Michael Jordan’s Life Legend

"No. 23" is the "Flying Man" Jordan who is known as the "Christ wearing sneakers" on the basketball court and "unprecedented and unprecedented" in NBA history. During his basketball career, he led the Bulls to win 6 championships, won two Olympic gold medals in the "Dream Team", won the title of season's top scorer 10 times, and was elected the NBA's Most Valuable Player 5 times. Players...

June 14, 1998.

With 42 seconds left, the game is about to end, and the Jazz still lead the Bulls 86 to 83. At this time, the ball was in the hands of "No. 23". At the critical moment, he broke through the defense with the ball and released the ball with a wave of his wrist. Two points! The score was rewritten as 86 to 85. There were 5 seconds left before the end of the game and the Bulls were still one point behind. The team in possession of the ball on the court is the Jazz, and it's not just an ordinary "Jazz", but the leader of the Jazz, "Postman" Malone. Even if the Jazz didn't score a goal, just by stalling for time, victory seemed within reach. Suddenly, Malone lost the ball in his hands! The ball-stealer is "No. 23" again! Malone was shocked and turned around. "No. 23" had already dribbled the ball to the three-meter line. The audience's huge voice was counting the seconds for "No. 23", "5, 4, 3, 2—". I saw "No. 23" hurriedly leaned back, almost falling backwards, but still calmly released the ball with long arms. The basketball drew a beautiful arc... Time froze, and the audience was silent. The pitcher's hand stayed in the air, and only the ball was floating. "Shua"! The basketball went into the basket, another two points! 87 to 86! The Bulls won Game 6 of this season's NBA championship finals with a one-point advantage, defeating the Jazz 4-2 to win the championship.

This "No. 23" is the "Flying Man" Jordan who is known as the "Christ wearing sneakers" on the basketball court and "unprecedented and unprecedented" in NBA history.

Rebel Jordan

On February 17, 1963, Jordan was born in the black area of ??Brooklyn, New York, and then his family moved to Hemington, North Carolina. This is a small town with only tens of thousands of people, and the warm sea breeze blows all year round.

Michael often made mischief to upset his parents.

When he was five years old, his parents forbade him to play with an axe, but he refused to listen. Once, he secretly took an ax outside to chop firewood, but accidentally hit his toe instead of hitting the firewood. He screamed in pain, and his parents were at a loss when they got home, so they had to invite a female neighbor who did not have a medical license but claimed to be a doctor. This female "doctor" came up and poured a large amount of water on Michael's bloody toes. A cup of kerosene made Michael scream in pain, but it stopped the bleeding.

Jordan’s father was a hard-working mechanical repair expert and deliberately cultivated Jordan’s interest in this area. He often took Jordan to the garage and asked Jordan to help him work. However, Jordan had no interest in mechanics. His father finally gave up on training Jordan to become a mechanical expert. He taught Jordan: "Go do women's work. Go ahead and let them teach you how to wash the dishes." Jordan replied: "Okay, no problem." He never went into the garage to do repair work with his father again.

My mother also tried to change Jordan and forced him to work as a maintenance worker in a hotel. But he only worked for a week before quitting. His mother was very angry and said: "Very good, from now on, you can't buy anything." But Jordan thought silently in his heart: Very good, from now on I can stay at home and play basketball all day.

"Fighting" Jordan

In order to provide an entertainment venue for his children, his father specially built a basketball court in his backyard and went to the scene to conduct demonstrations and guide the children in their studies. Basketball skills and rules of the game. The middle brother Riley was his earliest competition rival. Michael and Riley had countless battles here. In the initial period, Riley, who was one year older, was always ahead in the score. Michael was very angry about this and was unwilling to admit defeat. He would not give up until he beat his brother.

In terms of height, Michael already surpassed his older brother Riley when he was in elementary school. After the age of ten, he began to grow wildly, especially in the second grade of junior high school, he grew from 5 feet 7 inches to 6 feet, and reached 6 feet 4 inches by the time he graduated from high school.

This growing physical condition obviously increasingly favored him over his brother, but Riley's amazing jumping ability and extremely hard training in physical training made up for his shortcomings in stature compared to Michael. As a result, as they grew older and improved their skills, the competition between the brothers on the backyard basketball court became more and more intense.

