Michael JordanBy: Lasha lomidze

• His full name is Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

• He was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17th, 1963.

• The son of James and Deloris Michael Jordan along with four other siblings.

• When Michael was still a young child, his family moved from Brooklyn to Wilmington, North Carolina.

• Before Michael’s basketball skills emerged, he liked to play baseball with his father.

• During his teenage years, Michael’s baseball skills got him recognized throughout North Carolina.

• After his team won the state championship in the Babe Ruth League, Michael was named the most valuable player.

• He attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina.

• He attempted to follow in his brother’s footsteps and play basketball, but since he was only 5 foot 11 inches, skinny, and a sophomore, he was cut from the varsity basketball team.

•His coach gave him playing time on the junior varsity team, where he averaged 25 points a game.

•The following summer, he grew to 6 foot 3 inches tall and began his journey to greatness.

• Michael played college basketball at University of North Carolina due to meeting a legendary UNC coach at a basketball camp.

•He earned a starting spot as a freshman on the basketball team, only the fourth freshman to do so under Coach Smith.

•During the 1982 NCAA championship game against Georgetown University, Michael made the game winning jump shot to earn the victory, as well as the respect of many coaches and players.

•After two more years playing at UNC, Michael declared eligibility for the NBA draft.

• Before his first professional game, Jordan played on the United States National team in the 1984 Olympics.

• The transition from college to the pros was not easy for Michael, but he eventually caught onto the new schemes.

• During his professional career, Michael earned many honors, including 6 time NBA champion, 5 time NBA MVP, 14 time NBA all-star, 3 time MBA all-star MVP, along with 10 scoring titles.

•Michael retired with the NBA’s highest scoring average of 30.1 ppg.

Strengths

• Motivated/ dedicated

• Hard working

• Sets achievable goals for the team

• “Team” player

• Devoted

Weaknesses

• Very emotionally involved

• Doesn’t know when to quit

• “Ball hog”

"There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us." -- Magic Johnson

All in all, Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players that is also a great role model. He will always be remembered not only as a great athlete, but as one of the greatest leaders in sports history.