Personal Narrative: Life After Jordan

Walt Disney was fired because his editor felt that he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” Michael Jordan was rejected from his high school basketball team when he was a sophomore. Thomas Edison’s teachers told him that he was “too stupid to learn anything.” Failure and rejection happens to everyone, even the most famous of people. It can be heartbreaking. But before you go to your room and stain your pillows with tears, remember that it will not ruin your life.

Walter LaFeber’s essay, Michael Jordan and the New Capitalism: America on Top of Its Game, examines the ways that capitalism, along with high-tech communication, is conquering the world, one person-or in this case one pair of feet-at a time. Beginning as a basketball prodigy, rising to an international phenomenon, and finally a seductive commercial ideal, Jordan is a true example of how our American corporations have used technology in a brave way to expand all over the world. Through LaFeber’s examination of Nike and its power over the global, along with Jordan’s background, a lot is revealed about American society.

Basketball was a new experience to me a few years ago, but i never realized I was going to love it. When I was younger, I’ve always wanted to play the sport of basketball, and I got my opportunity to play when I was in fifth grade at Monte Vista Elementary.

Jamal Wallis at the start is a student attending a normal normal high school and is also decent at basketball. While Jamal openly doesn’t like school he is smart and a good writer. Things take a turn for the better after he accidentally leaves his pack after a bet but Forrester drops it to him with his edited writings. Jamal also starts attending a better school due to very good test scores. He starts to befriend Forrester and slowly Jamal becomes his student. Jamal's writing is too good however and his teacher thinks he isn’t the writer. He then turns in something referencing Forrester which Forrester said never to do. Jamal then must win states so that he can keep attending but, he purposely misses two easy shots. Forrester then comes into his class and states his friendship with Jamal and Jamal is dismissed from charges and

For a majority of people in the world, if they were to wake up with 350 million dollars, and would be able to be fully retired by 38 years old, then they would be very content and happy with their lives. Being able to wake up every day in a big mansion, lying with your family by the poolside, not worrying about financial issues for yourself or loved ones, and lastly having the great opportunity for you and your whole family, to not work a day the rest of your lives. It is an ideal situation that approximately 99.99% of people would want. But, an outlier, challenges those astonishing odds, by using their influence and popularity, to help out and make a difference. Not

Michael Jordan has been of interest to me ever since I began playing basketball myself in the fourth grade. I often found myself trying to replicate Jordan’s moves and motions on the court. I already know a great deal about Jordan because I have studied his career and practically memorized his credentials, both as an athlete and a thriving businessperson. I often found myself staring at my ceiling at night reciting free-throw percentages and such. The main controversy when dealing with Jordan, however, focuses not on his ability to play basketball, rather his second return to the game. Should Jordan have returned for the second time, or should he have stayed away from the basketball

As you can tell Michael Jordan had been threw many and many different things in his life. Some are crazy and upright, while others are downside and not as crazy. Things that are upright about his life was when he got drafted to play NBA and when he won the olympics twice for his team. The downside to his life was that he had dropped out of college junior year so he can play the NBA and if he had never been so good he would of never had a good bright future.

Michael Jordan is the only athlete to have ever gained the middle name "Air" because of his unbelievable ability to soar through the sky before he smashes the ball through the rim. He has managed to defy all obstacles ever thrown his way within the sport of basketball, earning his reputation as the most competitive and determined player in the NBA. Over the span of Michael Jordan's 18 year long career in the NBA, he has enjoyed world wide attention and recognition as the ambassador of basketball. Jordan has influenced basketball players around the globe and, with his own shoes and clothing brand, along with his artistic way of handling himself on the court, has developed a style of his own within

I was in California and it was during Christmas vacation. I was really confused on what I wanted for Christmas, so every day I would go online looking for things to buy.

Michael Jordan is one of the best NBA players of all time. This is my biography about him.

In the beginning years of Jordan playing in the NBA, he had some trouble adjusting to the NBA style of defense. He was not a strong straight up defender, and he often took too many chances on defense trying to get steals. The criticism he received from outside watchers motivated him to practice and to become better. In the 1987-1988 season, Jordan’s efforts on defense paid off. He not only led the league in steals, but he also led the Bulls in blocked shots (Haung 1). His defensive power was so dominating that he won the defensive player of the year award, along with the season MVP. Jordan proved to everyone that he was not just a scoring machine but a great defender as well. LeBron, on the other hand, is a decent defensive player but not

Mike wasn't expected to be a star of the Tar Heels, since they had players such

Michael Jordan was born February 17,1963 In Brooklyn New York City, Ny . In 1981 earned a basketball scholarship to the university of North Carolina Michael jordan left the University of Carolina one year before graduation in 1984. He also entered the NBA . He was selected by the Bulls and won a gold metal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Air Jordan I pair of sneakers were a breakthrough in basketball shoe design was introduced by Nike. He was voted NBA rookie of the years in 1985. Three years later in 1988 he was voted NBA Defensive Player of the year. Jordan married Juanita Varey in September 1889. They has two sons Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James. Also they has a girls named Jasmine.

“Truth or be lied to and not get hurt, what would you choose”. In many circumstances, people are in a scenario in which they have to either tell someone the truth or not hurt their feelings. This is a tough choice but the truth will always set you free. When Michael Jordan was cut from the team his coach had to tell him that he wasn’t what they desired. For the majority of the people that will hurt your feelings. Nevertheless, it is better than him being on the team and causing them to lose games frequently because he isn’t as trained as the other

Sweat trickled down my face. The fans were shrilling in the stands. My heart was beating at an incredible rate. How can anyone understand the intensity and anxiety I was experiencing? I sped down the court as the clock was near to its end. As I shot the basketball, the fans silenced, and the buzzer released its alarm. My whole world was a blur.