Michael Jordan There have been many great athletes to play professional sports in the last 100 years. Some of the great athletes are: Jerry Rice, Michael Jordan, and Cy Young. Those athletes have played all kinds of sports like football, basketball, baseball, and more. Every great professional athlete has a skillset that another does not have, but if you go by stats Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete to ever play a sport. Michael Jordan was born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Michael Jordan is a six foot six African American basketball player. He is arguably the best basketball player to ever play the game. Michael’s basketball career all started when he was a little boy. He started shooting a basketball at a local park near his house when he was only seven years old. He loved playing basketball, so when he got to high school he tried out for the basketball team. He …show more content…
He played four more seasons with the Bulls! During his time back with the team they won three more championships. In those four years he also won two MVP awards. After the1998 season Michael decided to retire from basketball again (Michael). Michael Jordan’s second retirement did not last long. In 2001 he decided to play basketball once again, but this time he played for the Washington Wizards. After playing for the Wizards for two years, he realized he did not preform like he did in the early parts of his career. Michael Jordan finally decided to retire from playing basketball for good in 2003. Michael Jordan has been very successful since his final retirement (Michael). Shortly after retiring he bought a share of the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 (Michael). He also became the majority shareholder of the Bobcats in 2010 (Michael). Finally, he has his own brand of clothing that is becoming more and more popular around the world to this
In 1992, after the accomplishment of the Air Jordan VI and Michael Jordan 's first NBA Championship, Tinker Hatfield proceeded with his development in the Air Jordan line with the Air Jordan VII which was inspired by West African Tribal society and in part by the Nike Huarache basketball shoe line. The AJ VII had a more brilliant, more insignificant, and more lightweight design than past Air Jordans. Unlike the previous Air Jordans where the air bubble was visible, this was not the case with the AJ VII. The translucent outsole and prominent Nike logo (aside from on the insole) were also modified differently than previous AJ. Michael Jordan wore the Olympic-inspired version of the VII as he drove the "Dream Team" to a Gold Award at the 1992 summer games in Barcelona.
He continued his basketball career to become one of the many basketball stars
In the meantime most free agents did their offseason training at local high schools, and others headed to Homestead Florida, there was Jordan, who had retired from the Chicago Bulls in 1993, after a nine year stretch and three NBA championships (Nightengale). Jordan started his baseball career for the White Sox in 1994, Jerry Reinsdorf who also owned the bulls gave Jordan the chance to pursue his dads wishes. Jordan spent the season at Class AA Birmingham Alabama, hitting just three homers, 51 runs batted in (RBI), and only batting .202. He was determined not to give up, played in the Arizona Fall League and vowed to come back to the team in spring training camp in 1995(Nightengale). With the strike doing its part Michael refused to play the game with replacement players, he later announced in March he would go back to the NBA.
Michael Jordan has retired, then made his return to the NBA. During Jordan time in the NBA, there were many great players like Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant but out of these great players, Michael Jordan rose to the top. Michael Jordan has had his downfalls like losing some of the championships. LeBron was leading the Cavs in his 2003-2010 season, but never got them a championship, LeBron was very close though. Every time Lebron wins a championship ring, he is compared to Jordan more.
His first season in the NBA he won MVP which was the year of 1980-1981. That year he beat the 76ers in the finals 4-6 games. His third season they beat the 76ers for the second time in his career. His fourth season they made it to the finals for the third time in Magic's career but got beat badly, they won 0 games this series. Then in 1983-1984 played against Larry Bird and the Celtics, but got beat 4-3 games in the series.
This is a passage about one of the first basketball players to ever set foot on a basketball court. He was a great hero during the Civil Rights Movement. His name was a great inspiration to African Americans all over the U.S. during the movement. He was born on March 31, 1923 in a town that most of you are probably familiar with, Oakland, California.
"You could make an argument that Jackie Robinson was the greatest athlete in American history. His ability as a basketball player, as a track star, as a baseball player, as a football player. Jackie Robinson could have been a star in every single one of those sports. Not just a good player, but a superstar.”- Howard Bryant (Jackie Robinson)
That dedication possibly saved many lives of kids that Possibly couldve been another statistics due to crime in the cities they were born or living in. He made a great impact on young athletes trying to pursue a dream that seemed impossible which kept them going. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn,New York on February 17th,1963 ,the son
“I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed” (MJ). Michael with no doubt left the NBA as one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. Now the question I’m gonna answer is who is better between Jordan and Kareem. Both players are well known players on and off the court but when it comes down to the best of the best MJ wins. Michael Jordan is a superior player to kareem because of his success on and off the court.
Before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spent 20 years in the national basketball association, he was Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. born in New York, New York. His father was a police officer whom only had one son. Ferdinand stood 5 foot 8 inches at just 9 years old and by time he got to the eighth grade he had already grown a foot, and could dunk a basketball. As a sophomore in highschool he averaged 19 points and 18 rebounds a game, his senior year he averaged 30 points a game. At Power Memorial Academy Ferdinand set New York city school records for scoring and rebounding, all while winning 71 straight games and winning 3 state titles.
Did you know that Michael Jordan averaged about thirty points a game, and retired with six NBA championships. The debate between who the best basketball player of all time has been going on for many years. Two of the names that come up a lot in this conversation are Michael Jordan and Lebron James. Many of the reasons why this decision can never be agreed on is because of many things. Those things including statistics, how many NBA championships have been won, and what you have been awarded with by the league and sports analysts throughout your career.
Through Michael Jordan’s athletic success on the court, he was able to make himself and his brand into a cultural icon, which had a great impact on the game of basketball, fashion, marketing, and the economy in America. Before Jordan took on the rest of society, he was focussed on the game of basketball. Jordan was the face of the NBA. He took the game to new heights through his game changing performances. Starting in college at the University of North Carolina, Jordan proved to everyone that he was going to be something spectacular in the NBA.
Then in 1991 they moved back to Philadelphia. Kobe grew up watching basketball and soccer. He was a huge fan of the LA Lakers and the AC Milan. Kobe enrolled at Lower Merion Ace for high school. He soon became involved in the basketball program.
Life is full of influences, everyday we are inspired or tempted to make a choice in our life. One thing that may influence your life is hardships, which could lead to major changes in our life. An NBA player by the name of Dwight Howard went through major hardships when he played for the Orlando Magic. Dwight was a superstar player at the time, but feuds between his coach and teammates caused his team to convert to one of the worst teams in the NBA.
No matter what he is doing at every moment he spends doing something he does it with a passion and competes no matter what. Michael Jordan was also a very nice person he was passionate, and would always bring you up if you 're feeling down or low. American novelist and basketball player Michael Jordan used his life to write and discuss drive, ideas on being a better person, and being an individual within his novel “Driven from within”. Michael Jordan was a kid that struggled and overcame the life that he had and grinded at basketball and became an NBA player. Michael Jordan grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina but was born in Brooklyn New York City on February 17, 1963.