Michael Jordan's Life: Basketball And The Basketball Team

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Michael Jordan was around 14 years old when he went to The Bronx, he used to be from Queens. He was nervous about starting a new school and meeting new people but the first thing he wanted to see was the basketball team and see if he can earn a place there. He knew what he was good at but he wasn’t sure how good these kids from the Bronx where, he heard they were tough and very good but he always stayed optimistic and confident. He knew that high school was was suppose to be harder for his education, but in all honestly, he was more interested in the basketball team. Jordan was more interested in making the team for many reasons, he always thought that if he made the basketball team he would be able to make it farther in life.
He always believed he would play in the NBA, no matter what the other kids said. His first day of school started out with going to his class, to him, they all seemed the same. After school went out, he went walking around the streets trying to find a basketball court. He found one around the butcher's store and he saw all the players, he never imagined that they would be this good. He saw kids his age dunking …show more content…

Everyday he was improving and trying his best to get better. One day, he was playing by the courts when a whole team comes and asked him to play because they need two more people to play. Michael then noticed Scottie and asked him to play on his team so it would be fair. Michael could tell that he was better than he used to be, he was ready for whatever came next. He showed all those kids that he wasn’t the kid that didn’t make the team, he was the kid that was going to make the team. They were playing 21, playing by ones and twos, the game was 20 to 18 Michael’s team was up two point and everyone knew Michael could make the last layup to win the whole game. They had the possession and were already down the court, Michael knew he had to make this last

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