Michael Jordan consistently endured rigorous training to excel in the basketball world. His trainer was no exception. Prior to coaching the iconic Lakers player, Kobe Bryant, he spent over a decade training MJ. In a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon, the basketball legend disclosed a peculiar investment he made for his first-ever client.?

Renowned for his grueling workout routines, he shared details of an unusual yet beneficial investment during Jordan’s training regimen.

What Tim Grover had to do to help Michael Jordan maintain his elite position in the basketball world

Tim Grover served as Jordan’s trainer until the NBA legend’s retirement in 2003. Their partnership began in 1989, five years after Jordan joined the Chicago Bulls, and they began working closely together. Talking about his unique training routine with the 6x champion, he said, ?but you had to record a game on a machine called a Betamax. It was the only investment, bad one you made. Yeah, it was bad. It was bad.?

He explained his method of devising various exercises to enhance different muscles, which required watching Jordan’s complete matches repeatedly. Grover used to have a Betamax to record the entire game. Reflecting on this, he said, “I mean, we did the crazy — we did the craziest things. I did stuff for his fingers. I did stuff for his wrists. I did stuff for his ankles. -His fingers??

It was truly remarkable how he employed a variety of exercises to target specific body areas, even going as far as including exercises for his eyes and wrists. What’s astonishing is that Jordan wholeheartedly accepted every aspect of the training regimen.

Michael Jordan aspired to be different from others

Although there is a belief that Jordan possessed innate talents, Grover’s statement may suggest that it was Jordan’s mindset that truly set him apart. Regardless of the unconventional exercises and techniques that Grover introduced, Jordan enthusiastically embraced them.?

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According to Grover, Jordan had a unique mindset that drove him to win 6 NBA titles with the Bulls. He shared, ?He was like open because he was just like, “Man, just — I don’t want to do what everybody else is doing.? He added, ?If I do what everybody else is doing, I’m going to be like everybody else. Yeah. And he just wanted to win.?

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