Ilario calvo biography of michael jordan

That lasted only a couple months before Jordan switched back to 23 during the playoffs. Jordan famously wore No. During the summer of , Jordan made his first appearance at the Olympic Games as a member of the U. Olympic basketball team. The team of college amateurs won the gold at the games that year, which were held in Los Angeles. Jordan later helped the American team bring home the gold medal at the Olympic Games, held in Barcelona, Spain.

The U. Jordan retired from the sport three times over the span of his year professional career. He first stepped away on October 6, , at age 30 to pursue a career in baseball following the death of his father. In July of that year, James was murdered when two teenagers shot him in his car in an apparent robbery as he was driving from Charlotte to Wilmington, North Carolina.

He was missing for 23 days until his body was found in a swamp in McColl, South Carolina. The teens were later tried and convicted of the crime and received life sentences for first-degree murder. Jordan retired from the Bulls again on January 13, , at age 35 before eventually returning to the court with the Wizards. He finally hung up his jersey for good at age 40 on April 16, In a move that shocked many, after the end of the basketball season, Jordan announced his retirement from basketball to pursue baseball.

For one year in , Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, as an outfielder. He had last played baseball as a high school senior in During his short career in baseball, which many fans considered a whim, Jordan had a rather dismal. However, many of the people who worked with him at the time said he was an extremely dedicated player with potential.

He was always so respectful of what we were doing and considerate of his teammates. I truly believe that he rediscovered himself, his joy for competition. We made him want to play basketball again. After hitting. Outside of his career in basketball, Jordan has been involved in a number of profitable business and commercial ventures, including a longtime partnership with Nike.

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His rivalry with his brother fueled Jordan's desire to be the better player If the backyard court provided the canvas for Jordan to develop his basketball genius, then it was the presence of its other regular occupant that unleashed the beast of his competitive spirit. Watch Next. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. The next year he changed sports, joining the Chicago White Sox minor league baseball team.

He spent 17 months in the minors and followed and scrutinized his every move. All in all, his career as a baseball player was short-lived and unspectacular. His 17 months in the minors did provide a much-needed break from basketball and gave Jordan an opportunity to regain his passion for the game. When Jordan first returned to the Bulls in the season, both he and his team played inconsistently at first.

The Bulls reached the playoffs and advanced to the conference semi-finals to face the new talk of the league, Shaquille O'Neal, star of the Orlando Magic. The season was built on the type of playing on which records are made—the Bulls finished the regular season , an NBA record, and Jordan earned an eighth scoring title. In the season, it looked like the Bulls might not even make the finals, for Indiana pushed the Bulls to seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals.

But Jordan and the Bulls endured and met the Jazz again, emerging as champions. Hard core and casual fans were interested in an opportunity to marvel at history in the making. Early on, Jordan was signed to a long-term contract, though while still under contract, new, unproven players were making millions more. A popular catch phrase that began in the mids was "I wanna be like Mike.

In addition to his endorsements, Jordan has opened three restaurants named after himself; the huge basketball on the roof clearly identifies the place. In Michael Jordan, in conjunction with Nike, introduced his own brand of athletic shoes and apparel. The Air Jordan series had been Nike's most profitable shoes since they were introduced in the mids.

Jordan told Newsweek that this new business would "keep me in touch with the game" after he retires. Reportedly Jordan has repeatedly stated that he is not interested in either coaching, managing, or owning his own NBA team. He has not expressed interest in broadcasting either. Byers, Paula K. Bourgoin, eds. Encyclopedia of World Biographies.

Detroit: Gale Research, New York : Viking Penguin, Holstein, William. Jordan, Michael. Rare Air: Michael on Michael. San Francisco : Collins Publishers, Kornbluth, Jesse. Smith, Sam. New York: HarperCollins, Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is one of the most successful, popular, and wealthy athletes in college, Olympic, and professional sports history.

The family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina , when Michael was very young. 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.

