Michael Jordan's legendary competitiveness is perhaps best exemplified by a story he told at his 2009 Hall-of-Fame induction speech. That story involved Jordan being cut from his Laney High School varsity team and sent to the JV in favor of what player? It apparently motivated Jordan for his entire career. Not only did Jordan's marketing team invite this man to the HOF induction, but Jordan frequently checked into hotels using this man's name as an alias. The man went on to a modestly successful professional basketball career and a very accomplished career as a cable executive.