Hardships can influence a person’s life by approaching challenges and learning to work through them. Michael Jordan was often put down throughout his high school year of basketball because of his height, he was told he would never make it to the NBA. Michael did all that he could so that there was no way the coaches could over look him. He did extra practices, studied the game hard, and even became the manager for his team to show his dedication. By the time the school had their third game, the coaches gave him a chance to play, there just so happen to be a scout at that game and saw the skill Jordan had. Later that week, that same scout offered Michael a full scholarship and eventually made it to the NBA. To this day Michael is a legend