Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

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Six championships, a billion-dollar sneaker empire, and the highest scoring average in NBA history — the man who made basketball a global language and turned athletic dominance into the blueprint for modern celebrity.

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born February 17, 1963, and played college ball at North Carolina, hitting a championship as a freshman in 1982. The Bulls took him third overall in 1984, and he became a league star known for prolific scoring, defense, and a leaping ability that earned him the nickname "Air Jordan." He won three straight titles from 1991 to 1993, then abruptly retired to play Minor League Baseball, citing exhaustion from the superstardom. He returned in 1995 and delivered three more championships — 1996, 1997, 1998 — plus a then-record 72 regular-season wins. After a second retireme…

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Michael Jordan

said2009

[Jerry Krause] said organizations win championships. I said, "I didn't see organizations playing with the flu in Utah.

— Hall of Fame induction address, 2009

Michael Jordan

said2009

I was in Chicago in 1994 and at this time I had no thoughts of coming back and playing the game of basketball, Bryon Russell came over to me and said, "Why'd you quit?

— Hall of Fame induction address, 2009

Michael Jordan

said2005