Michael-Jordan-–-Head-and-Shoulders-Above-the-Rest

Module1BasketballMichaelJordan–HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebest-knownathleteintheworld.HewasthetopscorerintheNBA,andplayedfortheChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvaluedplayerfivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt,MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewupinNorthCarolina.HeattendedtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason(1984-1985)asoneofthetopscorersintheleague,withanaverageof28.2pointspergame.In1987,Jordanbecameonlythesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforsevenconsecutiveseasons(1987-1993).Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescoredwasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,theBullswontheirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitleagainin1992and1993.JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas―theDreamTeam‖,whichwonthegoldmedalatthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain.Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretiredbeforethe1993-1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemorechampionshipswiththemfrom1996to1998.heplayedagainfortheWashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millionsoffansadmirehisathleticability,motivationandconfidence.TheyhavefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthetimewhenherescuedtheBullsfromendingagameonatie.Hesteppedtothelineandmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraightthroughthebasket–andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosed.Offthebasketballcourt,MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakrestaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongsidethefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld–awesome!WilttheStilt–theTowerofPower!MichaelJordanwasthesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason–butthefirstwasWiltChamberlain.ChamberlainwasborninPhiladelphiaon21stAugust1936.Hewasoneofthe11children,theonlyonewhowasverytall.HisfatherWilliamworkedinashipyardandhismotherOliviawasacleaner.Asachild,Chamberlainhadvarioushealthproblems.Hehadpneumoniaandalmostdiedwhenhewasten.ChamberlainistheonlyNBAplayerwhoaveragedover50pointspergameforanentireseason.Atonepoint,Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheotherplayersthattheychangedtherulesofthegametotrytostophim!ThegiantplayerjoinedtheNBA‘sPhiladelphiaWarriorsinthe1959-1960seasonandwasanimmediatesuccess.During14seasonswithfourdifferentteams,Chamberlainwasnamedthemostvaluedplayerintheleaguefourtimes.On2ndMarch1962,hescored100pointsinasinglegame–noonehaseverdonethatsince!ThefinalscorewasWarriors169NewYorkKnicks147!HeendedhiscareerafterfiveamazingseasonswiththeLosAngelesLakers.Bythetimeheretired,WiltheldmanyNBArecords:hescored50ormorepoints118timesand60ormorepoints32times.WasWiltChamberlainbetterthanMichaelJordan?Whoknows?Butthereisnodoubtthathedeservesthetitle―outstanding在20世纪90年代,迈克尔•乔丹大概是世界上最著名的运动员。从1984年到1993年在芝加哥公牛队期间他是NBA的最佳射手。他被任命为他们最有价值的球员五次。迈克尔•乔丹穿着他著名的23号球衣成为了历史比赛上最成功的篮球运动员,。乔丹出生在纽约，成长在北卡罗莱那州。在进入芝加哥公牛队之前，他曾在北卡洛来纳州大学进修过一年。在1984-1985两年内，他以联盟内得分王之一的荣誉完成了第一赛季，平均每场得分28.2分。1987年,Jordan成为了第二位在一个赛季得到3000分的运动员。他是NBA从1987--1993连续7个赛季的最高得分手。这一时期，他每场平均有30多分入账。在他的帮助下，公牛队在1991年赢得了他们的第一个NBS总冠军。在1992和1993年再次赢得冠军头衔。Jordon同时也在有“梦之队”的美国国家篮球队效力。他们在1992年西班牙巴塞罗那奥运会上获得金牌。1993-1994赛季之前乔丹退役，引起举世震惊，但后来他又回到了芝加哥公牛队，并和队友们一起在1996到1998年间又获得了三次冠军。他在03年真正退休之前他再次为华盛顿奇才队效力，那时他40岁。千百万他的粉丝都叹赏他的运动才能、动机和勇气。他们可以讲述很多关于迈克尔•乔丹的传奇故事，例如一次他在比赛的关键时刻拯救了公牛队，从而避免打成平局。他走上罚球线,两罚命中。他每次直接将球投入篮筐时他都闭着眼。离开球场，迈克尔乔丹开着一家他自己的牛排餐厅，因为他非常喜欢吃牛排。身为一名演员他同样也在电影SpaceJam中、在著名卡通人物“兔八哥”旁边找到了成功！只能用一个词来形容世界上最好的球员—令人敬畏的！