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The editors at Top 10 Online Colleges decided to research the topic of: Happy Birthday, Michael! 23 Things About #23Human Side- Michael Jordan - born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York - the fourth of five children. - Jordan didn't make the varsity as a sophomore at Laney High School in Wilmington, N.C - "It was embarrassing not making that team," - Jordan - 1990: Jordan wore #12 only once after an arena employee stole his uniform - With his father James at his side in 1991, he openly cried while cradling the Larry O'Brien Trophy after the Bulls won their first championship - Jordan lost his father to an act of violence at the end of the '92 - '93 season - Jordan is 6"6 - neither of his parents were over 5'9 - He wore his University of North Carolina shorts under his uniform in every game during his time with the Chicago Bulls. He believed they brought him luck. - This was the beginning of the "long shorts" trend in the NBA - Jordan was voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season. - This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game - Jordan's body fat was once measured at 4% - average American male: 15-20% - average professional athlete: 7-8% - He proposed to his long time girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas Eve, 2011 - Michael spent his off seasons taking hundreds of jump shots per day, until it was perfected Career- 1981 - Jordan earned a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina - majored in cultural geography. - 'By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time'. - quote from the NBA - Holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average - Average = 30.12 points per game - highest career playoff - average = 33.45 points per game - 1986-87 became the only player besides Wilt Chamberlain to score more than 3,000 points in a season, getting 3,041. - Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. - 1999 - named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN - second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. - Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. - 5X winner of NBA's Most Valuable Player Award - Appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 49 times - As a 31-year-old rookie with no professional baseball experience - he drove in 51 runs - stole 30 bases - 6 outfield assists - had 7 game-winning hits - On Jan. 13, 1999, Jordan, at 35, retired - again. Finances- Yearly income from the endorsements estimated to be over $40m - $178,100 a day, working or not - If he goes to see a movie, it'll cost him $7.00, but he'll make $18,550 while he's there - He makes $7,415/hour more than minimum wage. - If he wanted to save up for a new Acura NSX ($90,000) it would take him a whole 12 hours. - Topped "Forbes" magazine's "The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces", with an estimated settlement of $168 million. Sources- https://www.biography.com/people/michael-jordan-9358066?page=3 - https://www.22facts.com/michael-jordan/ - https://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016048.html - https://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/sports/10-most-superstitious-athletes - https://coedmagazine.com/2011/02/17/23-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-jordan-on-his-birthday/ - https://www.businessinsider.com/16-people-who-worked-incredibly-hard-to-succeed-2012-9?op=1 ![]() |