The life of Michael Jordan By: Devontay Rogers

Michael Jordan Early Life Michael Jeffrey Jordan also known as “ MJ” was born on February 17th in 1963 to Deloris and James Jordan. He was the fourth out of five children. He has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister.

Michael High School years Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington. This is where is life really began. He played basketball, baseball, and football at this school and received numerous offers. This Highschool is where he accepted his basketball scholarship to the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981.

College Life Jordan went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in Cultural Geography. In his freshman he averaged 13.4 points per game with a 53.4% shooting. He made the game winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA championship game against Georgetown. He was selected by the NCAA to join the NCAA All American First Team in both his sophomore and junior year. Jordan eventually left in 1984 to enter the 1984 NBA draft a year before his designated graduation year.

NBA years Jordan Rookie year in the NBA he averaged 28.2 points per game with a 51.5% of shooting as a Chicago Bull.Jordan's second season was cut short when he broke his foot in the third game of the year, causing him to miss 64 games, however the Bulls made the playoffs and Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return against a 1985–86 Boston Celtics team. Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in Game 2. The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.He retired in 1993-1994 after his dad death to pursue his dream as a baseball player.

After retirement Without Jordan the bulls suffered a losing streak until he returned. Although he had not played an NBA game in a year and a half, Jordan played well upon his return, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. When he returned he had the number 45. He was often criticizes. People would say the “ 45 jordan doesn’t look like the old 23 Jordan”. Jordan responded by leading the bulls into six NBA championships winning MVP in all.

Reflection I often look up to Jordan because he was more than a basketball player. He was a basketball player, baseball player, shoe designer, entrepreneur, and a All American. I love his shoes, his clothes, and his business. I hope one day to my brand blow up like his did. He inspired so many people not just from basketball but baseball, olympics, NCAA, and in the branding industry.

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