Many people think
Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player ever. He led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association (NBA)
championships. He earned the nickname “Air Jordan” because he
often seemed to defy gravity on leaps toward the basket . Fans adored his smiling face and his determination to succeed. During his playing career , Michael Jordan became the most famous athlete in the world.
EARLY LIFE
Michael Jordan
was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York . His family later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.
Young Michael’s best sport was baseball . He didn’t make his high school basketball team as a sophomore . Later, he played well enough to be noticed by Coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina (UNC). Jordan
won a scholarship to UNC.
As a freshman at
UNC, Jordan scored the winning basket in the 1982 national college
tournament championship game . He played two more seasons at UNC. He
also played for the United States team in the 1984 Olympic Games .
In 1984, Jordan
entered the NBA player draft. He was chosen by the Chicago Bulls.
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