Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is a legendary American basketball player from the NBA who played for a long time in the position of the attacking defender of the Chicago Bulls (1984-1998, with a break). Six times he led the team to the title of NBA champion, twice won Olympic gold. Nike brand official, billionaire basketball player.

Michael was born in New York on February 17, 1963. The parents of the future sports star were ordinary people, not basketball growth. The family raised five children: Michael's older brothers, Larry and James Jr., older sister Deloris and younger sister Roslyn. As a child, Michael was fond of baseball and already at the age of 12 with the school team got to the final of the junior league championship.

He was later recognized as the champion of the state of North Carolina, where his family moved. Another baseball achievement was Jordan's recognition as the most valuable player. Then it was time for Michael to get into basketball. The father even built a basketball court for his youngest son in the backyard of their house.

The height of a beginner basketball player at the age of 15 reached 175 centimeters, so he honed his jump. Later, the athlete reached a height of 198 cm with a weight of 98 kg. Michael possessed high speed and trained with diligence. But these qualities were not enough to become a player on the high school team. The failure upset the guy, and he decided to prove to the coach that he was wrong. Michael went all out at the games, getting 28 points in each match.

At the same time, he played baseball, athletics, and got into the school American football team. Michael's persistence paid off. In the 11th grade, he finally got into the school basketball team, in which his older brother had already played at number 45. Michael stopped his choice at number 23, explaining that he would try to become as good a player as Larry, or although would be half.

This number Jordan remained faithful to the end of his career. Success spurred the ambitious boy, and he continued to work on himself. In the summer of 1980, Michael went to the training camp at the University of North Carolina. He made such a lasting impression on the coaches that he was invited to study. In 1981 he became a student at this university.

Simultaneously with his studies, the guy began training as part of the local basketball team. He managed to prove himself as an indispensable player, although the coach set higher goals for him compared to other players. This plan worked, and in the first year Michael entered the starting five of the university team.

In the first three seasons, Jordan rose to the Naismith award. Also, the young player took part in the Pan American Games, showing the best results in the national team. Entering the national team, he participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he showed the highest results. Before completing his studies for a year, Jordan dropped out of university to participate in the NBA draft.

He was chosen by the Chicago Bulls club. However, the lack of discipline in the team and the low level of equipment disappointed the guy. Despite such conditions, he continued intensive training and entered the starting five, showing a high result of 28 points per game. The audience fell in love with Michael even from the side of the opponent.

Just a month later, Jordan made the cover of Sports Illustrated with the ambitious "A Star Is Born" signature. 1984 was the time of the first advertising contract with Nike. For him, Air Jordan sneakers were released in the traditional colors of the Chicago Bulls - black and red.

The NBA banned the use of these shoes for the aggressiveness of the range and the lack of white. However, Jordan continued to wear these shoes on the field, and Nike executives paid fines of $ 5,000, using this fact to advertise their products. The team's debutant became a member of the starting five in the NBA All-Star Game. This fact provoked the dissatisfaction of the League veterans.

As a result, the players refused to give passes to Jordan. Even under such pressure, he managed to win the Association's best rookie title in the final of the regular season. At the same time, he was declared the third most effective in the NBA and got into the second five best players in the NBA. Thanks to Michael, the team managed to reach the playoffs for the first time in the last 3 years.

For almost the entire second season, Jordan was recovering from a leg injury. By the time the Chicago Bulls entered the playoffs, Michael had already played and managed to score 63 points in the elimination games. Since then, no one has managed to break this record. In the third season, the basketball player recovered, becoming the second productive player of the Association.

Jordan's third season kicked off with a player change on the team, allowing her to overcome the first round of the playoffs for the first time. The athlete was named the League's top scorer. And the next season, he was again named the best in terms of the amount of points scored in the game.

In the 1989/1990 season, Michael becomes the captain of the team, which was joined by young progressive players. On May 7, 1989, Michael Jordan's team had to face Cleveland, and after another foul, the captain of the Chicago Bulls stood on the free throw line. The basketball legend was confident in his actions and made the famous jump with his eyes closed. The video cameras recorded this trick of Jordan. The shots added sympathy and admiration to the young man among the fans.

Interestingly, while scoring a goal, Michael Jordan opens his mouth and sticks out his tongue. The champion inherited this style from his father, and he, in turn, from his grandfather.

New coach Phil Jackson practiced the multiplayer system, and Michael defended his freedom of action. A compromise was found, and the team was transformed. Jordan became the most valuable player in the NBA for the first time and cried with happiness. The following season brought Jordan his second MVP of the regular season. The athlete builds muscle and now instills fear in former offenders on the site.

The athlete managed to turn big basketball into a real art. The tricks that Michael Jordan performed on the playing field attracted public interest in the orange ball game. Investments in this sport have increased to $ 10 billion.

