As one of the richest sports stars in history, Michael Jordan has the luxury of saying no to lucrative offers for his time.
The Chicago Bulls icon is regarded as arguably the greatest basketball player of all time thanks to an illustrious NBA in which he won six championships with the Chicago Bulls as well as five Most Valuable Player awards.
Despite his status as the best in the world during his peak, Jordan was seldom among the NBA's biggest earners during his career, taking home less than $100 million in total across his 13 seasons in basketball's top league.
But the North Carolina native was a marketing behemoth who changed the game with landmark endorsement deals with the likes of Nike, Gatorade and Hanes.
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According to a Forbes report last year, Jordan's net worth stands at a staggering $3 billion.
That kind of wealth has allowed the former Bulls superstar to own his own NASCAR racing team, 23XI. He was also, until recently selling his stake, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA.
Another thing his monumental fortune allows Jordan to do is to say no to lucrative sponsorship offers that would be life changing even for many of the world's top athletes.
Speaking in a radio interview, David Falk, Jordan's longtime agent, detailed some of the proposals the basketball legend has refused down the years, including one jaw-dropping offer that would have seen No.23 pocket £100 million for just two hours of work.
"[Jordan] turned down a deal to do a one-day golf appearance when he was in Asia a few years ago for a pre-season game with Charlotte," Falk told WFAN.
"And some woman in the Philippines offered me seven million dollars for one day, wanted him to play in a golf tournament. And he turned it down. I brought him a deal three years ago for 100 million dollars.
"And all he had to do, other than give his name and likeness, was make one two-hour appearance to announce the deal. And he turned it down.”
Topics: Michael Jordan, NBA, Basketball, Chicago Bulls
Ryan Baldi