Michael Jordan

Early Life  MJ’s sophomore year he tried out for basketball and got cut from the varsity team believe or not!  July 23, 1993 his dad died in a robbery and was shot to death in his sleep at age 56.  This dramatic event changed MJ’s life. He decided to start playing baseball instead of basketball after it all went down.

Career MJ played, 1. Basketball-was his best sport. 2. Baseball-is what he played in between basketball seasons. 3. Golf-is his for fun sport. MJ won several awards and championships.

Teams  Basketball- Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards  Baseball- Chicago White Sox  Mj’s first basketball team was the Bulls but then he retired from basketball and played baseball for the Chicago White Sox. After his baseball career he wanted to play basketball again, so he played for Washington Wizards. Once he was positive he was ready to retire he got into golf just for fun.

Leadership  MJ lead his team to several victories.  MJ made it into the Hall of Fame.  MJ made the NBA much more popular because people wanted to watch him play.  MJ encouraged his team and played to the best of there ability every game.

Michael Jordan  As you can see MJ was very famous for various reasons.  He had a great career and will always be remembered.  Now he is married and has 3 kids, 2 boys and 1 girl.

Resources Sometime you should look up Michael Jordan on the internet and watch some parts of his games. He’s amazing! Google Youtube Wikepedia My Brain Student Resources