Michael Jeffery Jordan is also and more commonly known as Michael Jordan or MJ. He is an American retired professional basketball player. He is now a principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Michael Jordan played for 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. He also played in the 1984 Los Angeles and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics playing for the United States.…
Michael Jordan was born 17 February 1963 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Jordan was a competitor from the moment he started playing sports. His father, James Jordan, remarked, “What he does have is a competition problem. He was born with that … the person he tries to outdo the most of the time is himself.” Michael’s father was a minor league baseball player and encouraged Michael to follow in his footsteps but Jordan’s passion was on the basketball court. In 1981, Jordan enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the basketball star. His sophomore year at UNC, the Tarheels won the NCAA Division I championship behind Jordan’s final basket to defeat Georgetown University. The next two years, Jordan was honored as the NCAA College Player of the Year. After Jordan’s junior year, he decided to join the NBA and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls who would not regret their decision. Michael led the Bulls to the playoffs his first season while averaging 28.2 points per game and…
their success. James spent his early years as a basketball star for his high school team. James was…
Through the generations there have been many great athletes who have played in the NBA such as: Bill Russell who is considered to be one of the all-time great Boston Celtics. That is best known for winning eleven straight NBA championship, but he is not considered to be the greatest player due to the fact that during the time he played he didn’t receive the amount of money many people believe he deserved. Players like Allen Iverson who is best known for being one of the most versatile point guards in NBA history, but he is also not considered to be the greatest athlete in NBA history because he never won an NBA championship. Lastly Tim Duncan the power forward for the San Antonio Spurs who has won five NBA championships as well has made millions of dollars over his 17 career in the NBA, but he is also not considered to be the greatest NBA because Tim Duncan is looked…
Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, NY. He studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Not only did he study there, that is where he got signed his Junior year and became the all-star that he is today. Michael Jordan got drafted by the Chicago Bulls and because of his excellance performance in the game he made the team reach the playoffs with selling out tickets every game. Jordan was a true all-star. Jordan was a man of “respect, humility and a strong work ethic” (Johnson). He was 6-foot-6 with aspiring goals in life. He has a beautiful family 2 young boys, one daughter and a wife. Everybody knew who Michael Jordan was, he was a very popular basketball player in such little time. He became known for his awesome performance on the court. Girls were in love with him and guys wanted to be him. In 1985, Jordan got to finished his bachelor's degree in geography and he still kept on play NBA Basketball. As years go by his performance kept on increasing and little by little he got endorsements deals with huge companies like Nike, which is what made him the important person that he is in American History. Michael Jordan was the first African American player in history that was marketed this…
His dad push him harder and harder to play basketball then he got drafted into the NBA and lead the chicago to six championships and he was successful. Michael Jordan wanted to turn his weakness to his strength. He didn't want have to flaw, So for five hours, five days a week he worked on his skill during the offseason and this is his stats in a game when he was playing…
LeBron James was a stellar basketball player. He was offered a full scholarship to The University of Indiana and took it. LeBron was one of the best players around, but he had to go to college for a year before he could be eligible for the draft. LeBron’s life goal was to become the best basketball player in the world. That never happened. LeBron James suffered from a severe leg injury midway through his college season January 15, 2004. LeBron was never able to play the game he loved at the professional level. He now works at a bank and cashes checks for a living. This could be a reality that we would have to face today. In fact, though it is obvious that this story is not real, it is based off of a real player’s life. Tyrone Prothro was destined to be the next hall of fame NFL player, but he got injured in college before he could make it to the pros and now works at a bank, cashing checks for a living (Travis). I believe that high school athletes should not be required by law to go to college before becoming professional athletes because of skill level, money, and injuries.…
