Michael Jordan was an NBA icon and a legend that set the standard for many years to come. Jordan is arguably one of the all time greatest players to ever play the sport of basketball. When young people learn his background story about how as a freshman he didn 't make his high school basketball team it will serve as a motivation for them not to give up.
Michael Jordan was a unique child, who loved to be mischievous. His father once said that when he was little he would always do the opposite of what ha said. When he was young, one incident almost ended his basketball career before it ever even started. Jordan had been told over and over not to touch his father’s axe. When he was five years old he picked up the axe when no one was looking and …show more content…
During his college career many people thought that his basketball skills increased a lot at Carolina where he had a mediocre career. His team during the 1981-1982 season went 32-2 and won the National Championship during his first season with Carolina. In the College Championship they were losing by one point. Michael Jordan made the game winning shot with a fifteen foot jumper. Michael Jordan was awarded the ACC Rookie of the Year as a freshman which is something that every college ACC freshman player wants. In his freshman season he averaged 13.5 points and four rebounds per game. When he was in his junior year at UNC he was awarded with the ACC college player of the year. That same year he entered the NBA draft (Sinclair). In the summer of 1984 he was selected to play for the U.S. Olympic …show more content…
He got a divorce with his wife and then married Yvette Prieto. He then went on and became the sole owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and still to this day are their owner (“Michael Jordan Biography”). When he came back from baseball he was in a movie called Space Jam where he became even more popular. This movie was a big hit for kids and also
Michael Jordan was a unique child, who loved to be mischievous. His father once said that when he was little he would always do the opposite of what ha said. When he was young, one incident almost ended his basketball career before it ever even started. Jordan had been told over and over not to touch his father’s axe. When he was five years old he picked up the axe when no one was looking and …show more content…
During his college career many people thought that his basketball skills increased a lot at Carolina where he had a mediocre career. His team during the 1981-1982 season went 32-2 and won the National Championship during his first season with Carolina. In the College Championship they were losing by one point. Michael Jordan made the game winning shot with a fifteen foot jumper. Michael Jordan was awarded the ACC Rookie of the Year as a freshman which is something that every college ACC freshman player wants. In his freshman season he averaged 13.5 points and four rebounds per game. When he was in his junior year at UNC he was awarded with the ACC college player of the year. That same year he entered the NBA draft (Sinclair). In the summer of 1984 he was selected to play for the U.S. Olympic …show more content…
He got a divorce with his wife and then married Yvette Prieto. He then went on and became the sole owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and still to this day are their owner (“Michael Jordan Biography”). When he came back from baseball he was in a movie called Space Jam where he became even more popular. This movie was a big hit for kids and also