Old Jordan and his wife consciously cultivated their children's self-confidence and racial self-esteem from an early age, paid attention to giving them good family upbringing, and educated them to be polite, honest and respectful to the elderly. "My home has given me the confidence to strive for success. The education I received from childhood is very beneficial and has been promoted.
The five children of the old Jordan couple grew up healthily under the education of their parents and did not cause too much trouble to their parents. Only Michael often plays some practical jokes to make their parents sad. When he was a child, Michael was a bit like tom sawyer, a waif. He once told an interesting adventure when he was a child in the CBA "David Rietmann Nighttalk" program on 1989. When he was two years old, one day, old Jordan was checking the engine of his car with a flashlight in his backyard. He didn't notice that Michael was fiddling with the wires curiously. His little hand touched the connector of the wire and was thrown more than one meter away, which almost killed him. At the age of five, his parents forbade him to play with an axe, but he wouldn't listen. Once he secretly took an axe and went outside to cut wood. As a result, he accidentally cut his toe instead of firewood. He screamed in pain, and when he got home, his parents were at a loss and had to invite a female neighbor who claimed to be a doctor without a medical license. The female "doctor" came up and poured a handful of kerosene on Michael's bleeding toe, which made Michael scream again and again, but stopped the bleeding.
1970 When Michael was thirteen years old, he moved to Wilmington, a small town in the southern suburbs of North Carolina with his family. There, old Jordan and his wife bought a large piece of land for children to play ball games, ride bicycles and hold motorcycle races, while naughty Michael often turned himself into a ditch. Once, in order to imitate the news figures flying by on motorcycles at that time, little Jordan rode a motorcycle and took his younger brother Larry, trying to rush up a mud pier and fly over a ditch. As a result, both of them fell apart Jordan tried to hide the scar from his father and cover it with a piece of cloth, but honest Larry "betrayed" his brother. Despite being severely criticized by his father, Jordan did not stop there. He practiced secretly several times until old Jordan found out and ordered him to sell his motorcycle.
When the Jordans arrived in Wilmington, the local racial disputes had eased and the social environment was much better than before. Because the joint school for black children and white children has not yet been built, the main activity of the five Michael sisters is sports. They play basketball and catch the ball. Sometimes they take part in running and long jump competitions.
Of all the sports that children like, only swimming scares Michael. When he was seven years old, he once went to the seaside to play with a small partner, lying flat on the shallow water on the shore, gently supported by the waves. Suddenly … a rotating wave swept them to the depths of the sea. Two children who can't swim are scared to death. The little friend tried to pull Jordan into the water. Terrified, Jordan rowed desperately to the shore, but his little friend let go of his little hand and watched his little friend drown, which kept him away from the water. "I will be especially careful where I may fall into the water," Jordan admitted honestly as an adult. "If it is a large cocktail party held by the swimming pool,
There are so many people that I may be accidentally pushed to swim with him. Then I will stay away from Chi Pan. First, I'll figure out which side is deeper. Then stay away, even if I stand on the shallow side, I will never stand on the side. "
Because there are many children, and they are all fun, the Jordan family soon became the center for children to gather and play nearby. "Michael is the most interesting of all my children," said Dilodus Jordan. He always likes to gather in crowded places. If there is anything to try, he must be the first. He needs restraint more than anyone else. "James Jordan said," Michael always deliberately against us. If we tell him that the stove burns people, don't touch it, he will touch it; If he sees a telephone pole that says' wet paint', he will reach out and feel if it is really wet. " "All the children have been assigned some housework. Michael often plays a small temper and deliberately makes a mess of what he should do, which often makes us angry. Once I even found out that he gave his pocket money to other children to help him with the housework. "
Jordan not only doesn't want to work at home, but also doesn't want to "think too much" at school and do those "annoying" homework. Throughout elementary school and junior high school, Jordan's achievements in calligraphy have been hovering between B and C, but he is keen on all kinds of competitions. His father really understood that Michael could not succeed in his career and become a qualified mechanic, and decided to guide his son to learn the rules of basketball on the simple basketball court in his backyard. Soon, Michael became a tiger in the primary school basketball team.
