Michael Jordan

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, third son of Delores and James Jordan, was born on February 17th 1963 in Brooklyn, NY. As a child Michael was not a very focused individual. This all changed after moving from Brooklyn to Wilmington N.C.. Michael began attending Emsley A. Laney High School. He became a B + student and excelled as an athlete in football, basketball, and baseball.

In the fall of his sophomore year at Laney High school 5 foot 9 Michael was cut from the varsity basketball team. Instead of MJ the coach elected to go with height instead of quickness. From the beginning of the season where he was cut, Michael grew 5 inches before the beginning of the next year. The next two varsity years Jordan averaged 25 points per game, and was the first kid from his high school to average a triple-double. He eventually would make the team and lead them to a state championship. At the end of his high school career, Jordan attended the Mcdonalds All-American game where he hit 2 free throws to win the game. Jordan finished with 30 points. This record still exists today.

After high school, Jordan a...