The Jordan Rules: The Jordan Rules By Sam Smith

In the course of competing in the NBA Jordan, preformed consistently. Once Jordan’s team made it to the finals, his team dominated, specifically him. On the website “Michealjordansworld.com”, a site dedicated to sharing accurate information about Jordan, the chart listed shows that in the course of six years Jordan has averaged 33.6 points per final game. This demonstrates Jordan’s elite abilities on the court.

After reading this book, you will likely believe that Jordan is the greatest basketball player to ever play in the NBA. Not only did he have in court issues but he had off court issues as well. His father died and Jordan was very distressed. But Jordan overcame this time of grief and sadness. Jordan won 6 titles.

Imagine you are at a 97-98 Chicago Bulls game, and the announcer said “coming to the court number 23 Michael Jordan”, and the crowd screams loudly “Jordan, Jordan, Jordan”. Your friend right next to you that Jordan is one of the best. I am here today to tell you about the greatness of a legend, a Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, and reasons why he is the best. There is no doubt in my mind that Michael Jordan is the best person to ever play the game called basketball.

Michael Jordan is arguable the best basketball player who ever played the game. A phenomenal athlete with the unique combination of fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, and an unquenchable competitive desire, Jordan single-handedly redefined the NBA superstar. The thing that separated Jordan from the rest of the all-time greats was his compulsive need to win. Jordan was and is still known for his intense competitiveness and will to win, but that has not translated to his ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats.

In 1999, when this essay was published, something as simple as a cellphone was a revolution to the American people. Conversations anywhere with no wires involved! Wow! Looking back now, American seemed pretty simple in 1999. This is the same for Michael Jordan – once upon a time, Jordan was JUST a basketball player. LaFeber’s essay illustrates for us the rise of the young Jordan from his middle-class family in racist North Carolina through his college years and eventually into the NBA where he became an international sports icon. LaFeber tells the story of how Jordan caught the eye of Nike CEO Phil Knight and goes on to explain how Knight transformed Jordan into the face of a multi-billion dollar international corporation. LaFeber also fills us in on race and sports issues surrounding Jordan and how that played a part in Nike’s growth. LaFeber shows us how race effected middle-class Michael Jordan at a young age and how he was able to overcome this and grow into the star he is today.

Michael Jordan is remembered for single-handedly globalizing basketball and giving people a reason to believe that all things are possible. Jordan’s charisma as a basketball player made him an undeniable leader that the NBA may never see again. Though LeBron James may be considered the greatest NBA basketball player currently active, he should not yet be considered in the conversation for the greatest player of all time. That title simply belongs to the legendary Michael Jordan. Throughout his career, he dominated on the court with his unstoppable defensive and offensive strategies along with the leadership and determination he provided for his teammates. No one will ever have as big of an impact on not only the NBA, but the game of basketball

Now the reasoning behind him influencing people all over America, was that he was the best, his shoes, and just him in general. He completely changed every aspect of the game. He was a Man amongst boys, No matter how any team attacked him he found flaws and ate them alive right there. He had no sympathy for his opponents at all. He was cold-blooded on the court. His most monumental shot was against the Utah Jazz in game 7 of the conference semifinals, with only 1.7 seconds left Michael stepped back and took the shot, as it swished the crowd went crazy. That put Michael onto his 5th championship ring. Michael had made his mark in playoff history, when he set the record for most points scored ever by a player in playoff history. He had his alterations with the NBA though. Michael’s dad had a dream to play Major league baseball, Michael would attempt to follow his dad’s dream, he attempted it but would never make it professionally in baseball, he played minor league baseball but was never good at it. He came back to the NBA where he got traded to the Washington Wizards and became known as the Villain, where he would just still completely dominate the game of basketball. He kept his old team from making the playoffs 2 years in a row, Michael never won a championship with the Wizards though. But this was an alternate event for him, America didn’t know what to think anymore due to the fact he had to face his old team a lot here and there, and when they continuously won, that is where they started calling him a traitor and all Chicago Bulls resented him, even though Michael had nothing but love for Chicago, he said it was just a business and he couldn’t help it that he was traded but nobody cared to hear what he had to say, except for all Washington Wizards fans, and why not he had came to their city where he just gave the fans something to cheer for, they were winning

Michael Jordan had a passion for Basketball. It was not something he did to fill up his spare time; it was a goal that he knew would be his channel to influence the world. When we follow our passion, we would paint the world in very bright colors. It is important to know that our passion is our DNA, which would be the channel through which we make a mark in our world. Michael Jordan’s passion still speaks because he has influenced many generations of young people in the game of Basketball.

Throughout basketball history, there have been many amazing players to be a part of the NBA. The NBA, also known as the National Basketball Association, is not only the foremost men’s professional basketball league in North America, but is also widely considered to be the top-ranking men’s professional basketball league in the world. One of the most controversial topics in the history of NBA today is whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is the best player to ever be a part of this association. James began his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers and currently plays for the Miami Heat. Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls for most of his career; however, he played for the Washington Wizard’s from age 38 to 40. According to the New York Times, Jordan announced his retirement in Chicago on January 13th of 1999 (D8). Although LeBron James is one of the best players to be currently active in the league, Michael Jordan is known to be the best player in NBA history. Both player, without a doubt, have left a mark in the history of NBA, Michael Jordan, indisputably, is the best player to ever play in the NBA with his unstoppable defensive and offensive ability along with the determination and leadership he provided for his team.

Jordan did not only influence the athletes he played with, but he influenced the younger generations. “Ever since his emergence as a star for the Chicago Bulls, kids have been striving to ‘be like Mike,’

Collegiately, Jordan’s legacy was established as a freshman when he nailed the game winning shot in the National Championship versus Patrick Ewing’s Hoyas. Even though, the Tar Heels didn’t hoist the trophy in the following years with Jordan, one thing was constant, Jordan himself. Win or lose, no matter the players around him or the level of competition, he would always put on a show. This would hold true as Jordan’s rise to prominence conveyed an analysis of sport’s emergence on the global stage.

Have you ever heard of Michael Jordan? If you haven't, you need to. He is one of the greatest basketball legends. Jordan has won many awards. Michael Jordan is an influential person because of his determination and hard work, his basketball career, his many MVP awards, and his determination to overcome his childhood struggles.

Purpose: to inform the audience about basketball such as the basketball rules and history and development of basketball.

Raymond H. Miller wrote this excellent book called Michael Jordan. It’s in the Stars of Sports Series which include greats like Barry Bonds, Tiger Woods and Shaquille O’Neal. This book is published by KidHaven Press, it was published on December 2nd 2005. It has 48 pages of great information and keeps you entertained throughout the whole book. It starts out talking about how Michael’s failures and success and it just grabs your attention. It makes you want to read the whole book and understand how he achieved all that he did.

So Jordan was coming off a very great season at the University of North Carolina. He also led the USA to a gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. A lot of people believed that is market value was at a high.That is when Nike got on track. Phil Knight, CEO of Nike, put together a group to brainstorm the most profitable way to market Jordan to basketball fans. In fact, Nike had a plan for promoting Jordan even before Jordan played on NBA hardwood. Nike was taking a big risk on someone who was not set up to be a star or even someone in the NBA. Nike offered him a deal that would earn him $7 million over five years. So then the most recognized basketball shoes ever to be created, the “Air Jordan 1!” The original black shoes with a red swoosh and a creamy white laces to go with it. Those shoes went off blew the