The 1991/1992 season brought the basketball player his third MVP title in a row. But in the games of 1992-93, he failed to get this honorary title. As part of the national team, he participated in the Barcelona 1993 Olympics, where the Americans won gold. And in October of the same year, he announced that he was leaving the sport, as he had lost interest in him. At this time, the athlete was experiencing a personal loss that knocked him down - Jordan's father died.

In honor of the end of his basketball career, the organizers of the Chicago Bulls decided to erect a monument to the athlete at the entrance to the United Center stadium. The sculpture was created in a short time. It represents the figure of a champion floating in the air before the signature throw.

In the spring of 1994, the athlete signs a contract with the baseball team "Chicago White Sox", motivating his decision by the fact that his late father wanted to see him as a player in the baseball league. During his short career, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, then with the Scottsdale Scorpions. In March 1995, Michael decided to return to the NBA as a player for the Chicago Bulls.

However, this season ended for the team with a defeat in the playoffs. But the failure became the reason to seriously prepare for the next season. In it, Jordan won the final MVP title for the fourth time, in 1997-98 - for the fifth, and then for the sixth. These victories were some of the best moments of his life.

In January 1999, Jordan said goodbye to professional sports for the second time. A year later, he returned to the NBA, but in a different guise - co-owner and general manager of the Washington Wizards club. And he began to play for the same team in September 2001. After spending two seasons with this team, Michael has improved its performance.

Returning to the NBA, Jordan is the top 40-year-old in league history. He managed to fill the stadiums during the Wizards matches.

The last appearance on the playing field of the champion took place in 2003 during the competition against the team "Philadelphia 76", at the end of the match Michael Jordan received a three-minute ovation from the audience.

After his third retirement from the sport, Jordan intended to return to the position of manager, but he was fired by the owner of the club. Michael interpreted this as a betrayal.

To keep fit, the basketball player participated in charity golf tournaments between celebrities. Then motorcycling became one of his hobbies. Since 2004, the star has owned a professional team called Michael Jordan Motorsports. He also promoted his own clothing brand.

According to ESPN, Jordan is considered the best basketball player of all time, LeBron James only came in third. The basketball player himself said in an interview that he would not refuse to go to the court with him. Kobe Bryant is ranked by Michael as one of the greatest players in the NBA and is considered his great friend, despite the fact that he stole all the moves from him.

Fans call Jordan “The God of Basketball”, and Roland Lazenby wrote the book “Michael Jordan. His Air ", dedicated to the biography and success story of the athlete. In 2009, Jordan's name was among the names of the best basketball players in the Hall of Fame.

The personal life of a basketball player was stormy due to the many hobbies of the athlete. Michael has always been considered a favorite of women. The first chosen one of the famous basketball player was Juanita Vanoi. In 1989, the young people were legally married, and in 1991, Michael acquired for the family a luxurious 17 hectare estate in Highland Park. The Jordanians had three children: two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. In early 2002, Juanita Jordan announced that she had filed for divorce.

She called the basis irreconcilable contradictions, but the spouses managed to agree and did not divorce. But in 2006 it became known that Michael has a secret lover, whom he paid for silence. The court rejected Karla Kneifel's claim to pay her compensation in the amount of $ 5 million. Jordan allegedly promised this money to her for not reporting her pregnancy from him in 1991.

DNA analysis has proven that the former athlete was not the father of the child. However, this finally spoiled the relationship of the Jordan spouses, and at the end of the year they divorced by mutual agreement. At the same time, Juanita received compensation in the amount of $ 168 million, which was a record at that time among famous people. Five years later, Michael proposed to the Cuban model for 32 years.

They met for three years. Yvette Prieto agreed, and soon the couple announced their engagement. On April 27, 1993, the lovers got married on Jupiter Island. In 2012, Jordan decided to sell the Highland Park estate for $ 29 million. He later bought a house in Florida. In February 2014, Jordan's wife gave birth to two twin girls named Isabelle and Victoria.

In 1992, the athlete starred in the video of his namesake - Michael Jackson. Two stars play basketball in the video for "Jam". It is interesting that the word "Jam" is interpreted in two ways - as a designation of the improvisation of a musical group and as a ball throw from above in basketball. In 1996, Michael Jordan portrayed himself in the fantastic animated movie Space Jam. In the team with the superstar in the basketball battle with the aliens, the cartoon hero the rabbit Bucks Bani and the world movie star, actor Bill Murray, participated.

Now, in the Forbes ranking, Michael Jordan is considered the wealthiest basketball player in the world. The fortune of the NBA champion at the rate for 2018 is $ 1.65 billion. The athlete's capital consists of those funds that were paid as salaries and bonuses, as well as in the form of income from work in advertising.

Michael Jordan's sports career is covered by fan pages on Instagram and Twitter. In 2018, the basketball legend celebrated the anniversary. Michael Jordan is 55 years old.

1983 - Gold medal at the Pan American Games in Caracas 1984 - Gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics 1992 - Gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics 1992 - Gold medal at the American Championships in Portland

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2021

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2020

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2019

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2018

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2017

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2016

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Michael Jordan Net Worth 2015

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