In his first three years attending Michael Jordan’s Senior Flight School, John Rogers wouldn’t dare raise his hand when Jordan would ask who wanted to challenge him in a game of one-on-one. Instead, Rogers — the founder and CEO of Ariel Capital Management and a minority owner of the Sky — would sit back and watch his fellow campers get brutalized by His Airness.
But in 2003, the summer after Jordan retired from the Wizards, Rogers felt obligated to give it a shot. So after watching Jordan dominate 20 or so campers, he sheepishly raised his hand. Jordan called on him to be his next potential victim.