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Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York and from his childhood was known to have athlete skills to play up to 4 sports disciplines, having as a priority the basketball despite the frustration he felt to be fired from the high school team for having short stature to form the average team 1m79 cm at that time.

Then, demonstrating a great perseverance, he did not stay stuck and, over the years, managed to obtain a scholarship at the University of North Carolina, being the most outstanding player in his first year with that team.

Later he was drafteado in the position 3 of the year 84 by the bulls of chicago, and since he arrived at the nba was listed as the pearl of the bulls to the point that the nike created the famous "air jordan" which were the boots that were exclusive to mj23. It should be noted that at that time the NBA applied fines to basketball players who played with black boots and Nike gave him orders to use them if he wished and the company was running the costs of the daily fines.

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He won two rollover contests in the 87- and 88-star game with which he defied the laws of gravity with the legendary free-throw booty that earned him the nickname throughout his career of "His Majesty the man of the air".
Jordan had in his hands five mvp in the regular round, 14 games of stars, six titles of the nba 91,92,93,96,97 and 98 had him as the main figure to the point that he was the most valuable player of the world. world. Six final the juice. I can also win them all without any kind of fear in times of pressure.

Joys and sorrows

Michael had his third league title in 1993 in the long-awaited final against the Suns of Phoenix led by Charles Barkley having his father at his side celebrating in the locker room and as the days passed his father James Jordan was killed in an unexpected way something that devastated because his father was his drive and motivation to be an athlete since he was a child, which forced him to leave basketball and make the decision to play baseball that was the favorite sport of his father and the time meant the sadness of the sport when Michael at a press conference announced his retirement from basketball because he does not feel motivated to continue competing.

In baseball he was with the Barons of Birminghan, which was the subsidiary of Chicago White Sox. Then in 1995 he announced that he returns to the NBA but with the number 45 on his shirt and it did not take him long to regain possession of the NBA obtaining consecutive titles in 96,97 and 98.
In the year 96, he was the protagonist of the well-known movie Warner bros space jam that raised more than 230 million dollars.

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In 2001, I accept a contract of 1 million dollars with the wizards of Washington, with the main anecdote that I accept the contract to donate it to the relatives of the victims of the terrorist attack of September 11 in New York.

On the other hand, in 2015 the Harris poll conducted a survey in which Jordan was recognized as the best athlete in history, ahead of world sport icons such as Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Jesse Owens and Michael. Shumacher. some so you have an idea of who was mj23 for the sport.

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Also in the United Center of Chicago there is a statue of him with 3.65 meters of height and a weight of 900 kilos with a message that says: "Michael Jordan is the best that has been and the best that there will be".