I think the media and the public has put me on a pedestal to a point where I'm a role model. I have to live up to that and that's a different challenge in life," Jordan added.

Michael Jordan reveals the burden of fame."It's a heavy burden because they expect you to be the most perfect human being that you can be, and for a while, I certainly tried to do that. I tried to ...

Even though I do it (be a role model) because people expect me to do it (but) it's tough to be in a situation where any mistake that you do can be magnified 10 times," Jordan said. "I do resent that.

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