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Michael Jordan never focused on grades until it came to highschool

Jordan was a 5'9 sophomore when he was cut from the varsity team, but next year he grew 5 inches

in school, Jordan excelled in 3 sports basketball, football. and baseball.

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan, born February 17th, 1963, was the third son of James and Delores Jordan. Michael was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Wilmington, North Carolina as a young child. Michael has four siblings, two older brothers, an older sister and a younger sister.

Michael attended Trask Middle School and received certificates of achievement in Football and Basketball in June 1977.

In the beginning, Michael was not very academically focused at all. This all changed when he began attending Emsley A. Laney High School. He became a B+ student and excelled as an athlete in three sports: Football, baseball, and basketball.

In the fall of 1978 MJ, a 5 foot 9 inch sophmore at Laney High School was cut from the Varsity team. The coach elected to use their 6 foot 8 inch sophmore Leroy Smith instead. Jordan would then grow 5 inches before the start of the next season. Over his next two varsity years, he began averaging 25 points per game and was the first player in high school history to average a triple-double. He eventually made the team and led them to the State Championship.

In 1980 while playing for the Laney High School varsity Baseball team, Jordan pitched 45 consecutive scoreless innings. We were then beginning to learn just how athletically gifted this man really was.

On April 11, 1981, At the McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game in Wichita, Kansas, Jordan hits a pair of free throws with 11 seconds left to give the East a 96-95 victory. He finished　 the game with 30 points. This record still stands today.

Here are some awards he won as a child :
1975 "Mr Baseball" (Dixie Youth Baseball Association)
1977 Outstanding Athlete (Trask Middle School)
1981 McDonald's All-American HS MVP

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan, born February 17th, 1963, was the third son of James and Delores Jordan. Michael was born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Wilmington, North Carolina as a young child. Michael has four siblings, two older brothers, an older sister and a younger sister.

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he is the richest former athlete with a net worth of 1.6 billion dollars

he spends his money on philanthropic purposes

he has a secret golf course that only he can play on

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And his income now is way more than his total playing salary during his career. He earned $90 million total in NBA salary, and about $63 million of that came in his final two seasons with the Chicago Bulls.
Source: Forbes, Spotrac, Basketball-Reference

He owns several restaurants including 1000 North in Jupiter, Florida ...

That steady stream of income lets him live a pretty amazing lifestyle.

Marcus, Jordan's second child, opened a boutique sneaker shop in Disney World called Trophy Room inspired by the trophy room in his house growing up.

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From secret golf courses to private jets, here's how Michael Jordan makes and spends his $1.6 billion fortune

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And his income now is way more than his total playing salary during his career. He earned $90 million total in NBA salary, and about $63 million of that came in his final two seasons with the Chicago Bulls. Source: Forbes, Spotrac, Basketball-Reference He owns several restaurants including 1000 North in Jupiter, Florida ...

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Michael Jordan was underpaid in the 92 season.

Scottie pippen got paid more than MJ in the 92 season but then MJ got more money in the 96-97 season.

in July 1991 pippen made 18 million dollars and if he played it smart he could have made way more, but he had to take care of his poor family.

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Michael Jordan Hated the Fact That Scottie Pippen Was Underpaid With the Bulls: ‘I Wish There Was Some Way Legally That I Could Give Him Some of the Money That He Totally Deserves as a Player, He’s Totally Underpaid’

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Hall of Famer Michael Jordan hated the fact that Scottie Pippen was underpaid with the Chicago Bulls: “He’s totally underpaid.”

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"Jordan was selected as College player of the year for the 1983-1984 season"

in 1984 Jordan led America and coach Bobby knight to the victory with a record of 8-0

"Michael Jordan was selected to represent the United States in the Olympic Games as a part of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team."

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During the summer before Michael Jordan's senior year in high school, he attended the nationally renowned Five-Star Basketball Camp, where he met UNC's head basketball coach Dean Smith. Smith began recruiting Michael to play for the Tar Heels, and in November of 1980 MJ signed a letter of intent to attend UNC.

In 1981 Michael Jordan accepted a full basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina, in the state where he was raised. Michael was only the fourth freshman to earn a starting spot under Coach Smith.

For most of Mike's freshman year, the spotlight was on Tar Heel forwards James Worthy and Sam Perkins, who later went on to play in the NBA. As a freshman, he scored the game winning jumpshot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against the Georgetown Hoyas, with a final score of 63-62. This was the first mark left by the living legend.

Jordan was selected as College player of the year for the 1983-1984 season. Jordan left college after two more seasons with the Tar Heels in 1984 to play for the NBA. He was selected third overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA draft.

Before playing with the Bulls, Mike had one final stop- the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he was a part of the US Olympic Basketball Team under Coach Bobby Knight. Michael Jordan led the US team to victory with a record of 8-0 to snatch up the Olympic Gold.

1984 Olympic Appearance
Michael Jordan was selected to represent the United States in the Olympic Games as a part of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team.

The team was led by Coach Bob Knight of Indiana University. Michael played alongside such players as Patrick Ewing, Steve Alford, Vern Flemming, Joe Kleine, Jon Koncak, Chris Mullin, Sam Perkins, Alvin Robertson, Wayman Tisdale, Jeff Turner, and Leon Wood.

The United States defeated China in the opening game of the Olympics with a score of 97-49. Every single player on the team scored points, with Alvin Robertson leading with 18 points. Next, U.S.A. defeated Canada 89-68 with Michael Jordan leading the pack with 20 points.

Once again, every U.S. player was able to score. The U.S. rolled over Uruguay 104-68 with Patrick Ewing scoring 17 points with nine rebounds. All U.S. players managed to score yet again, this time against France in a 120-62 victory. Steve Alford led in points against France with 18. The U.S., with a 4-0 record, went on to face Spain. At halftime, the U.S. led with a score of only 46-41, despite Michael Jordan's 18 points in the first half. MJ injured his ankle in the second half of the game and finished with 24 points. The U.S. beat Spain 101-68. Next, the U.S. team went on to face West Germany, where they won by the slimmest margin yet in the Olympics: 78-67. They defeated Canada again with a score of 78-59 and then mowed over Spain once again 96-65 and finished undefeated with an 8-0 record and the much respected Olympic Gold Medal.

After eight games, Michael Jordan's stats were as follows: 60- 110 field goals for a .545 field goal percentage, 17-25 for free throws, and average of 17.1 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, a total of 16 assists, 12 steals, and 7 blocks as a main contribution to the U.S.'s Gold Medal victory.

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Michael Jordan College Career | SneakerFiles

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During the summer before Michael Jordan's senior year in high school, he attended the nationally renowned Five-Star Basketball Camp, where he met UNC's head basketball coach Dean Smith. Smith began recruiting Michael to play for the Tar Heels, and in November of 1980 MJ signed a letter of intent to attend UNC.

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"Back in the year 1990, Michael Jordan had to play a game against the Orlando Magic with the number 12 instead of his usual 23, because someone had apparently stolen his jersey."

"Once upon a time he had the nickname Captain Marvel. That was in the beginning of his career and it never stuck."

"Even though he never played for the Miami Heat, his jersey is retired there out of respect."

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Michael Jordan is a basketball legend that most everyone knows about. Even someone who isn't a big basketball fan could probably tell you something about him. He is regarded as the best basketball player ever. He is. And he, along with LeBron James, are the two basketball players everyone mentions in the G.O.A.T talks.