MichaelJordan:BasketballsLegend

　　Introduction

　　Therehavebeenmanygreatplayersofthegame,somewhosenamesareheardallaroundtheworld,otherswhoaretalkedabouteverybluemoon,butonenamethatwillbeheardwhereeveryougoisMichaelJordan.MichaelJordanisaworldwidename;sometimesreferredtoasM.J.,orAirJordan,butnomatterhowyouheariteveryoneknowswhoisbeingtalkedabout.That’sright,thegreatestplayertoputhishandsontheball.Jordanhasfansallovertheworld,andnotonlyisheknownforhisactiononthecourt,butheisalsoknownforthethingsthathedoesoffthecourt.Knowlet’sseewhyeveryonewantstobelikeMike.

　　WhereitallstartedforMichaelJordan

　　MichaelJordanhasbeenagreatathletesincejuniorhighschool.Hewasinterestedinmanysportsespeciallybaseballandbasketball.Jordanpitchedonthebaseballteam,playedquarterbackonthefootballteamandwasguardonthebasketballteam.Althoughhewasinvolvedinallofthesethings,hewasveryunpopular.Mikewasteasedforthewayhelooked,hishaircut,andthewayhestuckhistongueoutwhenheplayedbasketball.DespiteallofthiscriticismMikehadtoendure,hecameoutontop.Itwasn’tallbecauseofhim,butbecausehehadafatherbehindhimhelpinghimtofulfillhisdreams.WhenMichael’sfathersawthathewasinterestedinbasketball,heconstructedacourtinthebackyardforhimtopracticeon,andfromthenonMikehasbeenplayingthegameandplayingitwell.HewentontoplayatNorthCarolina,inhisfreshmanyear,andinhisjunioryearhewasdraftedbytheBull’s,wereheledthemtomanychampionships.LateinMike’sgameyearshisfatherwasmurdered,hehadahardtimewithhisgame,butasyoucansee,nothingcanstophim.Andstill,everybodywantstobelikeMike.

　　Accomplishments

　　MichaelJordanissomeonewhowillneverhavetositbackandwonderwhattheyhaveaccomplishedinlife.Jordanasweknowhassetrecordsthathaveyettobebrokenandhehasaccomplishedthingsthatwerethoughttobeimpossibletoaccomplish.Forexample,onMay6,1998,M.J.becamethefirstplayerinhistorytobeselectedtotheNBAAll-DefensiveFirstTeamninetimes.Jordanhasalsoearnednineindividualscoringtitles,fourMostValuablePlayerawards,andheaveraged31.7pointspergamewhichisthehighestinNBAhistory.Thesearesomeofhisaccomplishmentsonthecourt.IoftenwonderwhatitwouldfeelliketomakehistorybyjustdoingsomethingthatIenjoy.ObviouslyJordandoesn’thavetowonder,healreadyknows."Atthepresumedendofhiscareer,hehascreatedhisownlineofcologneandclothing,presumingshrewdlythat,whilenoonecanbelikeMikeexactly,thechancetosmellanddresslikehimwillbe—inaworldgivenovertocomputergeneratedsimulations—virtuallyenough".

　　Conclusion

　　Asyoucansee,MichaelJordanissomeonewhoisworthrecognition.HeissomeonewhoIlookuptowhenitcomestothegame.Jordanhasaccomplishedalot,anditwasn’tallfunandgames,ittookalotofhardwork,practiceandefforttobeoneofthegreatestbasketballplayersofalltimes.NowdoyouseewhyeveryonewantstobelikeMike?Everyonewantsthefame,thefortuneandthejustplainandsimplythelifethatMichaelJordanlives.Jordanisanexamplethatwhateveryoudreamtobecome,itispossibletobecomejustthat.Andwhateveryourgoalis,youcanreachit,withalittlehardwork,effort,andcommitment.