In sports, Michael challenges his brother Riley, who is one year older than him; in studies, he competes with his sister, Riselyn, who is one year younger than him; in other aspects, he challenges his parents . Michael gradually understood some truths from the process of challenging others. He knew that proper self-discipline could prevent him from being hurt when participating in various competitions.

In 1972, after watching the basketball game of the Munich Olympics on TV, Michael immediately ran into the kitchen excitedly and declared to his mother: "One day, I want to participate in the Olympic basketball game! I want to win. Gold medal!"

That year, he was only 9 years old.

Indomitable Jordan

Michael, who has been obsessed with basketball and had ideals since he was a child, played for a while on the Laney High School basketball team, but suffered an unforgettable setback.

Early one morning, he and his friend Ryroy Smith went to the bulletin board in the school gymnasium to see the adjusted school team roster. Only to find out that Smith was on the list and he had been eliminated. Out!

That day he was so angry that he could not speak. Although he insisted on finishing the class, he had no idea what the teacher taught. After coming home from school, Michael closed the door and cried profusely. When the mother came back from get off work, Michael told her: "I was kicked off the school team." Tears immediately burst into her eyes again, and finally the mother couldn't help but hugged her son and cried together...

At the end of the football season , Michael mustered up the courage to ask coach Fred Leake to allow him to ride back and watch the game with the team. The coach initially said no, but it wasn't until he insisted again and promised to carry clothes for the players on the field that the coach nodded in agreement. In order to improve his skills, Michael practiced hard for a year and finally returned to the school team.

When Michael himself later recalled this incident, he said: "For me, this kind of thing happened, maybe it can be called a good thing. Because it made me understand how uncomfortable it is to be disappointed. So I made a decision and vowed never to endure that feeling again."

Famous Jordan

While attending the University of North Carolina, Michael Jordan participated in three NCAA tournaments. season games. The 1981-1982 season was both new and exciting for him, a fledgling player, and unusual.

In the East Coast College Basketball Championship, he and his teammates pursued the victory, achieved consecutive successes, and finally reached the NCAA prefinals. In the summer of 1982, they were able to compete with the Georgetown University team in the championship and runner-up finals.

The most exciting and attention-grabbing event that made Michael Jordan famous was the final game against the powerful Georgetown University team for the championship.

At the end of the first half, Georgetown University led 32 to 31. After the start of the second half, the score was "staggered", with both sides rising alternately. With 32 seconds left before the end, Georgetown's point guard Floyd showed off his power and scored a jumper. Georgetown University led 62-61.

At the critical moment, North Carolina coach Smith called a timeout.

In the past, he would have asked the old players to complete this "life and death ball", but this time he chose newcomer Jordan.

The opposing players focused on North Carolina's "main attackers" Voss and Perkins, preventing them from cutting inside, and the ball passed to Jordan on the left side of the court. At this time, with only 15 seconds left, Jordan made a decisive jump shot: the ball drew an arc in front of tens of thousands of fans and millions of TV viewers, and hit the center of the net. The University of North Carolina came back to win and regained the championship after an absence of 30 years. After the game, Jordan was selected as the final star player for his outstanding performance.

After the game, Jordan found that he had become a hero on campus. The aura of that magic shot in the championship final hung over his head.

There was even a photo of Jordan's jump shot in the local phone book, and a restaurant launched a burger named after "Jordan." But Jordan was not satisfied. He said: "I am no longer the same Jordan. I defeated Georgetown University with one shot, but I don't want others to remember me just for this incident. I want others to remember it completely." Stay with me, not the last few minutes of a game, but the entire game, from beginning to end."

Brilliant Jordan

For Michael Jordan, 1984 was both a year and a year. The harvest season is also a turning point in his life. Because Michael officially announced at a press conference on May 5 of that year that he would join the NBA. At that time, he was still in his third year of college.

On June 20, 1984, the NBA held its annual rookie selection meeting as usual. The Chicago Bulls lost 55 games in the just-concluded 1983-1984 regular season. They urgently needed to select a heavyweight player to expand their strength, so they acquired Michael Jordan.

Jordan's arrival immediately attracted the attention of fans and became a rising star in the NBA. When he completed that shocking dunk at the free throw line, the name "Flying Man" officially became Registered trademark of Jordan. In May 1985, Jordan won the Rookie of the Year title with an average of 28.2 points per game.

