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08:08 AM ET 11.02 | In advance of the Bobcats' opener before a season many expect to be difficult, their owner offered the optics of his own motivation. A 7-59 record drove Michael Jordan out of his courtside seats, but he says last season won't drive him away from owning the Charlotte Bobcats long-term. "I'm in it for the long haul," Jordan told the Observer Thursday morning. ... "You're not going to run me out that easily. Losing is not something I take well, but it's not something I run from, either. It's my nature that when someone says I can't do something, I focus on trying to do it. So when people say we can't win here, it drives me nuts and gets me motivated to do everything I can to bring a winner here."

Michael Jordan, Getty Images

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November 2, 2012 08:39 AM ET

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The best NBA player ever but the worst NBA GM ever.

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November 2, 2012 08:48 AM ET

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MJ is becoming an embarrassment for the city of Charlotte. Vote him out on the 6th!!!!

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November 2, 2012 08:59 AM ET

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"Losing is not something I take well" You must be one sick SOB after all these years in the gutter

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November 2, 2012 09:26 AM ET

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such a good owner he is so commited to his team.

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November 2, 2012 09:27 AM ET

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such a good owner he is so commited to his team.

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November 2, 2012 09:33 AM ET

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Now there you have it, striaght from the horse's mouth.....Mike the NBA's version of yours truly, the incomprable one and only..Jerry Jones of the NFL. Stuff for the legends!