Michael Jeffery Jordan is regarded by many to be the best basketball player ever. I agree with this statement. Not only was he at the top of the NBA, he was at the top of the world during the 1990's. He won six NBA championships, an Olympic gold medal, and was the top endorsed athlete. Everyone around the world knew his name and recognized his face. He was one of the most famous people in the world.
Like all successful people, there are "haters" for them. I don't know how people can hate on MJ. His numbers, success, and work ethic all prove how great he really was. Not only did Michael dominate basketball, but he changed it globally forever.
I can remember being a kid and watching Michael Jordan play basketball. My family wasn't Bulls fans but my dad always told me that we won't ever see another player like MJ. I think that statement holds true today. Kobe, Lebron, and Wade are not the player that Jordan was. They are great in their own way, but if you combine all three of their talents, I think then they'll be MJ.
I agree with you, and feel as if there will never be a player in the NBA as popular and as much of a global icon as Michael Jordan. Even 20 years after his peak performance, people around the world continue to support the notion that he was the best to play the game. Young kids growing up in this generation who never saw MJ play a second of basketball will recognize his name with the game of basketball. For the most part, I commend his decision to try baseball, something that he had always dreamed about. This shows his courage of steping outside of his comfort zone, even though many people critisized and made fun of this move.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, the place where I discovered Michael Jordan "haters" was in Illinois, just two hours south of Chicago. In some of the classes I taught, I found out that some people thought Jordan was a "sell-out," that he was just interested in his commercial enterprises and that he was arrogant. But for the most part, he really was the "teflon" celebrity--criticism never seemed to stick to him.
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