Basketball legend Michael Jordan is one of the most
successful, famous, and wealthy athletes in college, Olympic, and professional
sports history. Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in
Brooklyn, New York to his father James and mother Deloris Jordan. His father
worked as a General Electric plant supervisor, and his mother worked at a bank.
He is a retired basketball player and currently plays the role of a succeeding
businessman.
Michael Jordan’s basketball career started at an
early age. He actually was denied to play in his sophomore year of high school
because he was too short. As time passed by he was scoring up to 25 or more
points per game. When Michael Jordan was a senior in high school he was one of
those selected to play for the McDonalds All-American Team scholarship at the
University of North Carolina, which later on gained him a basketball
scholarship.
When Michael Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls they were a losing team, drawing only around six thousand fans to home games. He quickly turned that around. His style of play and fierce spirit of competition reminded sportswriter and fans of Julius Erving, who had been a superstar player during the 1970s. Michael Jordan’s incredible leaping ability and hang time thrilled fans in arenas around the league. In his first season, he was name to the All-Star team and was later honored as the league’s Rookie of the Year.
In 1984 Michael Jordan was the third player to be
drafted after Hakim Olajuwon and Sam Bowie. He was drafted by the Chicago
Bulls. Michael Jordan went on to guide the Bulls to six NBA Championships
(1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998). During all his championship winning years
he was also named as NBA Finals MVP.
In 1993, after a tough playoff series with the New
York Knicks, the Bulls met the Phoenix Suns for the NBA championship. When it
was over, Michael Jordan was again playoff MVP, and Chicago had won a third
straight title.
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Michael Jordan holds the single series NBA Finals record for highest PPG
average. He was named in the All-NBA First Team ten times. He holds the record
for leading the scoring in the most number of seasons "10". A
testimony to his dominance in the Chicago Bulls team was that he has the
highest scores, had the most steals and assists in the team. The Bulls team had
players of the caliber of Scotty Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Tony Kukoc. Michael
Jordan's famous number 23 jersey was retired on 1st November, 1994. He has hit
28 game-winning shots in the NBA. He was a member of the gold medal-winning
1984 and 1992 United States Olympic Basketball Teams.
Michael Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1985. He holds the All-Star record having the only triple-double in an All-Star game in 1997. Michael Jordan scored a career playoff-high 63 points against Boston on 20th May, 1986. He notched his 30,000th point on 1st April, 2002 against the Bulls. He became the only 40 year old NBA player to ever score over 40 points on 21st, February, 2003.
Michael Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1985. He holds the All-Star record having the only triple-double in an All-Star game in 1997. Michael Jordan scored a career playoff-high 63 points against Boston on 20th May, 1986. He notched his 30,000th point on 1st April, 2002 against the Bulls. He became the only 40 year old NBA player to ever score over 40 points on 21st, February, 2003.
Michael Jordan is one of the most marketed sports figures in history. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as Nike, Gatorade, Hanes, McDonald’s, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac and MCI. He first appeared on Wheaties boxes in 1988, and acted as their spokesman as well.
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