Autobiography of Michael Jordan

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Autobiography of Michael Jordan Michael Jordan has one of the most , if

not actually the most , recognizable pros in the history of U .S sports A midair shot of his Airness is used by a major sports apparel company and immortalized by Nike s Air Jordan in shoes , socks , shirts , and other famous sporting lines The flying image is unmistakably Michael bald , black , and graceful my Michael as his mother would put it (Andrew 2001 In corporate America he is the icon of success In the new book entitled Michael Jordan , Inc the man is raised another notch higher in his already lofty position as one of the world s most phenomenal figures in the history of modern sports , the man described by former basketball superstar Larry Bird as God pretending to be Michael Jordan perhaps a rather irreverent of the man s immense talent and incredible grace as a sports superhero (Schwartz , 2007

But it has not always been a life of glowing superlatives for Michael Jordan , who grew up in the neighborhood in Wilmington North Carolina as a rabid fan of American football , baseball , and basketball Nor has it always been a life of accolade and tribute Even in retirement , the man still finds himself worthy of tributes and a target for disparagement

For some critics the man who could defy gravity with his graceful flight to score points was a spoiled superstar with a bizarre competitive spirit and an egotist , a man with an insatiable desire to win and win at all cost

In his first major foray into basketball , he was cut from the varsity basketball as a high school freshman , an experience that he said spurred him to train harder "Whenever I was working out and got tired and figured I ought to stop , I would close my eyes and see that list in the locker room without my name on it " Jordan said "and that usually got me going again

There are living witnesses to Jordan transformation from a small , less than six feet basketball player wannabe to a robust 6 6 basketball superstar Ruby Sutton , a physical education teacher at Laney High said "He never wanted to lose in anything That was in-born into him . I normally get to school between 7 and 7 :30 a .m Michael would be at school before I would . Every time I 'd come in and open these doors , I 'd hear the basketball . Fall , wintertime , summertime . Most mornings I had to run Michael out of the gym Fred Lynch , then assistant coach , now head coach at Laney , remembers Jordan as a sore loser even when just playing pickup games He hasn 't changed that he said He always expected...