Michael Jordan, 63, credits one trait for making him great: 'It keeps me young'
"I'm cursed. That's just the way I am. And I try to use it in the best positive way that I can," Michael Jordan said.
Michael Jordan Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images Michael Jordan says his relentless competitive streak still drives his post-NBA success. "I'm cursed. That's just the way I am.
And I try to use it in the best positive way that I can," he said. He says everything he does has a competitive edge — and that includes getting ready in the mornings with his wife. Michael Jordan , 63, says he's "cursed" with the mindset that made him great.
On Tuesday, Jordan spoke to CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King about his post-NBA career as a NASCAR team owner — and how his competitive edge hasn't faded. "I'm a very competitive person ," Jordan said. "I think I'm cursed.
I'm cursed with this competitive gene that anything that I do is from a competitive lens, you know? And in some ways it keeps me young, it keeps me aggressively thinking positively. " Jordan said it helps him make sense of what he's involved in, adding that everything he does has to have a competitive edge.