The Stellar Attitude and Career of Michael Jordan

“If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better” (Magic Johnson). The quote above couldn’t be any truer. Michael Jordan epitomized that. Jordan is an influential person of the 20th century because of his determination to play, success in the NBA, and the legacy he left.

Michael Jordan was a hard worker from the beginning of his life to today. Jordan grew up in Wilmington, NC, and he developed a very competitive attitude from an early age. His father says he was born with this “competitive problem”, and that the one person he tries to outdo more than anyone else is himself (Michael Jordan Biography). During his high school years, Michael Jordan became more and more interested with the game of basketball, he enjoyed it. On a November Evening in 1978, 50 teenage guys packed into one gymnasium (later named Michael J. Jordan Gymnasium) at Laney High School, excited to get a shot at making their basketball team. Among those guys was 16 year old Michael J. Jordan. Coaches took note of MJ’s Effort more than anything else, because everything else, to them, was mediocre. It was a rare event if as sophomore made the varsity team, and 5’10 Michael was hoping he would be on the roster when he took a look at it the next day. Sadly, he was not on the list. What made the experience even worse, one of his close sophomore buddies, 6’7 Leroy Smith, made the varsity team over Michael. Jordan’s name sat on the JV roster. Though, this was a sad experience for Michael, he quickly got over it, and became a JV star. The summer after his sophomore yea...

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...tational, a golfing event, which raises a lot of money. And as of April 27, 2013, Michael Jordan is a married man with now four kids, three with his ex-wife, Juanita, and 1 with his new wife, Yvette Prieto (Michael Jordan Biography).

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.