The Greatest Basketball Player In Michael Jordan's Life

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Growing up my older brother had a big impact on my interests. I grew to love the game

of basketball from him. From watching and playing the sport I have grown and learned life

lessons.

From learning the story of how the greatest basketball player ever, Michael Jordan,

became to be the best has been a big inspiration in my life. He grew up loving the game and

trying to be the best that he could be. But when high school came around his skills weren’t

enough for varsity. After not making the varsity team he did not give up, but yet he tried harder

and trained harder. At every chance possible he was in the gym working fundamentals and trying

to make it. After a while he got really good and made varsity. He then went to the University of
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Now Michael Jordan is regarded as the

best player in the history of basketball. This goes to show that you should never give up on your

dreams because you might just make the Dream

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