He continued to practice and made the team the next year. After high school he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina , where he played under head coach Dean Smith. Jordan led the ACC in scoring as a sophomore and as a junior. The Sporting News named him college player of the year for both years. When Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls they were a losing team, drawing only around six thousand fans to home games.

His style of play and fierce spirit of competition reminded sportswriters and fans of Julius Erving — , who had been a superstar player during the s. Jordan's incredible leaping ability and hang time thrilled fans in arenas around the league. In his first season he was named to the All-Star team and was later honored as the league's Rookie of the Year.

A broken foot sidelined Jordan for 64 games during the — 86 season, but he returned to score 49 points against the Boston Celtics in the first game of the playoffs and 63 in the second game — an NBA playoff record. The — 87 season was again one of individual successes, and Jordan started in the All-Star game after receiving a record 1. He became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain — to score 3, points in a single season.

Jordan enjoyed personal success, but Chicago did not advance beyond the first round of the playoffs until Jordan concentrated on improving his other basketball skills, and in he was named Defensive Player of the Year. He was also named the league's Most Valuable Player MVP and became the first player to lead the league in both scoring and steals.

The Olympic Committee had voted to lift the ban on professional athletes participating in the games. The team easily won the gold medal, winning their eight games by an average margin of That summer Jordan's father, James, was murdered by two men during a robbery attempt. Jordan was grief stricken, and his father's death, combined with media reports about his gambling, led him to announce his retirement from professional basketball in October.

Jordan had won three straight NBA titles, three regular season MVP awards, three playoff MVP titles, seven consecutive scoring titles, and he was a member of the All-Star team every year that he was in the league. In just nine seasons he had become the Bulls all-time leading scorer. Although the seventeen-month experiment showed that he was not a major league baseball player, the experience and time away from basketball provided a much-needed rest and opportunity to regain his love of basketball.

When Jordan returned to the Chicago Bulls during the — 95 regular season, people wondered, "Could he do it again? The Bulls were defeated in the playoffs by the Orlando Magic. After a summer of playing basketball during breaks from filming the live-action cartoon movie Space Jam, Jordan returned with a fierce determination to prove that he had the ability to get back on top.

The — 96 Bulls finished the regular season 72 — 10, an NBA record for most wins in a season, and Jordan, with his shooting rhythm back, earned his eighth scoring title. He also became the tenth NBA player to score 25, career points and second fastest after Chamberlain to reach that mark. Few who watched will ever forget how Jordan sank to his knees, head bent over the winning ball, in a moment of bittersweet victory and deep sadness.

The game had been played on Father's Day, three years after his father's murder. The defending champions had a tougher time during the — 97 season but entered the playoffs as expected. Sheer determination took the Bulls to their fifth NBA championship. Illness, injury, and at times a lack of concentration hurt the team. In the fifth game of the finals Jordan carried the team to victory despite suffering from a stomach virus.

In the — 98 season the Bulls were again in the playoffs, and again they faced tough competition. Jordan's other professional life as a businessman was never off track. Profitable endorsements ads in which he voiced his support for certain products for companies such as Nike and Wheaties, as well as his own golf company and products such as Michael Jordan cologne which reportedly sold 1.

Jordan retired for a second time in , ending his career on a high note just after the official end of a labor dispute between NBA players and team owners. Many people saw him as the greatest basketball player ever, and his retirement was called the end of an era. In Jordan became part-owner and president of basketball operations of the Washington Wizards.

He also gained an ownership stake in the Washington Capitals hockey team. In September , after months of rumors, Jordan announced that he was ending his three-year retirement to play for the Wizards at age thirty-eight. At a news conference to discuss his comeback, he said, "Physically, I know I'm not twenty-five years old, but I feel I can play the game of basketball on the highest level.

After being voted to play in his thirteenth All-Star game during which he missed a slam dunk , Jordan had the Wizards in the race for the playoffs until suffering a knee injury and missing the last part of the season. He was also distracted in January when his wife Juanita, whom he married in , filed for divorce. They have three children.