In 1991, the Bulls came to the finals. The Top Gun Bulls did not give "Magic" Johnson and his Lakers any face. After losing the first game due to lack of experience, they won 4 consecutive games cleanly. In Game 5 of the Finals, Jordan scored 30 points to lead the team. The Bulls defeated the Lakers 108:101 to win the first championship, and Jordan was awarded the first Most Valuable Player!

In 1992, against the Trail Blazers led by "Glider" Drexler, Jordan averaged 41 points per game in 1993. Against the Suns, led by Barkley, Jordan and his Bulls completed their first game since 1959. After the Boston Celtics won 8 consecutive championships in 1966, no team has been able to achieve 3 consecutive championships!

Just when people were speculating on how many more consecutive years the Bulls would win, bad luck fell from the sky. Jordan's father was shot dead by gangsters in the summer of that year. The frustrated Flyer decided to leave his beloved. basketball court.

After 14 months of confusion and depression, Jordan discovered that his territory was only on the basketball court that he could not let go of. The words "I am back" re-injected dreams and strength into all fans. And in the hearts of the Bulls, that is a famous saying that has created tens of billions of dollars!

In 1996, Jordan played the entire season and led the Bulls to defeat the Sonics in the Finals, kicking off their second three consecutive championships. He also won the 8th scoring title and the NBA Finals. Finals MVP and All-Star Game MVP. The Bulls made the whole world tremble in 1996 with their overwhelming force! People count the number of Bulls wins in disbelief. The Bulls led by Jordan created the best record in NBA history of 72 wins and 10 losses. The Bulls are once again on top of the world!

Legendary Jordan

On June 14, 1998, the Bulls defeated the Jazz again to win the sixth NBA championship. Jordan won the scoring title for the second time for three consecutive years and won the Finals MVP. and All-Star Game MVP. He officially announced his retirement in Chicago on January 13, 1999, leaving the NBA with 5 MVPs, 6 championship MVPs, 10 scoring titles and 12 All-Star honors.

Jordan’s legend did not stop when he was brilliant. Jordan continued to write his legend when he came back for the second time in 2001 when he joined the Washington Wizards!

Some people worry that his comeback may lose some of the dazzling halo above his head. Jordan's old friend "Big Mouth" Barkley is worried that his comeback will be ruined due to his physical condition. His fame lasted a lifetime, but the 38-year-old Jordan resolutely chose to come back.

Although in the end the Wizards did not rewrite history and did not win the championship after Jordan's comeback, Jordan's performance after his comeback did not disappoint the fans.

In the final farewell game, Jordan was stood up and applauded by 23,215 fans in the packed house. Every fan shouted his name hoarsely, and every fan responded with continuous applause. Fans use all this to express their love and support for Jordan.

Perhaps the most touching thing is the slogan of a young fan on the court, which also represents the voice of the vast majority of Jordan fans - "The top three players in history: 1983-1993 Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan from 1995 to 1998, Michael Jordan from 2001 to?”

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Jordan’s main honors

● Six-time NBA championship.

●Elected as the most valuable player in the NBA Finals five times. (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)

● Selected as one of the fifty greatest players of all time on the 50th anniversary of the NBA.

●Selected to the All-Star Game eleven times and was elected the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player three times.

●Maintain the NBA record of averaging 31.5 points per game.

●Hold the NBA record of becoming the scoring champion ten times.

●Maintain the playoff record of averaging 33.4 points per game.

●Maintains the record for the highest individual score in a single playoff game (63 points).

Jordan’s belief

●As soon as he steps onto the court, Jordan will think: "I am here to win." Therefore, his offensive strategy will never remain unchanged. In order to win, he is constantly adjusting his attack style.

●Absolutely not afraid to take action at the critical moment before the end of the game; have the confidence to win until the last minute.

●As long as you respect others, others will also respect you.

●Being famous does not necessarily mean you become a different person.

●The "whole" is the most important thing. No matter how outstanding a player is, he will always be just a part of the team.

●Life is a learning process.

●All the good players rely on their own abilities and willpower to move forward step by step.

●When facing a challenge, you should respond immediately and positively; the more serious the challenge, the more you need to fight hard.

●"Frustration" sometimes is the force that drives a person forward.

Jordan Quotes

When I stepped into the basketball court, I imagined myself as the best basketball player. I have the confidence that once I step on the court, I can do everything I can do well.

I can accept failure, but I cannot accept giving up.

I listen to people's praises for me, I enjoy the joy of success, I know what I am pursuing, but I have never stopped moving towards a higher realm.