Michael Jordan in tears as he accepts Business Person of the Year honor

Posted Jan 21, 2015
An unexpectedly emotional Michael Jordan tossed aside his prepared remarks and spoke from the heart during a 10-minute speech Tuesday night to accept his award as the Charlotte Business Journal Business Person of the Year. Jordan, 51, spoke in the atrium of Time Warner Cable Arena before a sellout crowd of 350 people at the CBJ's Book of Lists Gala. (Charlotte Business Journal)

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