Michael Jordan
By: Parth Shah
Background Information
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Born Feb. 17, 1963 in Brooklyn NY
Moved to Wilmington, North Carolina
Born to James and Deloris
Siblings-Larry, James, Deloris, and Roslyn
Basketball, golfer, and business
Schooling
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Kicked off HS team
Went to UNC
NCAA College Player of the Year
Game winning shot
Ball handling
Into the NBA
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Phil Jackson,(Coach)
Chicago Bulls
AVG 32 ppg
Won Dunk contest twice
Spectacular plays, dunks, shots
Best basketball player ever
Accomplishments
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#3 draft to Bulls
Rookie of the Year award
Olympics twice
5 time MVP
72-10 record
3 peat twice
Total 30,292 points
Impact on Basketball
• Precedent on basketball
• Never ruined his image
• World renown basketball player that had
spectacular dunks
• Maintained a good profile
• “Ohhs” and “Ahhs” from the crowd
Qualities and Characteristics
• Not selfish
• Optimistic
• Determined to drive forward and challenge
himself
• Competitive athlete
• Maintained good character
Retirement
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3 times in his career(93,99,03)
Play golf
50 million dollars through endorsements
Resides in Illinois
Charities include Jordan fundamentals
Bibliography
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Dreamstime.com(pic)
Sportsthenandnow.com
Smc.edu
209.123.189.170/athletics/athletic_camps.htm
A1wdb.com
Atpm.com
nt-michaeljordan.blogspot.com
fanpop.com
Inquisitr.com
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nc423.wordpress.com
Theurbandaily.com
Kimoracochran.com
Likmikeclothing.blogspot.org
Famouspeoplebiographyguide.com
Biography.com
Rolemodels.jou.ifl.edu
23jordan.com
Michael Jordan Scrapbook