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Michael Jordan - Paper

Michael Jordan

With nothing left to prove on the court, , the world's most famous basketball star, retired from the game to concentrate on the challenges of raising his three kids. Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls after 13 seasons and six NBA Championships, including the one he clinched for the Bulls against the Utah Jazz in what turned out to be the final shot of his spectactular sports career.
He sent a heartfelt thank you to all the fans in Chicago for allowing him to come here and adopting him as one of theirs.Basketball's greatest player ends his amazing reign at the top-the very top-of his game.
The 6-foot-6 king of basketball led the Chicago Bulls to a record six NBA World Championships. He ...

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leaves a series of records, including a career record for highest points per game average in a regular season;31.5; Bulls' all-time leading scorer and third all-time leading scorer in the NBA with 29,277 points; set NBA record with 23 consecutive points against Atlanta in 1987; and a career record for scoring average in the All-Star Game, 21.3.
But more important than the records and the victories, Jordan had a charm, class and a nice guy image that made him bigger-much bigger-than basketball. His name and face are recognzed immediately all over the globe. It seems everyone-not just basketball fans-love .The basketball man branched out into the motion picture industry and starred in the animated movie,Space Jam which was a huge box-office smash and endeared him to even more fans worldwide.
He remains the country's No.1 sports pitchman and earns an estimated $47 million anually for his endorsement deals, with such companies as Nike, Sara Lee, MCI/World Com, Gatorade, Upper ...

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Added: 5/9/2005 01:12:17 PM
Category: Biographies
Type: Free Paper
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