Michael Jordan, a name everyone around the world knows and loves. Jordan is known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He has won many awards while doing what he loves. Michael’s journey is filled with all kinds of inspiring stories and still has an impact on the world of basketball to this day. Jordan has such a complex life that keeps you hooked whether it’s his childhood, basketball skills, baseball career, or even his acting. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17th, 1963 but ended up moving shortly after to Wilmington, North Carolina. His parents are James R. Jordan and Deloris Jordan, they had 4 other children. Michael’s father was in the air force, but then transferred into the textile mill industry
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The reasoning behind this decision is because Michael’s father always loved baseball and they would play together when he was a child, so he decided to pursue that in memory of his father. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.” said Jordan, showing how he truly lives up to his quotes and doesn’t just say they look good. His sudden switch to sports made a lot of people shocked, but many loved and respected him more after that. Michael ended up going to play for the Birmingham Barons baseball team and although he was decent at baseball it was nowhere near compared to his skills in basketball. He played baseball for about a year and then decided it was time to go back to what he was born for, which was basketball. The reason for his sudden leave was not ever confirmed, but there are different topics that people suspect may have it, such as the MLB strike that happened from 1994 to 1995 or just Michael’s temptation to get back on the basketball court. But, nobody cared all that much because they were so focused on the fact that the arguably best basketball player of all time was back in the
The reasoning behind this decision is because Michael’s father always loved baseball and they would play together when he was a child, so he decided to pursue that in memory of his father. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.” said Jordan, showing how he truly lives up to his quotes and doesn’t just say they look good. His sudden switch to sports made a lot of people shocked, but many loved and respected him more after that. Michael ended up going to play for the Birmingham Barons baseball team and although he was decent at baseball it was nowhere near compared to his skills in basketball. He played baseball for about a year and then decided it was time to go back to what he was born for, which was basketball. The reason for his sudden leave was not ever confirmed, but there are different topics that people suspect may have it, such as the MLB strike that happened from 1994 to 1995 or just Michael’s temptation to get back on the basketball court. But, nobody cared all that much because they were so focused on the fact that the arguably best basketball player of all time was back in the