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    him a legend some call him the greatest some say he’s not human. I call him Michael Jordan. June 11th 1997 Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Salt Lake City Utah. The Chicago Bulls vs the Utah Jazz Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin vs John Stockton And Karl Malone. The series was tied 2-2 this game would determine who wins the NBA Finals. I was in the crowd 18 years old college basketball player Allen Anthony Carter. Michael Jordan was my idol he was the reason I played basketball. I wanted to be…

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    America “AAAAA!” The crowd went crazy when Michael Jordan took “the shot”, this was a series winning, buzzer beater shot made by perhaps one of the best basketball players in history, Michael Jordan. An upcoming star at the University Of North Carolina led his team all the way to a NCAA national title in 1982. This legend went to the Los Angeles olympics for USA’s men's basketball two years later and came back with a gold medal. The same year, Jordan signed an unbelievably large 25 million…

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    between Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the greatest basketball player has been more relevant as of late. Many people of today believe that LeBron James is the greatest player currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and they also believe that he is the best ever. My belief, however, is that Michael Jordan is the greatest to play the game. I somewhat agree with Lebron being the best current day player, but he is nowhere near being considered the best ever over Michael…

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    Michael Jordan said, “You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball players of all time. Now imagine the world without basketball. Basketball started as just a fun sport that was very simple and wasn’t a huge deal and turned into a multi-billion dollar sport. James Naismith is the one who brought this amazing sport to life. James Naismith is the man who invented basketball. He was born in a city near Ontario Canada on November 6th, 1861. He passed away…

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    through 1992-3 (Source#4). At the end of 1992-1993 Michael Jordan announced that he would retire for one year.Michael went to play baseball, he played outfield.He played baseball for one year (Source#2). He rejoined the bulls in the late 1994-1995 season. Before retiring in 1999, he led the team to three consecutive wins (Source#2). In January 2000 he bought a share of the washington wizards. He later became the team's president of operation(source#1). Jordan wanted to be back on the…

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    Michael Jordan the American Icon What makes a person an American Icon? Someone who is admired, well-known and represents some aspect of American society? When thinking of an American Icon who better to come to mind, other than Michael Jordan? Michael Jordan is the exact definition of an American Icon. He is well-known for his performance as a former American professional basketball player by young and old generations. Children all over have grown up watching Michael Jordan with his incredible…

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    Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 (Smith). However, he was born to James Raymond and Delores Peoples Jordan. Jordan is the youngest of five siblings. He was born in Brooklyn, New York then he soon moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. In Jordan’s younger years he played little league baseball. Jordan was to tiny for his basketball team, therefore he was shortly cut at the start of sophomore year; but, he played baseball, football, and ran track. Growing from five’ eleven” to six’…

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    Michael Jordan has the ball with 3 seconds left, 3, 2, 1, Ahhhh! MJ hits the buzzer beater, bulls win the NBA championship!! Good afternoon Ms. Robinson, and fellow classmates I will be speaking to you about the Top 3 athletes of all time. First I will talk about Wayne gretzky, then I will talk about Michael Jordan, and finally I will be talking about Roger Federer. Off to the locker room! #1. Wayne gretzky. Wayne Gretzky was born Jan 26 1961 in Bradford, Ontario. He has many awards! He has…

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    Michael Jordan: The Greatest Basketball Player Ever In most professions there is always the question of who is the best at what they do, from Bill Gates all the way to Paul McCartney. But when it comes to basketball, the answer is clear. Michael Jordan because of what he did for the game of basketball. Some have said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlin, Bill Russell, or Magic Johnson. Michael Jordan however completely changed basketball for the better, his desire to win, his talent and his…

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    fans, coaches and teammates had so much respect for Michael Jeffrey Jordan and honor his accomplishment. His tone and voice had a purpose, a significant strength of his voice, and a mood to it which changes the stages to the game. Lilly Berberyan, “Understanding tone and voice”. The rhetoric Michael Jeffrey Jordan made the audience feel like they can do whatever they want if they try hard enough and make an effort to do the impossible. Michael speech was speaking about the competitor nature…

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