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Michael Jeffrey Jordan  born on February 17, 1963 , who is popularly known as "His Airness" and "Air Jordan" or by his initials "‌MJ”, is an American former basketball player, entrepreneur, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.  He is widely considered as the greatest player of all time. For quite a long time ball fans have contended over who is the best player ever. Players like Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are among the players who ring a bell. Notwithstanding, the one player who characterized significance was Michael Jordan. He is hailed as not only the greatest basketball player of all time , but also one of the greatest athletes to ever compete in any sport. He represents greatness itself and he is an icon of hard work and resilience. When a high school Michael Jordan was dropped from the varsity team for not being good enough , nobody could have ever imagined that he was going to turn himself into the greatest player ever to play the sport with his immense passion and hard work. With him , not only the Chicago Bulls became 6 time NBA champions , but the game itself gained worldwide attention due to his great athleticism and play style. No one to date has ever showed the skill and dominance in the game as him. He just stood out from the rest. In the words of Magic Johnson of the LA Lakers  : "There is Michael Jordan , and then there is the rest of us" . To this date nobody could match his achievements , and the world believes no one ever could. Not Lebron James and not Kobe Bryant. He was just a far superior player in his prime than the rest. People argue that Lebron James could have been a better player in the era where Jordan played forgetting that this was the era when actual defense was played and hand checking used to be legal , and the tendency of the game was finishing at the rim or shooting from the midrange against a more aggressive defense than there is today , rather than shooting 3 pointers from far away. On an average , teams used to attempt only ten 3 pointers before the 1980s and then it  gradually increased to the point where the modern NBA teams attempt almost thirty  3 pointers per game. The era where Jordan played was much more tough to score in. And still Jordan managed to have a career average of a mind blowing 30 points per game. There is no doubt that teams have started to score more than before since the defence is not as aggressive as it used to be , and 3 point attempts are way more than before. But still in this modern NBA , averaging 30 points per game is something a very few All-Stars can do.

‌Kobe Bryant who is the nearest player to Michael Jordan by skill , once scored 81 points in a game and had a 60 point game at the day of his retirement. He is a 5 time NBA champion and his name is among the all time greats. Even Kobe , an NBA legend ,  saw MJ as his mentor and Kobe wanted his game to be as flawless and as dominant as Jordan's. Even Michael Jordan admitted that he may lose a game of one on one only to Kobe Bryant , because he copies his moves.  There is a reason Kobe Bryant saw Michael Jordan as his role model his entire career. Now coming to Michael Jordan's untouched accomplishments we start from his game winner shot in the NCAA championship final that made University of North Carolina champions.

                                       

Jordan’s Iconic Career

 

In 1985 MJ had his first season with the Chicago Bulls , showing his greatness and being declared the Rookie of the season. In 1987 MJ participated in the slam dunk contest and gave us the iconic free throw line dunk which earned him the slam dunk contest winner title.  He was the NBA's most valuable player in the 1987 season and also the defensive player of the year as well. In 1988 he again won the slam dunk contest and was once again the MVP and the all star game MVP. In the 1989-90 season , He was named to the all NBA first team and all NBA defensive first team . In 1991 he led the Chicago Bulls to their first NBA title , and after that with him the Chicago Bulls became 6 time champions and he was the Finals MVP in all 6 of them.  In 1992 he wins the Olympics gold medal playing for the US Basketball team. 1995-96 he was again named the MVP and named to All NBA first team and All NBA defensive first team. In 1996 and 98   he was named the all NBA all star games MVP , and from 1996 to 98 Named to the All-NBA First Team ,named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team , Named NBA Most Valuable Player, again Named to the All-NBA First Team and named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. To sum up his individual accolades ;  6 time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, ten scoring titles (both unsurpassed records), five MVP Awards, ten All-NBA First Team assignments, nine All-Defensive First Team respects, fourteen NBA All-Star Game selections, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, three steals titles, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for profession ordinary season scoring normal (30.12 focuses per game) and vocation season finisher scoring normal (33.45 focuses per game). In 1999, he was named the twentieth century's most noteworthy North American competitor by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press' rundown of competitors of the century. Jordan was twice drafted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, once in 2009 for his individual vocation and again in 2010 as a major aspect of the 1992 United States men's Olympic ball team ("The Dream Team"). He was inducted in  the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015. His accomplishments are unmatched and many believe they always would be.  Michael Jordan is undoubtedly the greatest player of all time.

                                               

 

 

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