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    Michael Jordan: Greatest of All Time There have been many great basketball players to play the game, but one of them separates himself from the rest. The player is Michael Jordan. He has done many amazing things in his basketball career. He is a good person, a great basketball athlete, and loves to play the game of basketball. Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. Michael and his family moved to a rural part in North Carolina

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    JORDAN BELFORT Biography / Background Nicknamed "the Wolf of Wall Street," Jordan Belfort made millions in the 1990s through his investment company, Stratton Oakmont. His memoir is the basis for the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street, starring Leonardo Dicapro. Born in Queens, New York, on July 9, 1962, Jordan Belfort had a natural talent as a salesman at an early age, operating a meat and seafood business in the 1980s. After that company went bust, Belfort began selling stocks in

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    Michael Jordan, one of the all-time greatest basketball legends, explains how to overcome obstacles in life: “If you are trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan, Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Michael Phelps, Walt Disney (Sonny) - all of these very successful men have one significant

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    were moving halfway across the world, all the way to Amman, Jordan. Naturally, this decision was shocking to me, but it was a great many other things as well. I felt excited, yet scared; fascinated, yet furious. Day and night, I constantly thought of this upcoming adventure

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    Introduction Jordan is located in the center of the Middle East and it shares borders with Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. It is also next to the Dead Sea and the Jordan River. Jordan has a terrain of about 35,475 square miles (Advameg, Inc., 2014). Jordan is unique because it has sand mountains and colorful rocks, plus it has barren deserts and fertile valleys. The main language of Jordan is Arabic but English is also taught and spoken. The capital of Jordan is Amman (Advameg, Inc., 2014)

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    Introduction Michael Jordan wrote, “I wanted to impress my teammates, my coaches, the owners, everybody. I wanted them to say, “This kid is special. This kid has the right mind, the right skills, the right motivation” (Jordan, 1998, p. 20). Michael Jordan created his own shoe brand, used persistence to innovate ways to overcome being cut from the varsity team, and illuminated the world by eventually making it into the NBA. Create Even though Michael Jordan was a famous basketball player, he still

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    Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan or MJ is an American retired professional basketball player, businessman and Chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Michael has all these great titles under his belt that make him the millionaire he is today. However, his most significant accomplishment throughout his career is being the inspiration for the production of Air Jordan basketball footwear and athletic clothing produced by Nike. These accomplishments wasn’t reached overnight, it took lots of dedication

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    LeBron James or Michael Jordan There have been many great basketball players over the history of basketball. There are only two that stand out from the others, LeBron James and Michael Jordan. They are arguably the greatest basketball players to ever play the game. Although they are considered the greatest, there are many similarities and differences about the two players. Michael Jordan played as a point guard while LeBron played as a power forward. Although James and Jordan are statistically identical

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    Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players to ever play the game, on and off of the court. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. After he was born, he and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, and he grew up there as a child and a young adult (“Michael Jordan”). His father worked at a General Electric plant as a supervisor. Jordan was raised in a family who only knew working hard and playing sport, but Jordan could never keep steady hours at work because

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    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

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