Hello everybody today I am going to speak about a man who I idolize and admire very much.

He has touched many peoples lives all around the world. His name is Michael Jordan, full
name Michael Jeffrey Jordan. He was born on February 17, 1963,  in Brooklyn, New York.
He is an American collegiate and professional basketball player. Widely considered to be
one of the greatest all-around players in the history of basketball. He had a very difficult
childhood. His father worked as a General Electric plant supervisor, and his mother worked
at a bank. His father taught him to work hard and not to be tempted by street life. His mother
taught him to sew, clean, and do laundry. Jordan loved sports but failed to make his high
school basketball team as a sophomore. Even though nobody believed in him he pushed
through and proved everyone wrong. Despite all he pursued his dream and became one of
the best.

Jordan grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, and entered the University of North Carolina.

As a freshman, he made the winning basket against Georgetown in the national
championship game. Jordan was named College Player of the Year in both his sophomore
and junior years, leaving North Carolina after his junior year. He led the U.S. basketball team
to Olympic gold medals in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.

In 1984 Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. In his first season as a professional, he led
the league in scoring and was named Rookie of the Year; after missing most of the following
season with a broken foot, he returned to lead the NBA in scoring for seven consecutive
seasons, averaging about 33 points per game. Jordan-led the Bulls to six championships and
each time Jordan was named MVP(most valuable player) of the NBA finals. After the 1997–
98 season Jordan retired.

Jordan remained close to the sport, buying a share of the Washington Wizards in January
2000. He was also appointed president of basketball operations for the club. However,
managing rosters and salary caps was not enough for Jordan, and in September 2001 he
renounced his ownership and management positions with the Wizards in order to be a player
on the team. His second return to the NBA was greeted with enthusiasm by the league,
which had suffered declining attendance and television ratings since his 1998 retirement.
After the 2002–03 season, Jordan announced his final retirement. He ended his career with
32,292 total points and a 30.12-points-per-game average, which was the best in league
history, as well as 2,514 steals, the second most ever. In 2006 Jordan became minority
owner and general manager of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats (now known as the Charlotte
Hornets). He bought a controlling interest in the team in 2010 and became the first former
NBA player to become a majority owner of one of the league’s franchises.

Still till this date basketball is still his hobby, his buisness, his passion. The reason I look up
to him very much is because even when nobody believed in him or nobody thought he could
succeed, he proved everybody wrong and became a world known basketball player.
Someone who is known to be the best. Michael Jordan once said “OBSTACLES DON’T
HAVE TO STOP YOU. IF YOU RUN İNTO A WALL, DON’T TURN AROUND AND GİVE UP.
FİGURE OUT HOW TO CLİMB İT, GO THROUGH İT, OR WORK AROUND İT. ” and I live
by that. Thank you for listening!