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Michael Jordan By: Jave Richmond Jordan's Background

• Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in , New York. Growing up in Wilmington, . He is a former American professional player and the principal owner of the of the National Basketball Association. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Bulls. First player to ever 3-peat 2 times back-to-back. Michael always brought his A game and basketball mentally to the court while leaving his daily life outside .He influenced a lot of people in today's NBA to be who they are, even the people he played with and against. Along with great talent comes with big egos but Michael let is game due all the talking. Close friends and family say he's known to be a trash talker on court, but it comes with the game. • https://www.michaeljordansworld.com/achievements.htm The Jordan Rule/Nba Rule change

• The Jordan rule was a successful defensive basketball strategy employed by the against Michael Jordan in order to limit his effectiveness in any game. This set-in place a new rule called the hand-checking, with this rule being In place it makes the NBA more entertaining and enjoyable. Something else that he impacted in the NBA was the ability to where you own custom during regular season games, It has entered folklore that Jordan was fined $5,000 for every game in the 1985 season in which he wore the original black and red AJ1 sneakers. Soon after this Jordan was able to convince the NBA to that there was something special about the sneakers, which allowed for the logo started to appear more and more and now in 2020 you can see his logo on NBA players jerseys. If it wasn't for these historic moments the NBA probably wouldn’t be the same as today. After Jordan Career?

• Michael Jordan didn't have much activism outside of the Nba, but that didn't stop him from giving back. He wanted to make differences in people lives so he donated 30 million of his own money in 5 years to separate organizations including the Nation Museum of African American history and culture, 3 million was sent to hurricane relief, also millions of dollars to Make-A-Wish and Chicago-area-charities. Michael Jordan will never have an activist legacy like , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or , but as a hero and a symbol to so many across the world his willingness to change a longstanding belief can set an example for others to learn from and follow themselves. What my hidden hero taught me?

• Michael Jordan taught me to be dedicated to what I believe in, and that people will doubt you and try to bring you down. But it's up to you to overcome that and prove everybody wrong. Jordan didn’t get that respect he has from sitting at home all day but going out and earning it. Earning something is key and that one of the most important things I've learned from Jordan, if you want people to listen to you, you must earn they respect first. Explanation

• I did this project based on Michael Jordan because my whole family likes him and what he has been doing over the years. For a long time, me and my grandpa used to watch his games and his post games interviews. It was his interviews for me that made me look at the world differently, he liked to talk about things that was happening around the world and not just basketball. This opened my eyes because that showed me, he really cares about the people not just himself. I took this heart because it wasn't about the money for him but for his name to be forever remembered, that’s the impact I want to have on the world where my name will never be forgotten and talked about. Links

• https://www.cnn.com/style/article/remember-when-michael-jordan- sneakers/index.html • https://www.cnn.com/style/article/remember-when-michael-jordan- sneakers/index.html • https://www.cnn.com/style/article/remember-when-michael-jordan- sneakers/index.html