I was born Michael Jeffrey Jordan on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, my family decided to move to Wilmington, North Carolina when I was still a toddler. I am the fourth of five children, having two older brothers and an older and younger sister. My father worked hard at an electric plant while my mother labored full-time at a bank. My parents worked hard to provide me and my siblings with a comfortable lifestyle.As a child, I played baseball, basketball and football. My preferred sport at the time was baseball, after I began spending a lot of time on the basketball court, my outlook changed. Because my older and taller brother, Larry, continuously kept beating me when we played one-on-one, I was determined to become a better player.Ironically, in 1978, when I attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, I was cut from the varsity team. Instead of giving up, however, I fought through adversity and became (and considered by many), the greatest basketball player in the world...Between the 10th and 11th grade, I grew from 5'11" to 6'3", and because I had improved greatly as a player, I made the varsity team the following year. I played so well in my junior season that I was invited to attend the Five-Star Camp in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the summer before my senior year.By the time I was finishing my senior year at Laney, I had grown to 6'6" and attained a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina. My ever-growing popularity began at UNC where I made a last minute game-winning shot in the NCAA championship game.In the summer of 1984, I played on the US Men's Olympic Basketball Team under head coach Bobby Knight. The team had such college players as Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin (NBA players weren't allowed to compete in the Games until 1992). My playing style quickly seemed to awe the other teams.I scored 14 points against China, 20 against Canada and 16 against Uruguay. The US won all eight of the games by an average of 32.1 points per game. I led the team in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game. Two months after the Olympics, I played my first regular-season game with the Chicago Bulls.I immediately proved that I belonged in the big leagues and my acrobatic moves and hang-time won me the infamous nickname "Air Jordan". My basketball skills and allure made me the perfect key figure to market both Nike products and the NBA.I was honored to have led the Bulls to three consecutive World Championships (1991, 1992 and 1993). I retired from the NBA preceding the 1993/94 season after the mysterious death of my father.After proving that I was the best basketball player in the world, I sought a new challenge and decided to try my hand at professional baseball. I played outfielder for the Birmingham Barons, affiliates of the Chicago White Sox. I quickly realized that I was not cutout for baseball after a disappointing season.Here I am talking with Chicago Cub's Baseball Personality - Harry Carry...In 1995, I made a surprise return to basketball right before the playoffs, unfortunately, the Bulls didn't win the Championship. In 1996, I led the Bulls to their best regular season record and the fourth Championship title in six years. I also took a shot at the silver screen, where I starred alongside Bugs Bunny in the animated comedy Space Jam.I decided to retire after winning my last Championship in 1999, mainly due to my decision to dedicate my life to my wife Juanita, and our three children, Jeffrey, Marcus and Jasmine.After partly returning to the game as president of basketball operations with the Washington Wizards (I owned a stake in the team), I announced my return to the NBA, this time, as a Wizard. In 2002 I suffered a knee injury that kept me on the sidelines for the rest of the season...Since retirement, I have kept myself busy by staying in shape, playing golf in celebrity charity tournaments, spending time with my wonderful family in Chicago, promoting my Jordan Brand clothing line, and riding motorcycles (a passion which he could not indulge in as a player, due to NBA contract restrictions).Since 2004, I have owned a professional closed-course motorcycle roadracing team competing in the premier Superbike class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).On June 15, 2006, I became a part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and was named "Managing Member of Basketball Operations." I am the largest individual owner of the team after majority owner Robert L. Johnson...
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