Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
“Ive missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive lost almost 300 games. 26 times, Ive been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. Ive failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed” Michael Jordan (BrainyQuote, n.d.). Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. Michael was the fourth of five children; he has two older brothers an older and a younger sister. Jordan’s parents lived in Brooklyn for a year and a half, and they later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Jordan is known for being cut his sophomore year from his high school varsity basketball team. The University of Northern Carolina at Chapel Hill where he helped them win their NCAA Division I Championship scouted Jordan, and then he was drafted to the Chicago Bulls where he helped them win six NBA Championships.
To begin with, Michael Jordan has been competitive since an early age. Jordan’s passion and perseverance were not enough, and he was cut from his basketball team his sophomore year in high school. Nevertheless,