{"slug":"and-i-took-that-personally","name":"And I Took That Personally","url":"/templates/and-i-took-that-personally.jpg","w":1600,"h":1000,"top":"","bottom":"AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","description":"Michael Jordan \"And I took that personally\" meme maker. Jordan sits in a plush white chair in a bright living room wearing a blue shirt, gesturing expressively during an interview, with the subtitle \"...and I took that personally\" already baked into the bottom of the image. Add a top caption naming the slight, comment, or event that triggered the personal offense.","keywords":"and i took that personally meme, michael jordan meme, last dance meme, jordan took that personally, mj meme, petty motivation meme, michael jordan interview meme","year":2020,"origin":"From the 2020 ESPN and Netflix documentary series \"The Last Dance,\" which chronicled Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. Throughout the series, Jordan repeatedly described minor slights, perceived disrespects, and offhand comments as profound personal affronts that fueled his competitive drive. The \"and I took that personally\" subtitle became a meme format in April 2020 during the documentary's release, used to express taking something as a personal challenge or offense when it was clearly not directed at you at all. For related \"petty motivation\" formats, see Crying Jordan or Challenge Accepted.","format":"classic","howToMake":["Bottom caption is pre-filled with \"AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY\" -- leave it or adjust","Top caption names the harmless, minor, or entirely non-personal thing that was received as a direct personal challenge","The joke lives in the gap between how innocuous the trigger is and how much Jordan is treating it as fuel","Works for sports rivalries, workplace pettiness, minor slights, and any situation where you are doing something purely out of spite","Hit Download or Copy and post it as both an explanation and a threat"],"exampleCaptions":["MY FRIEND SAID \"YOUR COOKING IS OK\""],"exampleAltText":"Michael Jordan \"and I took that personally\" meme about a friend saying the cooking is \"ok\"","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-09","seo":{"aliases":["Michael Jordan Meme","And I Took That Personally Meme","Last Dance Meme","Jordan Took That Personally","MJ Petty Motivation Meme","The Last Dance Meme"],"description":"Michael Jordan sits in a large white upholstered armchair in a bright modern living room, wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt. He is mid-sentence in what appears to be an interview, with both hands raised and spread in an explanatory gesture. His expression is serious and engaged. At the bottom of the screen, white subtitle text reads \"...and I took that personally.\"","definition":"Michael Jordan from the 2020 documentary The Last Dance, shown mid-interview with the subtitle \"...and I took that personally.\" Used for jokes about treating completely unintentional, minor, or imagined slights as major personal affronts that must be responded to with overwhelming effort.","useCases":[{"category":"Sports and Competition","examples":["MY COACH SAID \"GOOD EFFORT TODAY\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY LEFT ME OFF THE ALL-STAR BALLOT / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE SCOUT SAID I WAS \"OKAY FOR MY LEVEL\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","MY TEAMMATE DIDN'T PASS ME THE BALL IN THE THIRD QUARTER / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY PICKED ME LAST IN GYM CLASS IN 2009 / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE RANKINGS HAD US AT THIRD / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY"]},{"category":"Cooking and Food","examples":["MY FRIEND SAID MY PASTA WAS \"PRETTY GOOD\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY ADDED SALT BEFORE TASTING IT / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE REVIEW SAID \"OKAY SEASONING\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY ORDERED PIZZA INSTEAD OF EATING MY LEFTOVERS / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","HE SAID THE STEAK WAS \"FINE\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","SHE ONLY ATE HALF AND SAID SHE WASN'T HUNGRY / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY"]},{"category":"Work and Career","examples":["MY REVIEW SAID I \"MET EXPECTATIONS\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY DIDN'T MENTION MY NAME IN THE ALL-HANDS / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE CLIENT WENT WITH ANOTHER AGENCY / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","SOMEONE DIDN'T REACT TO MY SLACK MESSAGE / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","MY PROJECT GOT DEPRIORITIZED / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY MISSPELLED MY NAME IN THE COMPANY NEWSLETTER / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY"]},{"category":"Everyday Life and Relationships","examples":["MY FRIEND SAID MY PLAYLIST WAS \"OKAY\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY FELL ASLEEP DURING MY MOVIE RECOMMENDATION / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","SHE SAID MY APARTMENT WAS \"COZY\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY DIDN'T TEXT BACK FOR THREE HOURS / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","HE SAID MY HANDSHAKE WAS \"WEAK\" IN 2014 / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY SAID \"INTERESTING\" WHEN I SHOWED THEM MY IDEA / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY"]},{"category":"School and Academic Life","examples":["MY PROFESSOR SAID MY THESIS WAS \"SERVICEABLE\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY GAVE ME A B+ INSTEAD OF AN A / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","MY ESSAY GOT \"GOOD JOB\" WITH NO FURTHER FEEDBACK / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE TA SAID MY PRESENTATION \"HAD POTENTIAL\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","I WASN'T CALLED ON EVEN THOUGH MY HAND WAS UP / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY"]},{"category":"Creative Work","examples":["THEY SAID MY ART WAS \"INTERESTING\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE COMMENT SAID \"NOT BAD FOR A FIRST TRY\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY SCROLLED PAST MY POST WITHOUT LIKING IT / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE EDITOR SAID MY DRAFT \"SHOWED PROMISE\" / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THEY DIDN'T SAVE MY PHOTO TO THEIR CAMERA ROLL / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY","THE JUDGES GAVE ME THIRD PLACE / AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY"]}]}}