The next month the divorce was called off. Jordan said he planned to play one more season for the Wizards. Halberstam, David. New York: Random House, Naughton, Jim. New York: Warner Books, Basketball superstar Michael Jordan born was one of the most successful, popular, and wealthy athletes in college, Olympic, and professional sports history.

Michael Jordan was born on February 17, He did not make the high school basketball team as a sophomore in his native Wilmington, North Carolina , but did make the team as a junior. After high school he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina where he played under head coach Dean Smith. He led the ACC in scoring as a sophomore in the season and as a junior in the season.

The Sporting News named him college player of the year in and again in When Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls they were a lackluster team, seldom drawing not much more than 6, fans to a home game. His style of play and fierce spirit of competition reminded sportswriters and fans of Julius Erving , who had dominated play during the s.

As a rookie in his first season he was named to the All-Star team and was later named the league's Rookie of the Year A broken foot sidelined him for 64 games during the season, but he returned in rare form, scoring 49 points against the Boston Celtics in the first game of the playoffs and 63 in the second game, an NBA record. The season was again one of individual successes, and Jordan started in the All-Star game after receiving a record 1.

He became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain to score 3, points in a single season. Jordan enjoyed personal success, but Chicago did not advance beyond the first round of the playoffs until , when they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bulls were then eliminated in the semi-final round by the Detroit Pistons. During the season Jordan had concentrated on improving his other basketball skills to the point where he was named Defensive Player of the Year The Bulls' management knew that they had a superstar in Michael Jordan, but they knew as well that they did not have a championship team.

By adding such players as center Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, and John Paxon to complement Jordan's skills they created a strong team that won the title by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers. When the Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers for the NBA championship in , they became the first back-to-back winners since the Boston Celtics during the s, who won eight straight championships.

The team easily won the gold medal, winning their eight games by a When it was over, Jordan was again playoff MVP and Chicago had an unprecedented third straight title. Then, unexpectedly, tragedy struck. Jordan's father, James, was murdered by two men during a robbery attempt. Jordan was grief stricken, and that, combined with increasing media scrutiny over his gambling, left him feeling depleted and disenchanted with his life as a basketball superstar.

Stating that he had nothing left to accomplish, he announced his retirement from professional basketball in October. By all accounts Jordan handled the personal tragedy of his father's death with great dignity. And while he felt the joy and challenge was gone from basketball, nothing could diminish what he had accomplished: three consecutive NBA titles, three regular season MVP awards, three playoff MVP titles, member of the All-Star team every year that he was in the league, and seven consecutive scoring titles.

In just nine seasons he had become the Bulls all-time scoring leader. In Jordan changed sports and joined the Chicago White Sox minor league baseball team. Professionally, the next 17 months proved to be mediocre at best, but the experience and time away from basketball provided a much needed respite and opportunity to regain his passion for basketball.

It had been a long time since anyone who knew Jordan thought—or dared ask—could he cut it. But when he returned to the Chicago Bulls during the regular season, people wondered, "Could he do it again? The team was defeated in the playoffs by the Orlando Magic. After a summer of playing basketball during breaks from filming the movie Space Jam, he returned with fierce determination to prove any skeptic that he had what it took to get back on top.

The season was built on the type of playing on which records are made—the team finished the regular season , an NBA record that topped the record established by the Los Angeles Lakers, and Jordan, with his shooting rhythm back, earned his eighth scoring title. He also became the tenth NBA player to score 25, career points, second only to Wilt Chamberlain in the number of games it took.

It was a moment few who watched will ever forget, as Jordan sank to his knees, head bent over the winning ball, in an emotional moment of bittersweet victory and deep sadness. The game had been played on Father's Day, exactly three years after his father's murder. It was the kind of moment both Jordans would have relished sharing. The defending champions encountered a tougher playing field during the season, but entered the playoffs as expected.

Illness, injury, and at times wavering mental focus plagued the team. In the fifth game Jordan almost singlehandedly delivered the winning score, despite suffering from a stomach virus. Jordan's other professional life as businessman and celebrity endorser was never off track. Megabuck endorsements for companies such as Nike and Wheaties, as well as his own golf company and branded products such as Michael Jordan cologne, which reportedly sold 1,, bottles in the first two months on the market, made Jordan a multimillionaire.

