Jordan loved to play baseball when he was a child, and also played some basketball and football. His love for basketball began when his older brother, Larry, continuously beat him in one-on-one pickup games. As with any challenge Jordan faces, this determined Michael to become a better player.
Michael Jordan - jordan is without a doubt the best player in nba history. if the game was close and nearing the end, you just knew that jordan was going to take over. he would either make jumper after jumper or find his way to the free throw line and take it over from there. unstoppable.Bill Russell - russell led the great celtic's dynasty and is quite possibly the best big man in the history of the nba. bill russell had the size, but also the skill to put him all the way up to 2nd on the top ten list of nba greats.
Magic Johnson - magic led showtime in l.a. to multiple championships coached my pat riley. a 6'9" point guard would dominate the smaller defenders down low and blow by larger defenders outside. he was a mismatch.Wilt Chamberlain - dominating the game as few players in any sport ever have, chamberlain seemed capable of scoring and rebounding at will, despite the double- and triple-teams and constant fouling tactics that opposing teams used to try to shut him down.
Larry Bird - gritty, determined, and a winner. larry bird acquired a reputation of being a cold blooded three point shooter and a player that could drive to the lane and finish. this world champ ranks 5 on our list of the top ten players of all time.
Julius Erving - julius erving is one of the all time greatest players of the nba. known for the originality of his high flying dunks, erving could also knock down jumpers on a consistant basis.
Sometimes movies don’t need to be huge studio projects to really make you excited to see them. This is the trailer for a Michael Jordan project, called “Invincible”. It will be a movie about MJ’s whole career and will include all the highlights of His Airness. “Invincible” will only be about 10-20 minutes long and it will come out in 2011. Now a days anyone can make a movie with a Mac computer and if your anything like my boy Drew, your going to go nuts when this is finally finished. JORDANNNN!
Michael Jordan Videos, Michael Jordan Highlights, Michael Jordan Commercials. This is my library of Michael Jordan videos. There are some rare videos, games overseas, clips, classic MJ commercials, and playoff greatness. Michael Jordan will go down as the greatest athlete in the history of all sports. This comes from one of the biggest Bo Jackson fans you could ever meet. Michael Jordan had something special. Michael “Air” Jordan just wanted it more than everyone. MJ 23 just worked harder than everyone. Enjoy these, Michael Jordan Videos, Michael Jordan Highlights, Michael Jordan Commercials.
Jordan played in the 1992 summer Olympics with the original Dream Team, perhaps the greatest team ever assembled. It was the first time NBA players were allowed to compete in the Olympics. Michael Jordan averaged 12.7 points per game as the USA Dream Team went 6-0 to win the gold medal, Jordan’s second in his career.There were some troublig events that followed his third NBA Championship. Jordan’s father, James Jordan, pulled over one night to take a nap on his way home, and was murdered by a couple of armed robbers in North Carolina. The NBA also began an investigation into allegations that Jordan had illegally bet on NBA games. He was eventually cleared. These events eventually caused Jordan to lose his motivation and the sense of having to prove something as a basketball player, and he felt it was time to step away from the court.
On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced “I’m back!” He ended his short-lived career with baseball and rejoined the Bulls near the end of the 1994-1995 regular season, eventually losing to the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. “He didn’t look like the old Michael Jordan, ” said Orlando’s Nick Anderson.Jordan once again had something to prove to the world, that he was still the greatest basketball player to ever play the game, and that he would be even greater in the season to come. Michael Jordan led the Bulls to an astonishing 72-10 record, the best regular season in the history of the NBA. Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 points per game, was named the All-Star MVP, the league MVP and the NBA Finals MVP, as they went on to win their fourth NBA championship (1996). He was selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance into the next two seasons, winning two more consecutive championships (1997 and 1998), becoming the first team in NBA history to repeat-the-threepeat (1991-1993, 1996-1998). Jordan earned All-Star MVP and league MVP honors in 1998, led the league in scoring in all three years of his comeback (1996, 1997, and 1998) and won six NBA Finals MVP awards for every Finals the Bulls have competed in.
The breakup of the Bulls dynasty by Jerry Krause led to Jordan’s second retirement. Jordan stated he would not play basketball for anyone else other than Phil Jackson, and mentioned he would like to spend more time with his wife, Juanita, and their three children, Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine.
Michael Jordan later joined the Washington Wizards as President of Basketball Operations and part owner in January 2000. “I’m going to have my imprints and footprints all over this organization,” said Jordan. “I look forward to turning this thing around. Right now we’re an underachieving team.” Jordan disappointedly witnessed his team win 19 games in the 2000-2001 season, his first full season as President of Basketball Operations, after winning only 29 games the season before. He completely overhauled the roster, hired Doug Collins, a coach Jordan played for once before in his early years with the Bulls, and began the Wizards rebuilding phase. But no one had expected the turn of events that were leading into the 2001-2002 season