Way back before the championships, awards, fame, fortune and suspect outfits, Michael Jeffrey Jordan was like most other high school kids still trying to get his game together with the ladies. Thanks to Letters of Note, we now have written evidence of His Airness’ early amorous relationships with his apology letter to a young lady named Laquette.
My Dearest Laquette
How are you and your family doing, fine I hope. I am in my Adv. Chemistry class writing you a letter, so that tell you how much I care for you. I decide to write you because I felt that I made you look pretty rotten after the last night. I want to tell you that I am sorry, and hope that you except my apologie. I know that you feelings was hurt whenever I loss my necklace or had it stolen.
I was really happy when you gave me my honest coin money that I won off the bet. I want to thank you for letting me hold your annual. I show it to everyone at school. Everyone think you are a very pretty young lady and I had to agree because it is very true. Please don’t let this go to your head. (smile) I sorry to say that I can’t go to the game on my birthday because my father is taking the whole basketball team out to eat on my birthday. Please don’t be mad because I am trying get down there a week from Feb. 14. If I do get the chance to come please have some activity for us to do together.
I want you to know that my feeling for you has not change yet. ← (joke) I am finally getting use to going with a girl much smaller than I. I hope you my hint. Well I have spent my time very wisely by write to you. I hope you write back soon. Well I must go, the period is almost over. See you next time around, which I hope comes soon.
With my Best Love
Michael J. Jordan
With all of the stories that have been reported about a much older Michael Jordan and his alleged date stealing, it’s (dare I say) sweet to see the young MJ apparently stuck on someone. Not to mention that he actually has pretty nice handwriting. It’s also amusing to see that Mike was gambling even then. The letter was sold at auction back in 2004 and fetched more than $6,000…probably several thousand times more than whatever wager he referenced in the letter.