Basketball: Hall of Fame

Michael Jordan

Who wouldn’t know MJ? Even the most basketball-detached person would have seen
his face on any of his advertisements. But his rise to fame wasn’t all air magic. Phil
Jackson, Jordan's coach for most of his career, once said that, "The thing about
Michael is he takes nothing for granted. When he first came into the league in 1984,
he was primarily a penetrator. His outside shooting wasn't up to professional standards.
So he put in his gym time in the off-season, shooting hundreds of shots each day.
Eventually, he became a deadly three-point shooter."

Full Name                  Michael Jeffrey Jordan
Nickname                  Air Jordan, His Airness.
Born                            2/17/63 in Brooklyn, NY
Nationality                United States
High School               Laney (Wilmington, NC)
College                       North Carolina
Drafted by                Chicago Bulls, 1984, 3rd overall
Height                        6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight                       216 lbs. (98 kg)
Position                     Shooting guard
Transactions            Retired, 10/6/93; Activated from retirement, 3/18/95; Retired,
                                    1/13/99; Signed with Washington Wizards, 9/25/01.
Pro career                1984 – 1993, 1995 – 1998, 2001 – 2003
Former teams          Chicago Bulls 1984–98; Washington Wizards 2001–03

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