Natural ability and perseverance often help a person achieve outstanding results. The main thing is to choose the right direction. This is precisely what the biography of the famous basketball player Michael Jordan testifies to.
Childhood
Michael Jordan's father was an active and sociable person. He really liked the game of baseball, and he did his best to introduce his sons to this sport. As soon as the children grew up and got stronger, the head of the family began to take them to the site and teach them how to handle a baseball and a bat. Already at the age of five or six, the boys from the Jordan family played in one of the teams in the children's baseball league. The coaches, without any exaggeration, prophesied to Michael, who did well at everything, a professional career on a baseball court.
The future outstanding basketball player was born on February 17, 1963 in an ordinary American family. Parents at that time lived in New York City. His father worked in an electrical engineering company, his mother served as a bank teller. It is interesting to note that both mother and father were not very tall. Michael was the fourth child of three brothers and two sisters. When he was 12 years old, he and his older brother began to get involved in basketball. He did well, he was not taken to the school team due to insufficient growth - only 175 cm.
Sports career
A passionate desire to play basketball professionally seized the young man. Jordan not only systematically trained, but also performed a set of exercises that contributed to an increase in height. The result exceeded all expectations - in one summer he grew by 11 cm. After that Michael was accepted into the school's basketball team. He did not leave his studies and as a result "held out" himself up to 198 cm. With this growth he was invited to the team of the University of North Carolina. In 1983, Jordan was invited to the US national team to compete in the Pan American Olympics. The team won all matches, and Michael became the most productive player.
A year later, he was invited to the professional team of the Chicago Bulls. Michael became the leading striker among the bulls in just a month. Of all the players, he stood out for very high jumps. Due to this feature, it soon became known as "Air Jordan". With him immediately signed a contract with the company for the production of sportswear "Nike". Michael walked out onto the court in red and black sneakers designed especially for him.
Recognition and privacy
Michael Jordan has been named the Most Valuable Player in the US National Basketball League on several occasions. A complete list of merit, awards and honorary titles takes several pages of small text.
The legendary basketball player has been married twice. He has five children - two sons and a daughter from his first marriage and twin daughters from his second. Currently, Jordan is considered the richest basketball player in the world. The athlete's fortune amounts to more than one and a half billion dollars.
