The Role Of Muhammad Ali In The Sports World

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According to the article Muhammad Ali was a rebel written by Michael Crowley, Michael Jordan is a legendry basketball player who had big influence to the sports world. He had many kinds of scoring titles, and he has six championship rings. However, he is a great person that had more achievements than this. First of all, Jordan hawks for giant companies like Coke, McDonald’s and Nike which made him become the world’s biggest celebrity. Secondly, Jordan even become a role model. People love him from all over the world. He is the man with honorable character. However, this article also mentions something that shows another side of Jordan. For example, Darrell Walker said: “he can be a very vindictive person.”

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