Salih Özkan
April 3, 2014
The Life of Michael Jordan
Who could believe that a skinny child like him would
turn out to be the best basketball player ever? Michael Jordan, who is 53 years
old now, has been going through some good time as much as some bad time. To
understand this process, it is better to divide his life into parts. Therefore,
the life of Michael Jordan is divided into 5 parts: his childhood, teenage
years, first NBA years, last NBA years, and the years after his retirement from
his professional basketball career.
First, it is important to observe Jordan’s childhood
to understand what made Jordan to be the best basketball player ever. Jordan,
who was born in Brooklyn, was always the subject of disdain from his
surroundings. He led an awkward childhood and could not find the chance of
proving himself to his surroundings as his parents were not rich to help Jordan
keep up with the Joneses and he was not good at anything but basketball. Dedicated to
being an NBA player, Jordan was spending almost a half of the day playing
basketball by himself.
Second, it is important to observe the years when
Jordan was a teenager to understand what made Jordan to be the best basketball
player ever. The first years when Jordan was entering puberty went really hard
for him. Because of his father’s unproductive job, they moved to California, which was a strange place for him. He
was only able to play with the junior squad since the varsity teams’ coaches
did not believe in his talents as he was skinny. However, Jordan proved his
talent in the junior squad by scoring more than 40 points for several games.
Then he decided to enter the 1984 NBA draft.
Third, it is important to observe Jordan’s first NBA
years to understand what made Jordan to be the best basketball player ever.
Jordan got selected with the third overall pick by Chicago bulls as the teams
that had held first and second overall pick were so gullible that they could
not see Jordan’s talents and chose two taller players. However, Jordan’s rookie
year was perfect. The fans of Chicago Bulls loved him because he was doing all
the things for a basketball player, yet it was not enough to lead the team to
the championship. Dedicated to winning the championship, the general manager
added some good players like Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant to the team. Through
hard work, they won the championship 6 consecutive years.
Fourth, it is important to observe Jordan’s last NBA
years to understand what made Jordan to be the best basketball player ever.
While he was in his prime years, he was devastated by the death of his
venerable father. He thought he would not be able to play anymore, so he
announced that he was going to end his professional NBA career and got retired.
This was a shock to all basketball fans that were used to watching Michael
Jordan. After announcing his retirement, Michael Jordan was immediately honored
to be a member of Naismith Hall of Fame, where only the amazing basketball players
could be the members.
Finally, it is important to observe Jordan’s years
after he got retired from his professional basketball career to understand what
made Jordan to be the best basketball player ever. After he got retired from
NBA, he thought he would have a chance of playing baseball because his father
would want to see him as a baseball player. He got transferred by a few teams,
but he was not good at baseball as well as he was at basketball. Then he
thought that it would be the best for him to be around NBA; therefore, he became
the general manager of Bobcats. Today, he is still the general manager of
Bobcats.
To sum up, the life of Michael Jordan, who is regarded
to be the best basketball ever, is divided into five divisions: his childhood,
the years when he was a teenager, first NBA years, last NBA years, and the
years after his retirement from the professional basketball career. Having
knowledge about his life will help a basketball fan to transfer the knowledge
to the next generation. The next generation children may get inspired by the
life of Michael Jordan. Furthermore, they might understand that to be the
greatest, people do not have to be born that way, but they have to work like
the greatest one.
Outline
VII. Conclusion
1.
Giving
some background information about Michael Jordan
2.
The
thesis statement
II. Body paragraph 1
1.
Importance
of observing Jordan’s childhood
2.
Being
the subject of disdain
2.1. Leading an awkward childhood and not being good at
anything but basketball
3.
His
dedication to be an NBA player
III. Body paragraph 2
1.
Importance
of observing Jordan’s teenage years
2.
The
hard time when he was entering puberty
2.1.Moving to California because of his father’s
unproductive job
3.
Only
being able to play with the junior squad
3.1.Proving his talents
4.
Entering
to the 1984 NBA draft
IV. Body paragraph 3
1.
Importance
of observing Jordan’s first NBA years
2.
Getting
selected with the third overall pick by Chicago Bulls
3.
The
perfect rookie year
3.1. Being loved by the fans of Bulls by doing all the
things on the court.
4.
Addition
of some good players to the team.
5.
Winning
the championships through hard work
V. Body paragraph 4
1.
Importance
of observing Jordan’s last NBA years
2.
Being
devastated by the death of his father
3.
Announcing
his retirement
3.1. A shock to all basketball fans
4.
Being
honored to be a member of Naismith Hall of Fame
VI. Body paragraph 5
1.
Importance
of observing the years after Jordan’s retirement.
2.
Trying
to play baseball
2.1. Not being good at baseball as well as basketball.
3.
Becoming
the general manager of Charlotte Bobcats
4.
Still
active as the general manager
VII. Conclusion
3.
Restate
the thesis statement
4.
Importance
of having knowledge about Jordan’s life
4.1. The
possibilities of the next generation children getting inspired by Jordan’s life
4.2. The importance of working to be the greatest
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