Biography
Michael Jordan is a legendary American basketball player from the NBA, a long time speaking at the position of the attacking defender of the Team "Chicago Bulls" (1984-1998, with a break). Six times he led to the team to the title of NBA champion, twice won the Olympic gold. The official face of the Nike brand, a billionaire basketball player.Childhood and youth
Michael was born in New York on February 17, 1963. Parents of the future sports star were ordinary people by no means basketball. Five children were brought up in the family: the older brothers Michael, Larry and James Jr., the older sister Doboris and the younger sister Rosil. As a child, Michael was fond of baseball and already at the age of 12, a school team came to the final of the younger League championship.
Later he was recognized by the state champion North Carolina, where his family moved. Another achievement in baseball was recognition of Jordan the most valuable player. Then, for Michael, it's time to captivate basketball. Father even built a basketball court for a younger son in the backyard of their home.
The growth of a novice basketball player at the age of 15 reached 175 centimeters, so he honed the jump. Later, the athlete reached in 198 cm at a weight of 98 kg. Michael possessed high speed and trained with zeal. But these qualities did not have enough to become a team of senior school team. Failure upset the guy, and he decided to prove to the coach that he was mistaken. Michael was completely laid out on games, receiving 28 points in each match.
At the same time, he was engaged in baseball, athletics, got into the school team on American football. Michael's perseverance brought results. In the 11th grade, he finally got into the school basketball team, in which his elder brother was already played at number 45. Michael stopped at issue 23, explaining that he would try to become as good player as Larry, or although Would half.
This room of Jordan remained faithful to the end of his career. Successes spurred ambitious guy, and he continued to work on himself. In the summer of 1980, Michael fell for fees to the University of North Carolina. He made such an indelible impression on the coaches that he was invited to study. In 1981, he became a student of this university.
Simultaneously with the study guy began training as part of a local basketball team. He managed to show himself an indispensable player, although the coach and put higher tasks for him compared to other players. This plan worked, and in the first year Michael entered the starting five of the university team.
Sport
For the first three seasons, Jordan rose to the award of Neussmit. Also, a young player took part in Pan American Games, showing the best results in the national team. Entering the national team, he participated in the 1984 Summer Olympiad, where the highest results showed. After having done a year, Jordan threw the university to participate in the NBA draft.
He was chosen club "Chicago Bulls". However, the lack of discipline in the team and the low level of equipment disappointed the guy. Despite such conditions, he continued intensive training and became part of the starting five, showing high results 28 points per game. Michael loved the audience even from the opponent.
In just a month, Jordan's professional career came to the cover of sports magazine Sports Illustrated with an ambitious signature "The star is born." 1984 became the time of the first advertising contract with Nike. For him, AIR Jordan sneakers were released in the traditional colors of the Chicago Bulls club - black and red.
The NBA imposed a ban on the use of this shoe for the aggressiveness of the gamma and the absence of white. However, Jordan continued to go out in these sneakers on the field, and Nike's management paid fines for $ 5 thousand, using this fact for advertising his goods. Team debutant became a member of the starting five in the game of all NBA stars. This fact provoked discontent of the league veterans.
As a result, the players refused to give Pasya Jordan. And even under such pressure, he managed to conquer the title of the best newcomer association in the regular championship final. At the same time, he was declared the third performance in the NBA and got into the second five of the best NBA players. Thanks to Michael, the team managed to go to the playoffs, for the first time in the last 3 years.
Almost all of the second season, Jordan was restored after a leg injury. By the time the "Chicago Bulls" is released in the playoffs, Michael has already played and managed to score 63 points in the removal games. Since then, this record has not been able to beat anyone. In the 3rd season, the basketball player recovered, becoming the second effective player of the Association.
The third season for Jordan began with replacing the team players, which allowed her for the first time to overcome the first round in the playoffs. Athlete called the Best League Scorer. And next season, he was again recognized as the best as the sum of the scored points in the game.
In the 1989/1990 season, Michael becomes the captain of the team that young progressive players replenished. On May 7, 1989, Michael Jordan's team had to withstand "Cleveland", and after the next foul, the captain "Chicago Bulls" rose on the line of the penalty throw. The legend of basketball was confident in his actions and made a famous leap with closed eyes. Video cameras recorded this trick of Jordan. Frames added to the young man of sympathy and admiration among fans.
Interestingly, during the scoring of the goal Michael Jordan opens his mouth and the tongue is supervised. The champion inherited this manner from his father, and he, in turn, from his grandfather.
The new coach Phil Jackson practiced a collective game system, and Michael defended his freedom. The compromise was found, and the team was transformed. Jordan first became the most valuable player of the NBA and cried from happiness. The next season brought Jordan the second MVP in the regular season. The athlete is increasing the muscles and now inspires the fear of former offenders on the site.
The athlete managed to turn big basketball into real art. The tricks that Michael Jordan showed on the playing field were attracted to the game using the Orange Ball of interest to the public. Up to $ 10 billion investments have increased in this sport.
