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Whoa!!! Did you see that! Michael Jordan never seemed to stop stunning us every time he stepped on that court. From dunking when taking off from the free throw line (that is fifteen feet), to having back to back fifty plus point games in the playoffs, and now being in Forbes billionaires in the world. Michael Jordan was for most people the greatest basketball player to ever step on a court. But what also stands out is his fortune; and how at one point he was the best paid athlete in the world, has his own shoe brand teaming up with NIKE to do so, and as if it wasn’t enough he owns a NBA team The Charlotte Hornets. Its never been easy for Michael Jordan but failure has helped him to be where he is at now, one of the richest athletes in the world. …show more content…

He was one out of five children. Early in his life him and his family moved to North Carolina for a better opportunity. This is where his legacy begins! During his sophomore year Jordan tried out for his high school basketball team(Laney High School), but he was cut by his coach because according to him didn't have the size or speed at the time. Michael was devastated by this but used it as a motivation to come back next year bigger and better. Even though Michael Jordan lead the team to a series of good wins both years of High school. Laney high school came short of a shot to compete in the finals. After high school Jordan was awarded a scholarship to play at the University of North Carolina in 1982. Where he became the ACC rookie of the year that year. He won the ACC championship and the best accomplishment was their NCAA championship beating Georgetown when michael Jordan hit the game winning shot giving them their championship. he went on to play his sophomore and junior year of college ball before deciding he wanted to go pro in …show more content…

He was drafted by the Chicago Bull third overall in that years draft. At the time he also was part of the 1984 United States Olympic team that won gold that year. After the olympics were done he knew he had some work to do with his new NBA team. The Chicago Bull at the time were a joke nobody wanted to go see them play a roughly six thousand people showed up to the games during the season before michael came in. Well little did they know a legend was about to arrive. During his rookie year with the Chicago Bulls he led his whole team in almost every aspect of the game. The crowd loved Michael they weren't used to seeing a style of play like Jordans. That year MJ went on to win Rookie of the Year as well as being selected to the All-Star team. It was a dream come true for Jordan the Chicago fans were excited that this was the player that was going to bring home that championship. But then disaster struck, the season after his rookie year MJ was playing his third game of the season against Golden State, when he came down hard and broke his foot on the play. He was expected to miss at least six weeks but he sat out for the rest of the NBA season. Some how the Bulls managed to get in the playoffs with a really bad losing record. And for game one MJ was ready to go. He scored 49 points against the Boston Celtics and set a new playoff record for most points in the second game with sixty three points, but

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