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Cut from his high school varsity team as a sophomore, Michael Jordan rebounded from the setback to become the greatest basketball player the world has ever seen. He was an instant star at the University of North Carolina, sinking a last-minute, game-winning shot as a freshman in the 1982 N.C.A.A. championship game. In 1984, he was named College Player of the Year, and then outdid himself by leading the United States to Olympic gold that same year. (He returned to the Olympics with the same results in 1992, with the original Dream Team.)
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Michael Jordan found his footing as a basketball player at Emsley A. Laney High School. When he became a senior, M.J soon became a part of the McDonald's All-American Team. Winning a basketball scholarship, to the University of North Carolina, he became a part of Dean Smith’s system that further honed his talents. Here he was recognized as the Freshman of the Year.
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Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, one of James and Deloris Jordan's five children. 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.
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Retired basketball legend Michael Jordan was born on Feb. 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., but was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. Michael went to Emsley A. Laney High School, where as a sophomore he was cut from the varsity basketball team. By the time he was a senior he averaged 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds and 10.1 assists a game and was chosen for the McDonalds All-American team. Michael received a scholarship to the University of North Carolina and is best known for his game winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Basketball Championship.
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Michael Jeffrey Jordan 1963-, American basketball player, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As a freshman at the Univ. of North Carolina, he made the shot that won the 1982 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament final over Georgetown. Joining the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1984, he was the 1985 Rookie of the Year and developed into the outstanding guard of the late 1980s and the 1990s. From 1991 to 1993, Jordan led the Bulls to three NBA championships. In 1993 he announced his retirement, saying he had achieved all his goals in basketball, and began a second career as a baseball player. After two unspectacular years in the minor-league system of the Chicago White Sox... he returned to the NBA early in 1995, and in 1996-98 he led the Bulls to three more championships. In 1999 he retired again.
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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on 17th February 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. When he was a kid, his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. In Wilmington, North Carolina only, he saw the celebrated years of his life as a basketball player. Jordan has five siblings, two older brothers and an older and younger sister. His father was employed in an electric plant and mother worked full-time at a bank. As a kid, Jordan was fond of playing baseball, basketball and football.
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