Jordan, however, lived up to his arrogant personality during his Hall of Fame speech. He was kept off his high school varsity team as a sophomore, which motivated him to be a better player. He flew his high school teammate that beat him out for his varsity sport, Leroy Smith and his former coach, Pop Herring to his Hall of Fame Induction speech. Jordan had them there to publicly humiliate them. He wanted to make sure his coach knew “you made a mistake, dude,” Jordan said. Yet, many dudes are investing into this image.