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Halberstam, David. Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made. Random House, 2013.

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#1 Wilmington;Laney High, 1979 - 1981 (before basketball - early basketball)

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#1 Wilmington;Laney High, 1979 - 1981 (before basketball - early basketball)

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Micheal Jordan was born in a middle class black family, and was never consisted "smart". he grew up there and was raised to believe in themselves and were held to high standards. He joined the air force during this time ( only for a short period) before starting to get into basketball. ( as well as his siblings)

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during the summer of 1980 . Micheal Jordan had been offered to go Dean Smith's basketball camp, a camp that people believe only the best were invited too. Here they found out how good of a player they had found, and offered him their last scholarship.

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"That version had him as something of a late bloomer, with the Carolina coaching staff as suprised by the steady blossoming of his skill as opposing teams were" (57)

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With all the trouble on deciding who to draft and with all the hard choices, Thibault has decided that Micheal Jordan was the best player and would be a very good professional player

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" He was obviously a rare thing: a absolutely complete basketball player. Untill he began to watch Jordan, Tibault had though that Magic Johson was the most competitive college player he had ever seen" (113)

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with the new picks of Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, both very good and talented players made things harder for Micheal as now he had more to deal with. Yet he still remained the toughest player

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" Jordan was still, pound for pound the toughest player on the team and no one messed with him." (225)

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Phill Jackson finds out about Micheal Jordan and sees him play. he talks with Kevin Loughery who tells him about Micheal.

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"Loughery told him that Jordan was the real thing and was goingg to be a great, great star... the world of Micheal Jorda, then entering a brilliant career and about to be made rookie of the year..." (190)

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During the contracting of Micheal's second contract the contracting and negotiating was taking a long time. Though Micheal was a great player they were hesitating giving Micheal is desired salary ( 4 million dollars). which lead to a talk between Falk and Krause.

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" 'look at what he's done for you!' Falk says... Krause jumped in and said 'Look David we admit that Micheal is a very good basketball player. BUt how much credit do you give the organization...' ' Jake do you want to know how much credit I give you? Zero credit' (232) "

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During his time playing professional Basketball Micheal has had a lot of problems with players. but in 1990('s) after Oakley ( Micheals closest friends on the team) trade, Micheal was very upset. Even more so with the person who was traded in. Cartwright.

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" Jordan did not respect Cartwright as a man or as a player. He called him medical Bill because of his past injuries." (247)

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After the defeat from the Piston's Micheal was starting to take training more seriously as he could not let the Pistons continue. He was looking for a person to help him during a interview with reporters He meet a trainer named Tim Groover.

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As of this time, the bulls were the only team who didn't deal with any type of (intense) media pressure as they weren't in the media as often, and Micheal Jordan was the only one who dealt with the pressure as he was one of the bestest players at the time. ( at this time one very well known and best players were Magic Johnson - after Kareem Abdul- Jabar and Micheal Cooper were gone)

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Now after the first championship people started to notice the Bulls as a good team because of Micheal

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#11 La Jolla; Monte Carlo; Barcelona 1992

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#11 La Jolla; Monte Carlo; Barcelona 1992

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the 1992 Olympics was one the biggest things that lifted Micheal Jordan's fame. Now because of the worldwide focus on the dream team people started noticing which lead to professionals being allowed to play ( at the olympic games)

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Championship number three comes now just a year after Micheal Jordan's Dream Team being exposed. This lead to the increase in his fame making him a bigger legend.

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the Barcelona 1992 Dream Team in 1992

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Watch in full every single match of the US men's basketball team that made history at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics

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Micheal wanted to get back into professional baseball now, and how he could have played exceptional well If he if he was in North Carolina, but he was in Basketball and it would have been hard to balance both well. His height was also another reason baseball was hard for him and Micheal did not want to be publicly shamed for failing.

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Michael Jordan plays right field for the White Sox

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Micheal Jordan giving back to the community

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Micheal Jordan giving back to the community

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Micheal Jordan is known know for giving back to the community. In 1994 he founded the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club and Family Life Center to not only honor is father but the serve and give back to West side Chicago.

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"What age should I let my child have social media?" Unfortunately, there's no one-size-fits-all answer to support parents in deciding the appropriate age for social media. But looking to recent data, expert guidance and your child's development, parents can make informed decisions on when and how kids use social media.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Providing millions of kids and teens a safe place to develop essential skills, make lasting connections and have fun.

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Help make great futures a reality for America's youth with Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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April 16 1996, the Chicago Bulls officially become the number one team in NBA history to win 70 games. After the game an interview takes place talking about the " G.O.A.T debate" where Micheal completely closed down the talk, being one of the most unforgettable momment.

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The 1996 Post-Game Interview That Shut Down The GOAT Debate

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When Jordan and his team ( at the time the Bulls) would play games in Paris against European teams. Though these were not big games as the teams were no where near the level of play the Bulls were

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"It was part of the NBA's relentless and exceptionally successful attempt to showcase the game and its star players in parts of the world where basketball was gaining popularity" (4)

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#15 Chicago November 1997 ( 1997 playoffs)

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#15 Chicago November 1997 ( 1997 playoffs)

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During the playoffs, everyone wondered whether the Bulls would stay intact as a team. due to the fact that it wasn't unlikely that Phil Jackson would be rehired. Micheal Jordan refused to return if he was not the coach, as he would not play for any other person

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"Micheal Jordan has sworn he would play only for Phil Jackson, otherwise, he won't return." (23-24)

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The bulls played against the LA clippers, a horrible team at the time losing most of their games and their talented players. Though this night it seemed desnited for them to win. Though losting in the first quarter MJ was able to bring the score up and showed his dedication to his team and didnt take defeat.

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"He played fifty two minutes and scored forty nine points... the power of his will triumphing over the exhaustion of his body" (50)

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Micheal, his teammates and Phil Jackson finds themselves in a conflict and ongoing tension that seems to be damaging the teams reputation.

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" The tension between the team members, particularly Micheal Jordan and Scottie Pippen on one hand and Jerry Krause on the other grew worse and worse...Phil Jackson felt himself caught in the middle." (207)

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In September of 1997 Micheal Jordan and Nike introduced a new shoe line at Nike for basketball, which is still in shop and extreme popular not only as basketball shoes but for fashion and comfort also.

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Find Jordan Shoes at Nike.com. Free delivery and returns.

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in December of 1997 Scottie began to repair himself ( physically and phycologically) which lead him to missing thirty five games making games exhausting for Jordan which lead him to playing thirty nine minutes a game nearing his 35th birthday.

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during the 1997-1998 season a halfway mark of Pippen's return the Chicago bulls were now again, the team everyone wanted to beat.

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Now after the Bulls returned to Chicago to celebrate their sixth championship at Grant Park. The teams and their partners went to a restaurant to celebrate, giving emotional toasts about their time together as many of them were leaving and going somewhere else next year.