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 been the opponent that challenge his competitors challenging them and every aspect there is possible. Have the ability to play both side of the ball offense and defense made him a force to be reckoned with. Lebron there's a different story with him been the size that he is made him so dominant. Also being able to play pretty much all five positions is something you don't see everyday in the NBA. Not being much of a scorer Lebron loves getting his teammates involved and being a brick wall on the defensive end that lead him to multiple titles.…
Michael Jordan’s coach, Phil Jackson, once said, “He (Michael Jordan) will go down in history as one of the greatest champions of all time.” Jordan’s career exemplified his passion for the game that will never be forgotten.…
On August 14,1959 in Langsing MI a legend was born. That legends name was Magic Mike a basketball legend he grew up with 9 brothers and sisters. In my opinion he is one of the greats the one that everyone knows what he did to get the name. Johnson has three children and is married so he is a family man. He has millions of dollars just from playing basketball.…
Magic Johnson was a great basketball player: he was one of the best in NBA. Magic had a long twelve years of playing professional basketball. Although Magic had a tragic ending to his professional basketball career: he was diagnosed with HIV which can lead to AIDS.…
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…
He also won 5 MVP awards in the years of 1987, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997. Jordan had a very exciting dunk contest in 1987. After a dual versus Dominique Wilkins he won the NBA dunk contest after his very famous dunk from the free throw line.He had also won defensive player of the year that same season! But in the years of 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998 he won in total 6 NBA finals rings! For him playing 15 seasons, that is a great record! Just to put this put there he only played for 2 NBA teams, ( Washington Wizards, and of course Chicago Bulls.) And to only play for 2 teams and win 6 rings is pretty impressive. With his many awards and his greatness and him being able to pull off 6 rings I can clearly see why people can see him as the ,“Greatest of all…
Many people seem to think that MJ had success right away. It took Jordan 7 years to win his first championship, at the age of 28. LeBron won his first…
One of the remarkable characteristics of Jordan was his hard work and effort. He played numerous sports as a kid, and baseball was his favorite sport. Even though baseball was his primary sport, he did play basketball and football, too. Both of his parents influenced him in a positive manner. His father brought out the rough side of Michael by teaching him to work hard and not to be tempted by the street life, while his mother brought out the loving side by teaching him how to sew, clean, do the laundry, and other chores at home…
He is one of the greatest NBA players of all time, and he also has built, and will continue to build, a great legacy off the court. He truly is amazing, there are no words to describe him. He has inspired many to rise up and be like him. He, like everyone, is part hero and part villain. He is the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant.…
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.…
With skills, so far unriveld, Michael Jordan is a true icon of the American Athlete. His talents not only transformed basketball into more than just a game, but gave athletes of all ages the inspiration to someday become just as good as Mike himself. Michael Jordan's dunk inspired the youth and amazed adults all over the world. Love him or hate him, Michael Jordan was the best player to ever step on the court; his style and ability was unmatched to everyone in the game of basketball. His athleticism made him a god among men in the publics' eye; rivaling even the best all-stars from the NBA, NFL, and MLB. His athletic legacy lives on through one symbol, "Air Jordan". I recently went to a tattoo parlor and found out that the "Air Jordan" symbol was on their top ten list of tattoos to get. People are so amazed with Michael's skills that they tattoo this "Air Jordan" trademark on themselves,…
All in all, Michael Jackson was an amazing dancer and an inspiration to people all around the world. He was a pretty cool…
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.…
American basketball star Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn. He wasn’t always a great basketball player he even got cut from his high school basketball team but the year he was cut he practiced and worked hard grew five inches and by his senior year he not only mad the team he became an all American with his winning play. After high school he chose to attend school at the University of North Carolina. His freshman year he won the acc freshman of the year award and scored the game winning shot to win the ncaa national championship.…