About
Michael Jordan, born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He played 15 NBA seasons, primarily with the Chicago Bulls, winning six championships and six Finals MVP awards. He was also a five-time regular-season MVP and holds the highest career scoring average (30.12 points per game). After his playing career, he became majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets and founded the Jordan Brand at Nike. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Major works
- Rare Air (1993)book
- For the Love of the Game: My Story (1998)autobiography
- Driven from Within (2005)book
Key milestones
- 1982Hits the game-winning shot in the NCAA Championship for the University of North Carolina.
- 2009Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- 2016Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama.
Themes
Athletic excellenceLeadershipCompetitionEntrepreneurial successPhilanthropy
Sources: nba.com · nba.com · obamalibrary.gov