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Michael Jordan wasn’t born a great basketball player. He was given the tools to be an incredible athlete, but it is what he did with those tools that allowed him to become one of the greats. Through his talent, hard work, and determination, Michael Jordan became one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York to his parents Deloris and James Jordan. He had two brothers and two sisters. He and his family soon moved to Wilmington

success to astonishing levels. The film’s soundtrack created many Top 10 hits and the album itself sold over 15 million copies. Many recording artists became popular through Disco. The Bee Gees, Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer (the "Queen of Disco"), Barry White, KC and the Sunshine Band and Chic were just a few of many. The Jackson's, formerly the Jackson 5, released quite a few disco songs from 1975 to 1980. Several tracks from musicians like Barry Manilow, Blondie, Cher, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO),

by the Chicago Bull third overall in that years draft. At the time he also was part of the 1984 United States Olympic team that won gold that year. After the olympics were done he knew he had some work to do with his new NBA team. The Chicago Bull at the time were a joke nobody wanted to go see them play a roughly six thousand people showed up to the games during the season before michael came in. Well little did they know a legend was about to arrive. During his rookie year with the Chicago Bulls

when the New York Giants refused to meet the American League champions (Boston). The major leagues successfully met the challenge of the Federal League (1914-15). But further problems arose with the revelation that eight members of the Chicago White Sox had conspired to throw the 1919 World Series to Cincinnati. Only the appointment of Judge Kenesaw Mountain LANDIS as commissioner and the introduction of a livelier ball saved the game.

averaged a reputable 17.7 points per game. In 1984, Jordan traveled to Los Angeles to compete with the U.S. Olympic basketball team. With Jordan's help, the team won a gold medal. Soon after Jordan entered the NBA draft and was picked third by the Chicago Bulls. The bulls were the laughing stock of the NBA, but that would soon be changed (Mattern 82-28). During his first season with the bulls, Michael became a fan favorite averaging 28.2 points per game. He was nominated to play on the NBA All-Star

Publisher: Rodale Books Copyright: 2004 Pete Rose was born on April 14, 1941 and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with his parents Harry and LaVerne Rose. His father Harry could be described as hard-working, tough, and hard-nosed, especially when it came to sports. Harry played semi-pro football and always pushed Pete to give 110% at all times. This attitude and effort that Pete was exposed to growing up with a man like Harry stuck with Pete his entire life and as a result he earned the nickname “Charlie

everyone knows, Al Capone made $50 million dollars when he ran the Chicago Outfit thought bootlegging ( ). This shows how much money was in the illegal businesses and why so many new money people like Gatsby were into it. While in Gatsby it's a bit more subtle at the beginning of the book, but by the end Tom accuses Gatsby of being a bootlegger “He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the counter....I picked him for a bootlegger

clothes or color. A school in Baytown, Texas has banned its students from wearing the following "gang clothing" -Solid red or black shirt with pants or skirt -Solid red or white shirt over a black shirt -Red and black flannel shirt or jacket -Blue and black flannel shirt or jacket -Clothing with Chicago Bulls, White Sox, Los Angles Raiders, Kings, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, or University of Miami Logos Everyone believes these types of clothes are worn by gang members. "But what if they

Illinois has many pro teams such as, the Chicago Bulls and the white Sox. Every sport there is to think of, Illinois has a stadium dedicated to it. these teams are adored around the nation and theres no better place for sports than

Jackie Robinson was signed to the Dodgers organization in 1946 by Branch Rickey and he was assigned to the Montreal Royals in the International League. Branch Rickey’s antics were bold and unorthodox which made him frowned upon by his white colleagues until they realized years later the continued success that the integration had brought the game of baseball, referred to as America’s pastime. Jackie Robinson debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 and became the first African