Michael Jordan Research Paper

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Michael Jordan: NBA's Best Basketball Player in History
On February 17, 1963, Michael Jordan was in Brooklyn, New York, and later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. ("Michael Jordan," sec. 1) Growing up in Wilmington, he was very competitive and was passionate about winning every game he played, games like basketball. (Biography.com Editors, par. 4) He enrolled at the University at Chapel Hill in 1981 and was an important member of the North Carolina basketball team and was so good that he was selected as the NCAA Player of the Year in both 1983 and in 1984. ("Michael Jordan," sec. 1)
Jordan was a part of the ‘Dream Team’ in the 1984 Olympics along with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. They won gold. After the Olympics, he brought home the gold medal; he left in his junior year to play for the NBA and was drafted to the Chicago Bulls. (Biography.com Editors, par. 5) …show more content…

(Biography.com Editors, par. 6) After his first season, he finished his bachelor’s degree in geography in 1985 and returned to the NBA to play professionally. In his second season, he broke a record while injured. “He became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to score more than 3,000 points in a single season.” (Biography.com Editors, par. 7) The following season he received the Most Valuable Player Award, which he would receive four other times throughout his career in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998. (Biography.com Editors, par.