Who do you think is the best basketball player? Micheal Jordan has left his mark on the basketball court and on American society. I chose Micheal Jordan because he is a basketball legend that many people have used as their role model. Another reason why I chose Jordan is because he has an interesting story about how he became famous and the struggles that he has faced.
Micheal Jordan's early life in New York and North Carolina helped him become a superstar. Michael Jordan was born February 17th, 1963 in Brooklyn New York. Jordan was born into a middle class family of 5 and moved to North Carolina when he was a toddler. He did not live in the ghetto and was not influenced by gangs because of basketball. He had a pretty stable family and this
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His father, James, and his older brother, Larry, were his biggest influences. James had a special fatherly bond with Michael while his brother Larry was an older brother that was like a role model for Michael. Larry influenced Michael by being the first person in their family to play basketball. Their dad built them two hoops. This matters because without Larry, Michael would not have played basketball and without his father,
Michael would not have have had such good support during his childhood.
Michael Jordan faced two big challenges - getting cut from his high school basketball team and the murder of his father. Micheal got cut from his basketball team as a sophomore in high school.Getting cut was a reality check for Jordan. It caused him to become very determined to work harder and not give up. If he would not have gotten cut as a sophomore, Michael would not have had a chip on his shoulder and he would have not been as determined to be the best. Micheal Jordan's dad tragically passed away in
1993.
During the 1993 off season for basketball, he found out that his father/role model had been tragically shot by 2 teens during a robbery. Micheal decided to retire from the
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Michael Jordan won the rookie of the year award in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls when he scored 29.3 points a game. As a result of his rookie year, Michael Jordan became famous over night. The reason he won rookie of the year is because he scored many points, and had many rebounds and assists every game.
Michael Jordan winning rookie of the year award was very important because it showed how hard he worked during practice and in games as a young player. Jordan also made the most consecutive all star games. Michael Jordan played 14 consecutive all star games. He is the the most successful in getting voted to all star games. Michael Jordan's consecutive all star selections shows how consistently good he was over a long period of time. If Michael Jordan was never born, the basketball world would be very different.
Without Micheal Jordan, the way basketball is today would be completely different because there might not be monster dunks, and shooting 3 might be lowered. If Micheal
Jordan was not born, his legacy would never be there. Micheal Jordan is one of the best basketball players ever. If he was never born Steph Curry or LeBron James would