We Recommend: “Learning to Fly” - The Chicago Bulls 1991 Championship Video

April 4th, 2006 | Posted by Matt

Though it is only available on VHS and is 15 years old now, “Learning to Fly”: The Chicago Bulls 1991 Championship video is simply a 30-minute compilation of sports heaven.

As a 7-year-old boy living in a suburb of Chicago, this video was a mainstay in my everyday routine - Wake up, eat breakfast, go to school, come home and watch my Bulls video. Of course, this had to be done while adorning my MJ jersey and shoes (yeah, I was just that nerdy).

I’ll be honest, not much has changed since then. The video still gives me chills; it makes me want to get out onto the court, drive the lane against Sam Perkins and the rest of the Laker defense, make a bold leap to the basket and change hands mid-air for the layup.

Phil Jackson’s mustache, John Paxson’s short shorts and M.J.’s tongue in full effect; it’s all here.

So if you can, dig around in your closets or video cabinets or get out to the nearest video store and get your hands on one of the most incredible sports videos of our time.

I’ll leave you with some of the lyrics from the video’s theme song, performed by the one and only Tom Petty:

Well the good ol’ days, may not return.
And the rocks might melt, and the sea may burn.I’m learnin’ to fly, but I ain’t got wings.
Comin’ down, is the hardest thing.