Interview Action Items

Actionable Tasks, Commitments, and Decisions Requiring Follow-up:

• Michael Jordan: To continue to influence people to love NASCAR by his involvement and winning.
• Michael Jordan: To use his competitive gene in positive ways to understand everything he is involved with.
• Michael Jordan: To learn from failures and prepare for the next race/opportunity, viewing them as lessons.
• Michael Jordan: To continue to fight for changes in NASCAR, even if it means potential repercussions for himself, to make people aware that change is needed.
• Michael Jordan: To make people aware that change needs to happen in NASCAR and that the sport is currently lopsided.
• Michael Jordan: To try and go as fast as drivers like Denny Hamlin if he were to drive a NASCAR car, despite knowing he lacks the talent.

Commitments and Decisions:

• Michael Jordan: Committed to the idea of wanting to win fast in NASCAR.
• Michael Jordan: Committed to the fight for a more equitable compensation structure in NASCAR for those who "put on the show."
• Michael Jordan: Decided to sue NASCAR because he believed they had a good case and that the fight was needed.
• Michael Jordan: Decided to be "all in" and "aggressively going to win" when he took the stand in the lawsuit against NASCAR.
• Michael Jordan: Believes he has nothing left to prove in his career.
• Michael Jordan: Believes that connecting with the next generation is the biggest key to changing the stigma associated with NASCAR.

Follow-up on specific areas:

NASCAR Involvement:

• Michael Jordan: To continue to make a difference in NASCAR, as he is starting to do, and to help others see that they can win and compete with the top guys.
• Michael Jordan: To continue to drive the passion for winning and being part of the team within his NASCAR involvement.
• Michael Jordan: To be involved in connecting with more African Americans watching NASCAR and encouraging young people to get involved in the sport.

Personal Traits and Reflections:

• Michael Jordan: To use his competitive gene in a positive way, understanding that it keeps him young and aggressively thinking positively.
• Michael Jordan: To continue to embrace his competitive nature, as he sees it as a trait that helps him evaluate every stage of success.
• Michael Jordan: To use his experiences with failure as lessons to learn from and to get ready for the next opportunity.
• Michael Jordan: To continue to be vibrant and fired up by his involvement in NASCAR.

Basketball vs. NASCAR:

• Michael Jordan: To acknowledge that he misses basketball and wishes he could still pick up a ball, but has compensated this feeling through NASCAR and fishing.
• Michael Jordan: Believes there is no such thing as "one GOAT" in basketball, as athletes learn from and progress the game beyond others.