Wilson 1 Cameron Wilson Kidwell English 9A 18 March 2014 Michael Jordan: An Influential Man “If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has them, but obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb, go through, or work around it.” (Michael Jordan) Michael Jordan is definitely an influential person because of his impact on basketball, his impact on youth through his name brand, and through the support
Michael Jordan, portrayed by Jim Naughton in the biography Taking To The Air: The Rise of Michael Jordan, is well regarded as not only the greatest basketball player of all time but also the face of a generation. During the mid to late 1980s NBA basketball was simply treading water. As a result of the lack of a marketable superstar, the NBA was losing popularity to the National Football League and Major League Baseball. Following Jordan’s emergence, the NBA’s attendance rose dramatically and it’s
six national championships, and 5 MVPs under his name. Michael Jordan could play basketball so many ways he could make an opponent look bad by just passing the ball. Every fan and every announcer loved to say the name “Michael Jordan” or also known as “M.J.” Jordan was the talk of the country, every kid or fan wanted to have his autograph or basketball card. By breaking multiple records and winning six national championships, Michael Jordan became the greatest basketball player of all time. Being
The Legacy of Michael Jordan When someone mentions basketball, what comes to mind? For some it could be their favorite sport. It could be a little child’s dream to play professional basketball. But, for most people, they are reminded of the greatest basketball player to ever play the game. I remember growing up playing basketball in my driveway, counting down the seconds for the last shot. My brother and I would pretend we were one person; that person was Michael Jordan. He has always been one of
Michael Jordan Critical Essay On A CNN Article At: http://cnn.com/CNN/bureaus/chicago/special/9806/bulls/mj.htm CNN resource reports the Michael Jordan effect on the economy. Michael Jordan is as CNN states "golden marking tool ". Michael Jordan makes much less that he is worth. With the impact he put on the economy Michael Jordan should be able to receive any amount of payment he ask for. Michael Jordan is Mr. Indorse. Michael is an advertising icon. Today Michael Jordan indorses
Michael Jordan: The early years. Michael Jordan was one of five children born to James and Delores Jordan. He was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn. The Jordans' felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a young family of five children. Instead of trying to endure the streets of Brooklyn, the Jordan family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. James got a job in Wilmington as a mechanic and Delores got a job as a teller at United Carolina Bank. The Jordan's always stressed the
In 1981, Michael Jordan stepped foot on North Carolina’s campus as a top recruited freshman and was soon to be one of only four freshmen to ever earn a starting spot under Coach Dean Smith. The University of North Carolina was where Michael Jordan’s legacy started, and as of now, it will not end anytime soon. In his playing days, Michael was a second overall draft pick, Nike client, six-time NBA champ, six-time NBA finals MVP, five-time NBA MVP, and a fourteen-time all-star. After his playing days
Topic: Jordan being the best basketball player ever Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that Michael Jordan even now in the present is still the greatest player ever to play in the NBA. Primary Audience Outcome: I the want the audience to understand why there should be no controversy on who is the best basketball player ever. Thesis Statement: Michael Jordan set records and has set the example of what the greatest basketball player can accomplish and really set the standards of what a hall
Michael Jordan's childhood and teenage years provided little evidence of the superstar he would later become. In fact, Jordan failed to make his basketball team in high school because of his height. Besides his early failures in basketball, Jordan had a typical and normal childhood; he was born in Brooklyn on February 17, 1963 to a family of five, but his family moved to North Carolina when he was just three. He came from a stable middle class family; his father was a supervisor at a General Electric
man’s name is Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials “M.J”. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, of the year 1963. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is 6 ft. 6 in tall, and weighs about 216 pounds. Michael Jordan attended to Emsley A. Laney high school in Wilmington, North Carolina. Jordan is one of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan, and James R. Jordan Jr. Also one older sister named Deloris and a younger sister, by the name of Roslyn. Once Michael graduated high