| Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in 1963
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| | Babe Ruth in the Associated Press' list
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| on the 17th of February and retired from
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| | of the top athletes of the 20th century.
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| the basketball scene from which he
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| | His leaping ability has been vividly
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| exploded and along with others were
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| | proven by his feats of dunking a
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| beginning to make names for themselves.
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| | basketball from the foul line, earning
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| Throughout his prolific career from the
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| | him nicknames like Air Jordan.
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| Eighties to the Nineties he has been a
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| | As a young child in school, Jordan was
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| truly outstanding basketball player and
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| | remarkable athlete that came to skill in
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| coach.
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| | three sports at once, and eventually
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| Jordan has been considered a remarkable
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| | singled this down to basketball but had
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| asset at both ends of the spectrum in
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| | to endure a few seasons of being refused
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| relation to how the sport is played and
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| | from the varsity basketball team. Jordan
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| how it is viewed. He was elementally
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| | then earned an athletic scholarship to
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| instrumental in making the sport a
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| | the University of North Carolina. While
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| worldwide forum for fans of all
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| | there, became a better player over the
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| generations and nationalities.
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| | time spent working with the team-oriented
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| Jordan ended a fifteen-season career with
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| | system.
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| a regular-season average score of over
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| | After winning a player of the year award
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| thirty points per game, won six
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| | in 1984, he left to join the NBA Draft,
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| championships with the Chicago Bulls, and
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| | and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in
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| currently owns a part in the Charlotte
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| | the first round as the third pick
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| Bobcats. Jordan is considered by most to
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| | overall. Jordan played thirteen seasons
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| be the greatest basketball player of all
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| | for the Bulls and two with the Washington
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| time, with numerous awards and much
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| | Wizards. He was generally used as a
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| acclamation for his abilities. Popular,
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| | shooting guard, and was just as versatile
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| he has appeared on the cover of Sports
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| | a threat at point guard and small
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| Illustrated a record of forty-nine times
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| | forward.
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| since 1983. He was named Sportsman of
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| | Throughout his career, Michael Jordan, a
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| the Year by the magazine in 1991. In
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| | gifted, has proved himself worthy of all
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| 1999, Michael Jordan was named the
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| | the attention and praise garnered through
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| greatest athlete of the twentieth century
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| | his skills and talents, and has since
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| by the ESPN sports network.
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| | lent his valuable knowledge to coaching.
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| He was listed as being second only to
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