Michael Jeffery Jordan was born on February 17 1963 .
He is now a great American businessman and former basketball player. He is considered as the greatest basketball player of all time. America produced many great athletes in basketball. Michael Jordan is the greatest NBA player of all time. He is one of the biggest inspiration, and one of the most well known personality globally. Have a look at Jordan’s legacy and legendary career.
1.Michael Jordan’s Life.
He was born in Brooklyn New York. His father was a bank employee and equipment supervisor. He moved with his family to north Carolina in 1968, in his school he showed his athletic ability in basketball, baseball and football. His height was 5 feet 11 inches, which made him a shorter player for The Basketball because he tried for the basketball varsity team. Following summers, he grew 4 inches taller and kept training. In 1981 Jordan accepted the scholarship from the university of North Carolina , he was in cultural geography.
Jordan is on 4th number in his siblings, Jordan married Juanita Vanoy on September 2 1989. They had 2 sons .
2.Michael Jordan’ career.
Michael Jordan played three seasons of college basketball & later on 1984 he joined bulls as a professional. Within short interval of time Jordan gained huge crowd affection by his stylistic way of scores and being the best defensive athlete . he earned his nick name ‘’Air Jordan’’. In 1991 Jordan won his first NBA title & back to back he won in 1992 and 93. He abruptly retired from basketball to play minor league baseball. Jordon came back to bulls in 1995 and made his team proud by winning three more championships consecutively . Michael Jordon holds the world record of 72 regular season wins during the NBA seasons of 1995 and 1996 and again retired but came back for the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003.
3.Films.
Jordan played himself in the 1996 comedy film Space Jam . The film received mixed reviews. Film was a huge success on box office making more than 1 billion $ through merchandise.
Alongside films Jordan has many documentaries on his life and legacy.
4.Writings.
- Jordan authored books including RARE AIR
- I can’t accept not trying.
- For the love of the game.
- And driven from within.
- These books defines the personality of the legend of the basketball game Michael Jordan.
5.Legacy.
He is one of the most marketed athlete of this generation, he got success in Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers. This brand was introduced in 1984 , and most popular. He is one of the most successful businessman which making him the richest NBA player and his net worth is about 2.1 billion $. He is also a successful philanthropist with tv personality along with greatest athlete and at last but not the least a great businessman.
All his qualities made him the GOAT.