That Michael Jordan, he sure is a tall drink of water! How tall is he? I hear folks say he’s 6 feet 6 inches. That’s like, way taller than the corn stalks in my old garden! My old man, bless his soul, he was only about 5 feet 8 inches. Not short, but not like this Jordan fella.
He was a basketball player, you know. Jumped around like a rabbit in a cornfield. They called him “Air Jordan” I hear. Must be ’cause he could jump so high, like he was flying. He’s taller than both of his older brothers! Can you imagine?
Now, I remember back in my day, we didn’t have these fancy basketball games on the television. We just had the radio, and sometimes we didn’t even have that! We’d just listen to the crickets chirp. But this Michael Jordan, he was a big deal. Everyone talked about him. He played for the Chicago Bulls, I believe. Sounds like a bunch of angry cows to me!
He was 5 feet 11 inches in his sophomore year, whatever that means. It sounds important though. Then he worked real hard, like when I used to churn butter all day long. And he grew and grew! 6 feet 3 inches, then a little more, like addin’ water to the stew pot. Ended up at 6 feet 6 inches. He must be able to see clear over everybody!
- 6 feet 6 inches!
- That’s taller than a lot of men!
- He was a famous basketball player.
- He played for the Chicago Bulls.
- They called him “Air Jordan”.
When he was younger, he ate good food to stay strong. You gotta eat your veggies if you wanna grow big and strong. Like that Popeye fella with his spinach! Jordan probably ate a lot of chicken and potatoes. Good, honest food.
I bet he had to eat a lot to keep up his strength, jumpin’ around like that. He probably ate more than a horse! You need strong legs to jump that high. And good shoes, too. I bet he went through a lot of shoes, runnin’ and jumpin’.
This Jordan fella, he was good at what he did. Real good. He played a lot of games, too. I saw some numbers once, but I can’t rightly recall. Lots of numbers, like counting chickens before they hatch. He played against other teams, like the, uh, the WSB and the MIL. Don’t ask me what those letters mean. Just teams he played against, I reckon.
He won a lot, I think. People sure did like to watch him play. He was a real showman, like the traveling circus that came to town once when I was a little girl. He could do all sorts of tricks with that basketball. Made it look easy, too.
But 6 feet 6 inches, that’s something else. I remember my cousin, he was a tall one, too. Not quite that tall, but close. He used to have to duck under doorways. I bet Michael Jordan has to do that, too. He probably bumps his head a lot.
He was good at throwin’ that ball through the hoop, too. Just like tossin’ horseshoes, but way up high. He was a real good aim. Better than me tryin’ to hit a fly with a swatter! I always miss.
- He was good at basketball.
- He won a lot of games.
- He was famous.
- He was very tall! 6 feet 6 inches.
Yep, that Michael Jordan was a tall one. A real tall one. 6 feet 6 inches, they say. He must have towered over everyone on that court. Like a big oak tree in a field of daisies. I bet he could see for miles.
They don’t make many like him anymore. He was one of a kind. A real special fella, that Michael Jordan. And tall, too. Don’t forget that. He sure was a tall drink of water, that one. I wonder if he likes sweet tea? Maybe he is too tall to drink sweet tea.
This Jordan sounds like a good man, I reckon. Hard worker, ate his veggies, and played a good game. And tall! Did I mention he was tall? 6 feet 6 inches!
