Playing Professional Hockey As A Black Man
"I don't think about that"
Imagine your life in the workforce and waiting until 27 years old before having a colleague who shared the same race? Sounds like something that would make me feel isolated, confused and perhaps lacking necessary perspective.
But not Jordan.
He just got down to business and brushed off any such thoughts like water off a (Mighty?) duck's back.
Thomas Sowell has remarked that self-respect is crucial: "Without it, the world's adulation rings hollow. And with it, even venomous attacks are like water off a duck's back."
