MIchael Jordan
...s is also where he picked up the “sticking out” of his tongue from his father. His father would always curl his tongue to the side of his mouth to show that he was concentrating. Michael picked up this habit and brought it with him to sports (2 pg. 33). In tenth grade, Michael tried out for the Laney High School basketball team. The coach, Coach Lynch, cut Michael, which in turn may have made the best player ever (3 pg.21). After realizing that his coach had made a mistake, Michael took practicing basketball to another level. His new dedication to making the varsity team had drawbacks; he was cutting classes and going to the gym to practice. He practiced everyday with his brother, Larry (4 pg. 16). His hard work paid off because the University of North Carolina gave him a full athletic scholarship to come play basketball for their team (1). At North Carolina, Michael’s most important game in his college career cam in the championship game as a freshmen (2 pg. 45). He scored the game winning shot against Georgetown with five seconds remaining in the game. In his sophomore and junior seasons, he was voted College Basketball Player of the Year. Upon completion of his junior year, Michael declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. Through his three years at Carolina, he averaged 17.7 points per game, while maintaining a “B” average (3 pg. 65). After a great college career, Michael was chosen as the third overall pick of the Chicago Bulls in the 1984-85 draft. His first nine years in the NBA were extraordinary. Only after nine years of playing professional basketball, Michael had earned an enormous amount of awards and distinctions. Some of these include: seven consecutive scoring titles, seven consecutive appointments to the All-NBA First Team, six straight appointments to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, three most valuable player Awards, two Olympic gold medals, three NBA titles, a $2.5 million dollar contract with Nike, and over 20,000 points (1). After his third NBA title, Michael had a tragic incident to happen in the off-season, which was when two teenagers in an attempted robbery murdered his father. This caused Michael to los...