On the surface this may seem true, but upon a second glance this is obviously wrong. First of all, Jordan was not just a talented offensive player; he won the defensive player of the year award and was on the All NBA Defensive first team nine times (Basketball). Shooting and defense are Jordan’s two best attributes. People who think LeBron is better than Jordan might say that Jordan may be a better shooter than LeBron, but he could never have been the all around player that LeBron is. They might say Jordan was a ball hog who only shot the ball and couldn’t be a floor general like LeBron. Could Michael Jordan really have piled up triple doubles (three stats with double digit units) like LeBron does? Well let 's take a look at that. In March of 1989 John Paxson was injured, so Doug Collins moved Michael Jordan to the point guard position even though he was a shooting guard (Knicks). In Michael’s first game as a point guard, he dished out 15 assists in a blowout win over the Seattle Supersonics (Knicks). In his next game, Michael recorded a triple double with 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists in another blowout of the Indiana Pacers (Knicks). On March 25, Michael began a run of 10 triple doubles in 11 games, including 7 straight before missing one against the Pistons where he had 40 points, 11 assists, and 7 rebounds (Knicks). He would finish the season with 15 triple doubles (NBA). Michael Jordan…
The next reason that Michael Jordan is a much better player than Steph Curry is, is because he is a better defender Michael Jordan was known for his outstanding tenacious defense. He was able to shut down some of the best scorers in the league such as Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson. Michael Jordan was able to steal the ball from anyone he played against very rarely did he ever miss an assignment or was scored on by the person he was defending. Michael Jordan averaged tons of steals a game. He was even able to collect many blocks even though he was not one of the biggest guys out on the court. Also he had to defend way better players than there are now. Back then they did not call as many offensive fouls either so he had to stop cheap play…
Another reason Michael Jeffrey Jordan is the G.O.A.T(Greatest Of All Time) was his offensive game, which is one of the best if not the best. Where should I start? Michael Jordan has 6 championship titles,he has 10 all NBA team, and 14x all star. Michael Jordan is a six-time NBA Most Valuable player (1988,1991-92,1996,1998) also six time NBA Final…
The debate that has left NBA fans divided for years, who is the better basketball player, LeBron James or Michael Jordan? LeBron James and Michael Jordan are different kinds of players. They have different statistics. They played different positions. One thing that ties them together is that they are two of the greatest basketball players of all time. Who is better, LeBron James or Michael Jordan? LeBron James is a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. He can play better all around, has better statistics, and is a better teammate.…
LeBron James lived in poverty throughout his whole childhood, his childhood was his fuel for an illustrious career. Lebron James did not have a privileged childhood. He was below the poverty line, he was living in the center of street violence, “his only escape was basketball” (JockBio), this is the start of greatness. LeBron James is now considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time because he has been to seven straight NBA (National Basketball Association) Finals, came back from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the Finals, and has over twenty-eight thousand career points.…
LeBron James is arguably the greatest player to ever touch a basketball, and everything you want and need to know about him is in the book “LeBron James: A Biography”. Lew H. Freedman, the author, talks about his whole life, from his childhood to the day he became a pro in the NBA. He also talks about some of the struggles LeBron had during his road to stardom, and all of the historic achievements he earned. This biography focuses on the key events in LeBron’s life during his dizzying rise to fame in high school to his emergence as the first overall pick in the NBA draft at 18 years old. In the biography Freedman uses little ethical appeal (ethos), but has a lot of emotional appeal (pathos) and appeal to logic (logos). He uses pathos when he starts talking about LeBron’s childhood and the struggles he had to endure. It brings out an emotion that invokes sympathy for him. Most of the book uses appeal to logic; the statistics he uses are reliable and proven to be factual because of the evidence. Small sections of the biography has ethos in it, mostly irrelevant to the book.…
Hello my name is Jacob Auernhammer and I am here to tell you about the life of a king we all know. I will inform you of the life of Michael Jordan by first discussing his childhood, then his high school days and finally ending with his NBA experience and current status.…
Wanna know how M.J. became the first billionaire athlete? Michael Jordan played for 16 seasons 5 away from the record. He also scored 32,292 points in his career 4th of all time. Let's make a big jam into M.Js life.…