The Summer Olympics, 1992, Barcelona, Spain.
The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team,
nicknamed "The Dream Team",
was the first American Olympic team
to feature active NBA players.
The team is described by many
as the greatest sports team ever assembled.
I'm Steve Aoki and this is My Olympic Moment.
(MY OLYMPIC MOMENT)
First thing I think about when I think of the Olympics,
this is an event beyond athleticism.
This is an event that brings an entire world together.
And that in itself is a beautiful thing.
When you see all cultures coming together,
it doesn't matter what ethnicity, what race,
gender, sexuality, we're all watching this
and we're all rooting for our country.
In basketball, before the 1992 Games,
only amateurs were allowed to play.
The greatest team ever assembled, the Dream Team,
was made up of Michael Jordan,
the greatest athlete in history,
Scotty Pippin, David Robinson,
Magic Johnson, my hometown hero,
Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Chris Mullin,
John Stockton, Carl Malone, Clyde Drexler
and Christian Laettner.
All coached by Chuck Daly.
When I was a kid and I saw all the players,
all assembled on the same team,
it was the craziest visual experience for anyone to see.
They dominated every team.
It was at least a 40-point spread every time.
They were like, "No-one can beat the Dream Team!
"No-one can outscore the Dream Team!"
But in the gold medal game,
Croatia was actually up in the first half.
I mean, the fact that they were actually up
beating the Dream Team was insane.
You just couldn't believe Croatia actually beating,
at that moment, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan.
But of course, by the end of the game, the US took it,
117 to 85.
And then everything that they won,
this was the picture perfect moment.
You have the greatest players in history
all playing together.
That was a big deal.
And when they took it down and they got the gold,
it was one of the most important moments
in Olympic history.
So for me, I know that making music has been 100%
because I've been doing it since I was a teenager.
(NOW PLAYING - MARNIK, HOCUS POCUS)
I've done over 300 shows a year
and at the end of it I'm ready for more.
I think when I really understand the source
of all the different things that I do,
it all boils down to understanding
what my inspiration is,
and being able to use that inspiration
into something creative, and then apply that in a way
where I can share that experience with other people.
So it doesn't matter if it's a show,
or if it's making music and sharing that music.
Or if it's being part of a team to develop a product.
You could make it to the big leagues,
you could play with the best players.
But you have to really visualise that
and you have to make sure that you're connecting
all those dots to get to that place.
And that's why this Olympic moment inspired me.