times when he used to watch Jordan’s matches in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Currently, Indian star is participating in the ongoing T20I World Cup with team India. Kohli heaped praises on the legend while speaking to the US Consulate General Mumbai.
"I guess there have been many before and after. I used to love watching Kobe Bryant play as well. But I guess the time that I saw Michael Jordan play, I clearly remember there used to be the early morning basketball games that used to be aired on ESPN in India. And I used to be up quite early to go to cricket practice. So I would always catch all of those games. And just watching him play, it was just a real natural connect with his body language, with the way he moved on the court and just his personality and that, you know, you could see on his face the intensity and the will to win. And I just immediately connected. I was like, man, I just want to watch this guy again and again," said Virat Kohli.
Mentioning more, Indian batting legend said he used to mark all the dates of the Chicago Bulls' matches so that he never missed any game.
"And I used to mark in the newspaper, the list of the Chicago Bulls games, when they are going to be aired. And I made sure that I was up to watch him play. And there was magic in every game that he played. There was something or the other happening. So for me, that was a very strong core memory and something that I still hold very dearly. If I saw him, I would absolutely go crazy. At any point in time, I would be a fanboy and I would just run up to him to ask for an autograph. Not necessarily take pictures without asking. That is the school I have grown up in. But I would absolutely be acting like a small boy when I see him," he said.
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