micheal jordan?

Question

i just want to get to know alittle about micheal jordan and it would be nice of u to help me get to know things about him


where did he grow up at?

how was his life like while growing up?

struggles and failures?

major accomplishments??

you guys haven't REALLY answered the question who ever atlest getes one right i will choose as best answer and i'll try my best for u to get alot of points

Answer 1

Born in New York, but raised in North Carolina he has become a legend. To add to the previous comments the most impressive thing he overccame was his freshmen year of high school. He was actually cut from the varsity team. Yet, he worked hard to become the greatest basketball player of all time.

Answer 2

Jordan didn't make his high school basketball team as a sophomore. It made him more driven to make it as a junior. He went to North Carolina and played for the legendary Dean E. Smith. As a freshman he hit the winning shot in the 1982 national championship game against Patrick Ewing and Georgetown. John Thompson was the coach. Jordan's teammate James Worthy was the Most Valueable Player and had a monster game, but Jordan had the memorable moment by hitting "the shot".

He was the 3rd overall pick behind Akeem Olujawon (sp?) and Sam Bowie. He went to the Bulls. Jordan led the Bulls to 3 straight titles. He retired and played minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox. Baseball was his first love.

He returned to basketball leading the Bulls to 3 more titles. He retired a second time before becoming a part owner in the Wizards. He gave up ownership and returned as player. He played 2 seasons. The Wizards fired him and now Jordan is the managing partner in the Charlotte BobCats.

Answer 3

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He didnt make his high school team because he wasnt tall enough. over the summer he grew quite a bit and came back and played varsity. he went on to play at the university of north carolina where he made the game winning shot in the ncaa championship game. He was actually the third pick in the nba draft. his rookie season started off slow but hten he caught fire and won rookie of the year. the next year he broke is foot and missed a lot of games. the year after that he came back better than ever. he is considered to be the best palyer ever by many people and i ahppen to agree. he owre #23 which is half of his bro's favortie number. he wore 45 in baseball and for the most of the season when he came out of retirement for the first time. during the playoffs he put back on number 23 and the won the championship. he is one of the greatest scoreers and clutch shooters ever. he as won 6 nba championships and 6 finals mvp awards. he has had many other awards including season mvp and all star mvp. his two greatest shots are the shot against the lakers in which he was in mid air when he switched the ball from his right to left hand and scored and the shot against the utah jazz right b4 his second retirement. that game he had the flu and prolly the amde the greatest shot in nba history to win the 6 nab championship. he played for the bulls. after the 6 cahmpionship he retired again but came back to paly for the wizards and still was a great player at 40. he was born in 1963 in brooklyn new york(i think...not totally sure) is dad was james jordan his mom's name was deloris(again not sure). he had 4 brothers and sisters. he is 6ft 6inches...accomplishments...5 time nba mvp.....6 nba championships...6 nba finals mvp's...8 or 9 time defensive team selection...has the most seasons leading the league in scoring

Answer 4

6 rings
6 finals mvp's
2 defensive player of the year awards
5 league mvp's

and the greatest fade-away in the history of the game !

Answer 5

Below is a biography on Jordan from the first link below. It is a great site for information on Mike. The second link shows a huge amount of statistics on Jordan's NBA career.

Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 17, 1963. His parents, James and Delores Jordan, moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was still a toddler. Jordan has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister.

Jordan played basketball for Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. Ironically, Jordan was cut from the varsity team as a sophomore. Instead of giving up after failing to make the team, Jordan used it to spur himself to greater achievements, practicing hour after hour on the court. "Whenever I was working out and got tired and figured I ought to stop, I'd close my eyes and see that list in the locker room without my name on it," Jordan said, "and that usually got me going again." He eventually made the team and led it to the state championship.

Jordan accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, Jordan's ever-growing popularity began when he scored the game-winning basket in the 1982 NCAA championship game against the Georgetown Hoyas. Jordan was selected college player of the year in the 1983-84 season, and led the US Men's Basketball Team to an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics under coach Bobby Knight.

Jordan left college and entered the NBA in 1984, he was selected third in the draft (First pick: Houston--Hakeem Olajuwon; second pick: Portland--Sam Bowie) by the Chicago Bulls, a team that had won only 28 games the previous season. Ironically, Jordan played in his first game as a pro against Washington on Oct. 26, 1984. Jordan became an immediate impact in the league and proved that he belonged among the elite players. He finished his rookie season as one of the top scorers in the league, averaging 28.2 points per game, was named Rookie of the Year, and also made the All-Star team. Jordan led the Bulls into the playoffs in every season, but didn't make the NBA Finals until 1991, where he led the Bulls to their first of three consecutive NBA Championships (1991, 1992, and 1993).

Jordan played in the 1992 summer Olympics with the original Dream Team, perhaps the greatest team ever assembled. It was the first time NBA players were allowed to compete in the Olympics. Michael Jordan averaged 12.7 points per game as the USA Dream Team went 6-0 to win the gold medal, Jordan's second in his career.

There were some troubling events that followed his third NBA Championship. Jordan's father, James Jordan, pulled over one night to take a nap on his way home, and was murdered by a couple of armed robbers in North Carolina. The NBA also began an investigation into allegations that Jordan had illegally bet on NBA games. He was eventually cleared. These events eventually caused Jordan to lose his motivation and the sense of having to prove something as a basketball player, and he felt it was time to step away from the court.

Jordan sought a new challenge, to play professional baseball. He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. He was assigned to the Birmingham Barons, affiliates of the Chicago White Sox, and played an outfielder position. His presence in the minors grew large numbers in attendance, but his batting was uncharacteristic of Jordan's athletic skills. In his first summer with the Barons, he batted .202 with 114 strikeouts in 127 games. Later in the year he batted .252 with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. By November of 1994, the Bulls had retired his number and erected a life-size statue of him in front of the United Center.


On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced "I'm back!" He ended his short-lived career with baseball and rejoined the Bulls near the end of the 1994-1995 regular season, eventually losing to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. "He didn't look like the old Michael Jordan, " said Orlando's Nick Anderson.

Jordan once again had something to prove to the world, that he was still the greatest basketball player to ever play the game, and that he would be even greater in the season to come. Michael Jordan led the Bulls to an astonishing 72-10 record, the best regular season in the history of the NBA. Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 points per game, was named the All-Star MVP, the league MVP and the NBA Finals MVP, as they went on to win their fourth NBA championship (1996). He was selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance into the next two seasons, winning two more consecutive championships (1997 and 1998), becoming the first team in NBA history to repeat-the-threepeat (1991-1993, 1996-1998). Jordan earned All-Star MVP and league MVP honors in 1998, led the league in scoring in all three years of his comeback (1996, 1997, and 1998) and won six NBA Finals MVP awards for every Finals the Bulls have competed in.

Answer 6

Michael Jordan is the best there is, the best there was, & the best there ever will be!
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME MICHAEL JORDAN!

Answer 7

search on yahoo...im 100% sure you will find all your answers easily...here is a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan