Michael Jordan did not just outplay his opponents — he psychologically destroyed them. He memorized slights from years earlier, manufactured insults when real ones were not available, and used rage as fuel with a discipline that turned him into the most dominant athlete of his era. The competitiveness that made him the greatest basketball player ever also made him, by many accounts, a terrible teammate and a difficult human being.

This episode examines the psychological machinery behind Jordan's greatness, tracing his career from the college game-winner that launched his legend through six NBA championships and the relentless mental warfare that defined his approach to competition.

• The high school cut that became Jordan's founding myth of motivational fury
• The gambling, the grudges, and the manufactured slights that fuele ...