On October 6, 1993, at the height of his career, Michael Jordan shocked the world by announcing his retirement from the NBA. The Chicago Bulls had won their first “3-peat,” but Jordan was worn out. With the murder of his father 3 months earlier, Jordan said that he lost motivation to play, and that “Physically, I was getting exhausted. Mentally, I was way past exhausted.” In other words, his skills had not diminished, his level of dominance hadn’t changed, but he was burnt out.