The 1991/1992 season brought a basketball player the third title MVP, and in a row. But in the Games of 1992-93 he failed to get this honorary title. As part of the National Team, he participated in the 1993 Barcelona Olympiad, where the Americans won gold. And in October of the same year, he said that he was left of the sport, since he had lost interest to him. At this time, the athlete was experiencing a personal loss, which handled him - the father of Jordan died.
In honor of the completion of the career of the basketball player, the organizers of Chicago Bulls decided to establish a monument to the athlete at the entrance to the UNITED-Center stadium. The sculpture was created in a short time. It is a champion figure soaring in the air in front of the corporate throw.
In the spring of 1994, the athlete signs a contract with the Baseball team "Chicago White Sox", motivating its decision by the fact that his late father wanted to see his player in the baseball league. During the short career, Jordan performed for Birmingham Baron, then as part of Scottsdale Scorpies. In March 1995, Michael decides to return to NBA as a player "Chicago Bulls".
However, this season ended for the team defeat in Playoffs. But the failure became the basis of seriously prepared for the next season. In it, Jordan won the MVP final title for the fourth time, in 1997-98 - in the fifth, and then in the sixth. These victories became one of the best moments of his fate.
In January 1999, Jordan said for the second time about farewell to professional sports. A year later, he returned to the NBA again, but already in another Ipostasi - co-owner and the General Manager of the Washington Washards Club. And for the same team, he began to play since September 2001. After spending two seasons in this team, Michael has achieved improved its indicators.
Jordan returned to NBA became the best 40-year-old player in the entire history of the League. He managed to fill stadiums during Wuzarders matches.
The last way to play the playing field of the champion took place in 2003 during the competition against the Philadelphia-76 team, at the end of the match, Michael Jordan was awarded three-minute ovations of the public.
After the third departure from Sport, Jordan intended to return to the position of the manager, but he was fired by the owner of the club. Michael regarded this as a betrayal.
To maintain the sports form, the basketball player participated in charitable golf tournaments between celebrities. Then the motor consumption entered its hobby. Since 2004, the star has a professional team with the name "Michael Jordan Motorports". He also promoted his own clothing brand.
According to ESPN, Jordan is considered the best player in basketball all times, Lebron James got only in third place. The basketball player itself spoke in an interview that he would not refuse to go to the platform. Kobi Briant Michael ranks the greatest NBA players and considers it to be a big friend, despite the fact that he stole all movements from him.
The fans call Jordan's "Basketball God", and from under Roland Lazenby feather "Michael Jordan. His explosion, dedicated to the biography and the success story of an athlete. In 2009, Jordan's name fell among the names of the best basketball players of the Hall of Fame.
Personal life
The personal life of the basketball player proceeded violently due to a variety of hobbies of an athlete. Michael has always been considered a pet favorite. The first chief of the famous basketball player became Huanita Vanya. In 1989, the young combined with a legitimate marriage, and in 1991, Michael acquired a luxurious estate for a family with an area of 17 hectares in Highland Park. For Jordan, three children appeared: two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and daughter Jasmine. In early 2002, Huanita Jordan announced that he filed for a divorce.
The basis she called irreconcilable contradictions, but the spouses managed to negotiate and did not divorce. But in 2006 it became known that Michael had a secret lover, whom he paid for silence. The court rejected Karla Knaifel's claim about paying compensation in the amount of $ 5 million. This money alleged Jordan promised her for not reporting her pregnancy from him in 1991.
The analysis of DNA proved that a former athlete was not a child's father. However, this finally spoiled the relationship of Jordan's spouses, and at the end of the year they divorced by mutual agreement. At the same time, Juanita received an explicit amount of $ 168 million, which was a record at that time among well-known people. Five years later, Michael made the proposal of the Cuban model of 32 years.
They met for three years. Ivette conveted agreement, and soon the couple announced the engagement. On April 27, 1993, lovers got married at Jauter Island. In 2012, Jordan decided to sell the estate in Highland Park for the amount of $ 29 million. Later, he acquired a house in Florida. In February 2014, his wife gave birth to Jordan two twin girls, which were given by Isabel and Victoria names.
In 1992, the athlete starred in the video of his namesake - Michael Jackson. Two stars play basketball in the video on the song "JAM". Interestingly, the word "jam" is interpreted by two - as the designation of the improvisation of the musical team and as a ball of the ball from above in basketball. In 1996, Michael Jordan depicted himself in the fantastic animation film "Space Jam". In a team with a superstar in a basketball battle with aliens, a cartoon hero of Rabbit Baks Bani and World Cinema Star, actor Bill Murray participated.
Michael Jordan now
Now in the "Forbes" publication ranking, Michael Jordan is considered the most wealthy basketball player of the world. The state of the NBA champion at the rate for 2018 is $ 1.65 billion. The athlete's capital consists of the means that they paid as salary and premiums, as well as in the form of profits from work in advertising.The sports career of Michael Jordan is devoted to the fan pages in "Instagram" and "Twitter". In 2018, the legend of basketball noted the anniversary. Michael Jordan turned 55 years old.
Awards
- 1983 - Gold Medal at Pan American Games in Caracas
- 1984 - Gold Medal at the Olympics in Los Angeles
- 1992 - Gold Medal at the Olympics in Barcelona
- 1992 - Gold Medal at the America Championships in Portland