Michael Jordan Work Before Glory Analysis

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Michael Jordan is known to be one the greatest basketball players of all time. Jordan’s love, passion, and work ethic as an individual and as teammate has bulged him to the top. Even if you don’t like the Chicago Bulls or Jordan himself, just with all the achievements he’s got on and off the court, the man deserves respect. Michael Jordan’s famous sneaker brand “Air Jordan” is one of the most popular brands of all time. A commemoration of his work, “Work Before Glory”, is a sneaker advertisement that screens a timeline of the legacy he left and used to represent his shoes to target fans and all of the basketball lovers around the world.
Throughout the sneaker commercial, Jordan talks about how basketball has impacted his life by showing a variety of clips that correlates
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He took part in numerous charity events such as Boys and Girls Club of America, Special Olympics, UNCF/College Fund, and many more. He also joined forces with Nike to donate half a million dollars to reconstruct a gymnasium for charity events. Aside from these different charities, he has been donating a good amount of money to hospitals and children in need all over the world. In 2005 of March, Jordan met a 16-year-old boy, Ryan Aubert from Los Angeles who has autism and has experienced multiple seizures. He has a 5-year-olds mental capacity. He loved the game of basketball and understood it very well. All he wanted to do was watch his favorite player Michael Jordan. Jordan had a conversation with Wayne Aubert, the father of Ryan. He wanted to learn about Ryan’s seizures and help out in any way possible. He commended Wayne for sticking with Ryan’s situation because a lot of fathers will leave. Ryan was full of joy when Jordan came to spend time with his. This shows a lot of Jordan’s character, and how he was more than a basketball player. People idolize him because of the love he shows

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