After six National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships, eleven NBA Most
Valuable Player (MVP) awards and playing an astonishing fifteen seasons, Michael Jorden continues to be an inspiration for, not just me, but for so many young people. His combination of motivation, determination, athleticism, and definition to the game of basketball is the reason why he was voted as the Athlete of the Century. As with others, I am a huge fan of Michael
Jordan; I bought his high top “jump man”, silhouette shoes and I wore his black and red Chicago
Bull’s jersey. I remember my dad and older brother watching every one of his basketball games; he was my hero. So of course, when his book that he wrote came out, I bought it. Michael published a …show more content…
Three years later, Michael made a tribute to James on Father’s Day, by winning his fourth,
NBA finals Most Valuable Player trophy and fourth championship.
Michael Jordan’s athleticism was like no other player on the basketball court. I can remember how easy it was for him to rotate his arms from one side of the goal to the other, while his feet were off the ground; as if time froze, but Michael was still moving. When some think of the fastest players in basketball, you might think of John Wall (Washington Wizards) and Derrick Rose (New York Knicks). When thinking of the toughest players in the NBA, you might think of Lebron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Dwight Howard (Atlanta Hawks). But some have forgotten about the one who could do it all. MJ could dribble through two and three players like it was nothing. He could extend his reach over 7 foot tall players and dunk on them without sweating it. The only thing that I could dunk was a tennis ball, but I was 5’ 5”. So maybe that’s not too bad; I don’t know. Overall, Michael’s athleticism is very difficult to compare to one player in today’s game. One’s who could possibly come close would be
Valuable Player (MVP) awards and playing an astonishing fifteen seasons, Michael Jorden continues to be an inspiration for, not just me, but for so many young people. His combination of motivation, determination, athleticism, and definition to the game of basketball is the reason why he was voted as the Athlete of the Century. As with others, I am a huge fan of Michael
Jordan; I bought his high top “jump man”, silhouette shoes and I wore his black and red Chicago
Bull’s jersey. I remember my dad and older brother watching every one of his basketball games; he was my hero. So of course, when his book that he wrote came out, I bought it. Michael published a …show more content…
Three years later, Michael made a tribute to James on Father’s Day, by winning his fourth,
NBA finals Most Valuable Player trophy and fourth championship.
Michael Jordan’s athleticism was like no other player on the basketball court. I can remember how easy it was for him to rotate his arms from one side of the goal to the other, while his feet were off the ground; as if time froze, but Michael was still moving. When some think of the fastest players in basketball, you might think of John Wall (Washington Wizards) and Derrick Rose (New York Knicks). When thinking of the toughest players in the NBA, you might think of Lebron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Dwight Howard (Atlanta Hawks). But some have forgotten about the one who could do it all. MJ could dribble through two and three players like it was nothing. He could extend his reach over 7 foot tall players and dunk on them without sweating it. The only thing that I could dunk was a tennis ball, but I was 5’ 5”. So maybe that’s not too bad; I don’t know. Overall, Michael’s athleticism is very difficult to compare to one player in today’s game. One’s who could possibly come close would be