To top off his stellar professional resume, Jordan was regarded as an all around nice guy with moral courage, poise, and personal charisma. He credited his family and faith for his success. As the twentieth century came to a close, this African-American hero was a cultural and sports icon around the world. Michael Jordan is universally regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history.

His brilliance at both ends of the floor sustained Jordan for an epic year professional career. Jordan is also arguably the most famous cultural and marketing icon of the modern age, as his association with Nike shoes created a global identity for Jordan and Nike products that transcended his considerable athletic talents.

Ilario calvo biography of michael jordan

Michael Jordan's formative years and his early playing career suggested only potential athletic success, as opposed to certain greatness and international fame. North Carolina is a region of the United States where basket-ball—particularly at the collegiate level—is a most celebrated sport. An early irony of the many that are associated with Jordan's later brilliance on the basketball floor is the fact that he was cut from his varsity high school team when Jordan was in the tenth grade.

Jordan went on to enjoy a successful high school career, but he was not widely recruited by the national college basketball powers in the United States , attracting only a handful of serious scholarship offers. Jordan did demonstrate sufficient potential with his high school play to attract the attention of the University of North Carolina's legendary head coach, Dean Smith.

Jordan ultimately accepted the North Carolina offer and he began his university playing career in Smith, whose career at North Carolina is regarded as one of the most successful in the history of college basketball, was a coach who did not generally feature the talents of individual players as was often the case at other college programs. Smith was a proponent of a balanced, disciplined, and patterned type of offensive basketball in which all players were expected to contribute, without necessarily achieving noteworthy individual statistical totals.

Jordan's national recognition as a great college player began when he sank the winning basket against Georgetown in the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA championship game. The second irony of Jordan's career is the fact that despite his renown in the world of college basketball, Jordan was not the first overall selection in the National Basketball Association NBA professional draft; he was selected third, by the Chicago Bulls.

In the summer prior to the beginning of his NBA career, Jordan was a member of the American basketball team that captured the Olympic gold medal at Los Angeles. Jordan was an instant NBA success on an otherwise undistinguished Chicago team. The first of many honors accorded to Jordan in his NBA career was his recognition as the league's outstanding rookie player in the — season.

The commencement of Jordan's NBA career was also the beginning of his association with Nike, the shoe and sporting apparel company. Nike had a significant global profile prior to their establishment of Jordan as their prime marketing spokesperson. When Jordan signed on with the Chicago Bulls, he began a marketing relationship with Nike that was to last throughout his career and beyond.

The first stage in the marketing campaign was the release by Nike of a basketball shoe called the Air Jordan, a label that integrated Jordan's renown as a leaper and as an emphatic dunker, with the performance characteristics and styling of the shoe itself. Nike devised a logo to coincide with the launch of the Air Jordan product, a silhouette of Jordan leaping towards to the basket to dunk the ball; this logo remains a part of Nike's basketball shoe marketing campaigns today.

Air Jordan shoes acquired a cachet among consumers that transcended basketball. The Air Jordan became to basketball footwear what Converse All-Stars had represented to an earlier generation of players. As Jordan's NBA career rocketed upwards, Nike released yearly versions of the Air Jordan, making it the most popular brand of modern basketball shoes, sparking a host of imitations from Nike's rivals.

Jordan's overall brilliance on the floor was rarely contained by his opponents, and it was illustrated in a variety of ways. In , he scored 63 points in a playoff game against the Boston Celtics, a league record. Jordan won a second gold medal at the Olympics in , when he played with the United States Olympic team known as the Dream Team in recognition of its assembly some of the greatest basketball players in the history of the NBA.

The murder of Jordan's father, James Jordan, during an apparent robbery attempt in , prompted Jordan's first retirement from the NBA. The period of his retirement was devoted to an attempt to secure a place as a major league baseball player; the attempt was ill-fated, as Jordan was unable to advance beyond the minor league baseball level.