Michael Jordan: The Early Years.

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Michael Jordan: The early years.

Michael Jordan was one of five children born to James and Delores Jordan.
He was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn. The Jordans' felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a young family of five children. Instead of trying to endure the streets of Brooklyn, the Jordan family moved to Wilmington,
North Carolina. James got a job in Wilmington as a mechanic and Delores got a job as a teller at United Carolina Bank. The Jordan's always stressed the value of manners to their children. The above examples typified Michael Jordan's early years.

Michael's first love.

Michael always had an eye for baseball. He played as an outfielder and as a pitcher. When he was twelve, he was the top player in his league. Michael had his picture placed in the Morning Star, which is Wilmington's newspaper. By the age of fifteen, he wasn't the star in baseball he once was. He was still very good, but he had lost some of his focus. Later, in his high school career, he dropped baseball to pursue another interest.

Basketball and Michael.

When Michael was younger he adopted the game of basketball. Mike used to work with his father in the garage. While working with his father, Michael picked up the habit of sticking his tongue out in an intense situation. When
Michael reached the ninth grade, he tried out for basketball. Coach Lynch,
Michael's coach, cut Michael which in turn may have made the best player alive today. Michael then took practicing basketball to another level. He played his brother Larry whenever he could. Michael never expected what would come in the near future.

The College Years.

Michael Jordan went to the University of North Carolina as a basketball recruit. Even thoug...

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...adership was back. In one game Michael showed flashes of his old self. Michael scored 55 points in a game at Madison Square
Garden in New York. A few weeks later, Michael, a very superstitious man, switched his number from 45 to 23. Although the Bulls were defeated by the
Orlando Magic in the playoffs, the Bulls went on their best winning streak of the season.

Accomplishments.

Michael Jordan has been called the best basketball player ever by Magic
Johnson. Jordan has led the NBA in scoring an amazing seven times. Jordan is only the second player to score 3000 points in one season, with the other being
Wilt Chamberlain. Mike was voted Defensive Player of the Year in 1988. Jordan has been Most Valuable Player of the NBA finals three times. He was Sports
Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1991. Jordan has also received three MVP awards between 1988 and 1992.

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