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 plant. His father was influential to the young Michael, and it was his father who kept Jordan from being tempted by street life. After being cut from the basketball team, Jordan worked hard at his skills and the following year he made the team. After graduating from high school, Jordan accepted a scholarship to the University of North Carolina. At UNC, he was voted as the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year in 1982. This would be the start of a magnificent basketball career.
Jordan climbed the ladder of success by becoming the best at what he did. He was naturally talented, but at the higher levels of any sport, talent alone will not ensure success; Jordan's dedication, perseverance, and practice allowed him to be successful. Moreover, his early experiences in success only increased his desire for greater success and glory. Just like his failures in his high school years, his successes in his university years compelled him to seek greater successes. His successes at UNC, furthermore, contributed to his confidence as a leader and person, generating future successes.
Michael Jordan is historically significant to not only basketball, but also to sports in general; he would change the way that basketball is played and watche...
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... endorsements, most notably with Nike. To the disenfranchised children around the world, most importantly, he showed them that there was an alternative to the street life so many choose, and he made sure that he gave back as much as he received. He has touched so many people's lives through his various charity associations. The world is a much better place because of Jordan's influence upon it.
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When Michael was a sophomore in high school he tried out for the varsity team and was cut. Michael was devastated when he got the news. Michael was determined to get on this team and he never gave up. Michael grew taller and expanded his game as his hard work paid off. Michael would perform so well in his final two years of school, he was
...tain a fresh appreciation of the world around them. Socially, they are sensitive to others’ needs and enjoy rewarding interpersonal relations. At the Henry Horner Homes Project, Michael has written his legend. "It is sentimental to pretend that he can solve the many problems that beset this pace, irresponsible to imagine that he owes a greater responsibility to these kids than one owes them one’s self. But he could focus attention on these children’s problems simply by crossing the street. These kids, and others like them, are not Jordan’s obligation, but they are his opportunity. And with so much on the lives, who would you rather see with the ball?" (Naughton, 1992 Pg. 250-251)
He created the shoes called?Air Jordan? and created a line of shoes called Jordan? which made him very famous. Nike?s profits upped 20% through 1984-1986 helping them to be the dominant shoe company in America (? The Best Frequent Flyer?). In 2007 his brand of shoes are still making money in stores everywhere around the U.S. Nike sold more Air Jordan?s than any basketball shoe ever made (?
Jordan helped revolutionize the game of basketball, the marketing brand of the NBA, and became one of the most recognizible humans on the face of the Earth. Through the Civil Rights movement, America's involvement in the Cold War, and a period of transition in America, Michael Jordan entered the NBA at a time of cultivation. All the hard work that Jordan did through his life, and all the hard work society did to progress as a whole colloborated in the 1980's, and allowed Michael Jordan to become a revolutionary. Michael Jordan is an iconic symbol of not just basketball, but American change and progress and it's influence throughout the world.
Jordan's importance to the game of Basketball and the Sports Industry in general is extremely significant. Michael Jordan single-handedly shaped and molded the Chicago Bulls into a winning organization. Jordan’s legacy will forever live on as, the most popular, successful, and greatest NBA player of all time. He has done all of this in his lifetime, while dealing with constant adversity, his life experiences have helped mold him into a humble man, who is constantly chasing greatness in everything he
also was named rookie of the year and started in the All Star game .
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.
Narrative: Michael Jackson was born and grew up in a strict working family in Gary, Indiana, USA on August 29, 1958. Jackson showed an early interest in music as did most of his family. His mother sang frequently, his father Joseph Jackson played guitar in a small-time R&B band, his older brothers often sang and played with their father’s guitar. Soon the family singing group started, with Michael as the main puppet and four of his older brothers. “After all it seemed to be the simplest way to earn money to feed so many kids said Joseph Jackson”. If you can't feed your kids teach them how to feed themselves. Anyway Michael soon outgrew his brothers with his unique talent not just for singing but for dancing as well. Jackson’s father, who is a controlling supposedly abusive father. "My father beat me. It was difficult to take being beaten and then going onstage.
Michael Jordan is a former American basketball player who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and won the Most Valuable Player Award five times.
Michael Jordan, in his prime, was thought of as one of the greatest basketball champions of all time. A shooting guard, standing at six-six, Jordan was able to out play anyone in his position. He started his career at the University of North Carolina, where he helped his team win a national championship. He then was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984-85 season. While playing for the Bulls, Jordan received many awards such as, MVP, five championships, Olympic gold medals, slam dunk contests, and many more defensive and offensive awards. Jordan simply dominated the nineties and left the game as a NBA Finals winner in 1998.
The 20th Century had many ups and downs. Wars, depressions, health issues; Michael Jordan is definitely a positive aspect of the 20th Century. He had a wonderful attitude and will to work hard in what he loves; basketball. Also, he had great success with basketball and the NBA. Michael Jordan’s legacy will live on forever. He is in the history books for good. Air Jordan is a giver, and one of the most influential people of not only the 20th Century, but of today in the 21st Century. He will try, he will fail, he will get back up and do it until he gets it right or finds a way to do it. Michael Jordan is a man never to be forgotten.
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 worldwide popularity skyrocketed. Michael Jordan returned basketball to its past popularity in the United States and revolutionized the way the world viewed the game of basketball. (Harriman) Michael Jordan’s life is succinctly depicted in Taking to The Air: The Rise of Michael Jordan. Jim Naughton focuses on Jordan’s influence on worldwide sports and culture as one of the most publicized and marketed athletes of all time. Naughton explains the circumstances in Jordan’s upbringing that gave him the ability to be a humungous star. This biography is examined by Kirkus Reviews. They describe Naughton’s biography: “Besides offering a solid chronological biography and record of Michael Jordan’s basketball career, here Naughton also gives an astute assessment of this superstar’s impact on society.” (“Taking to the Air”) The article in the Kirkus Review explains that this biography investigates Jordan’s impact on marketing while telling the story of his life. Like Kirkus Reviews, I too believe that Naughton’s work goes into great description about Jordan’s upbringing and later career while also examining his cultural impact. Throughout his life, Michael Jordan has topped the sports and entertainment worlds by becoming the greatest basketball pl...
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, third son of Delores and James Jordan, was born on February 17th 1963 in Brooklyn, NY. As a child Michael was not a very focused individual. This all changed after moving from Brooklyn to Wilmington N.C.. Michael began attending Emsley A. Laney High School. He became a B + student and excelled as an athlete in football, basketball, and baseball.
Michael Jeffery Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York but, would go to college at the University of North Carolina(UNC) where he would become an All- American his sophomore and junior year, become the College Player of the Year and win an National Championship. After leaving UNC at the end of his junior year season, Jordan would spend a majority of his career in Chicago, Illinois when he was drafted by the NBA team the Chicago Bulls 21 years later. Throughout his career many people knew Michael Jordan would become what was known as The “G.O.A.T”. While in the NBA, Jordan was recognized for his countless achievements, athleticism and the way he impacted the sport of basketball. In 1985 when he was drafted, Jordan was easily nominated for Rookie of the Year over future NBA hall of famers such as Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon and John Stockton. During his reign, Jordan was a six-time NBA champion in the years 1991 through 1993 and 1996 through 1998 and was one of few athlet...
Michael Jordan, the best known athlete in the world, was a leading scorer in the National Basketball Association (NBA), who led the Chicago Bulls to many NBA championships. He is, by far, the best basketball player in the history of the game. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. He accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina and as a freshman scored the winning basket in the 1982 NCAA championship game against the Hoyas of Georgetown. Jordan was selected college player of the year for the 1983-1984 season, and in 1984 he led the United States basketball team to a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.