 In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game , Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992 . The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan 's feelings about the game and his ever @-@ growing celebrity status . Jordan 's announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the front pages of newspapers around the world . 
 In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game , Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992 . The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>feelings about the game and his ever @-@ growing celebrity status . Jordan <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the front pages of newspapers around the world . 
In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game , Jordan wrote dat he had been preparing for retirement as early as da summer of 1992 . The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan  feelins bout the game and his eva @-@ growin celebrity status . Jordan  announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on tdafront pages of newspapers around the world .