Michael gradually understood some truth in the process of challenging others. He knows that proper self-discipline can keep him from getting hurt when he participates in various competitions. In sports, he challenged his brother Larry, who is one year older than him; In study, he competes with his sister Celine, who is one year younger than him. In other ways, he challenged his parents. The arrival of adolescence has caused frequent troubles in Michael's life. He was suspended from school three times in the first grade of junior high school. Once because he left school to practice jump shots, and once because he threw popsicles at girls who called him a "nigger"; Once it was because of a fight with a boy who erased the ground wire that Michael had worked so hard to draw on the school basketball court. In the third grade, Michael was "the last real battle of his life". One afternoon, Jordan is going to play baseball with his classmates. With the permission of the teacher, he and a good classmate left class a few minutes early and went to the open space to draw a line. Just as Erbaki happily drew a baseball field with chalk and was about to invite his classmates over to play, he bent over. A Japanese child came over and wondered what they were and why they didn't go to class. Jordan patted the chalk dust stronger than the table and replied that some of their classmates would play baseball after class. Who knows this Japanese grunted contemptuously: "Who cares what you niggers want!" " "
Hearing this, Jordan got angry at once. At that time, the TV series Roots, which reflected the life of black Americans, was being broadcasted, and people all over the country seemed to be watching it, so he thought that people should be careful what they say under the influence of this electronic inkstone drama. But the child was so reckless that Jordan rushed up and tied him up until other students who heard the news pulled them away. Jordan is very sensitive to what his friends want to call a "kid's head". He once said to Diana Sawyer, the host of CBA's 60 Minutes Celebrity Interview, "Many people find fault with me and laugh at me in front of girls. They laughed at my hairstyle, my tongue-tied and other unusual details in my life. Girls have also joined in, so that I can't get their good feelings and see any of them. " There is a beautiful girl, Angela West, who is in the first grade in Jordan. Jordan hoped that she would like herself from the fifth grade. Every morning when she goes to school, Jordan will help her take a seat on the school bus. But every time Angela gets on the bus, she always prefers to sit with other people. Even if three or four people crowded into a seat, she never sat next to Jordan. "Even so, I saved her a seat every day," Jordan recalled. "She never dated me once until she graduated from high school."
This led Jordan to become one of the few boys who took home economics courses in the tenth grade of Laney High School. His ability to do housework has improved. In CBA's "60 Minutes of Celebrity Interview" program, Jordan recalled that almost everyone who went to his home would see him cleaning or tidying clothes with a vacuum cleaner in his hand. These things were spread out, making people think of him as a qualified young man-a qualified young man in a sensitive era-you know, he didn't loaf around, drink and fight all day like many of his peers.
At that time, Michael's best friend and most difficult opponent was his brother Larry. Larry works harder than Jordan in sports and his jumping ability is amazing. Jordan has great respect for his brother. When he played for the Laney High School baseball team, he insisted on wearing the No.23 jersey, because this number was almost exactly half of his brother Larry's jersey number "45".
15 years old, Jordan grew to 88 meters, high school 10 grade. Parents are very strict with their children's family education, so although Jordan is fun, his academic performance is ok and he can get excellent grades in mathematics. With the development of bones, Jordan's athletic talent is increasingly revealed, and he really fell in love with basketball. However, what made his basketball skills advance by leaps and bounds was a shame that he never forgot.
American high school basketball teams are divided into two levels. One team plays games on behalf of the school, and the other team sparring. Michael thought he could play in the first team on his own, so he signed up with his good friend Rorio. On the day of issuing the list, they went to the school gym to see the list together. As a result, his friend was on the list, but he looked at the list several times and couldn't find his name. After school, Michael ran home, closed the door and cried. His self-esteem was greatly hurt. However, stubbornly, he just went to the coach, hoping to allow him to train with the team. The coach told him, "You are short, short, and you are not quick to respond. Playing basketball has little future. " Michael came back disappointed.
When the school team participated in regionals, Michael came to the coach to watch the ball with the team. Under his pleading, the coach relented and agreed to his request, but he had to look after the clothes for the members of the school team. In order to watch the ball, little Jordan had to walk into the stadium with his clothes on his arms. During this time, Jordan began to practice hard. He practices for four hours every day. Practice with the second team for the first two hours and the first team for the last two hours. After training, he gained weight. Whenever he has time, he will pat the ball to find a basketball stand and sweat like rain. This habit was brought to the NBA. Hard training has enabled Jordan to lay an extremely solid and excellent basic skill. A year later, the gate of the first team of the school team could no longer refuse him. At that time, he jumped to 1.95438+0 meters, and his basketball skills and skills became increasingly prominent.
Jordan later recalled this experience and said: "This may be a good thing. I secretly swear that you can't suffer like this anymore. " And the coach of the school team who refused him also got a nickname. He said: "Although he was refused to join the team, I finally found him." When the old Jordan couple watched their two sons pushing and shoving on the clay basketball court in their backyard, they didn't immediately realize how deep their brotherhood was. At first Larry always surpassed Jordan in scoring, and Jordan was very angry about it. When Jordan started his second year of high school, they played basketball in their backyard. Most of these games end in beatings. Michael has initially formed a basic factor in his personality: he likes competition. No matter what game, formal or informal, Jordan always tries his best to win and dares to accept any challenge. Jordan believes that competition is sacred, because competition is the golden key to his self-discovery. But Jordan only knew playing basketball at that time, and knew nothing about the road of professional basketball career. At that time, many new basketball stars signed contracts with college basketball teams first, and then gradually improved their fame. Although it is reported that Jordan is expected to become a professional player, he did not enter the list of the 300 most promising novices publicly released by the college basketball team in his senior year.
For Jordan, being inconspicuous at that time was of course painful, but it also had its advantages. Because Jordan is not under such pressure as those young sports stars. He has no reason to imagine himself as a star, and he doesn't have to worry about disappointing others' expectations because of poor grades or poor performance. All these have given Jordan a chance to grow up normally.
In the summer before entering the third year of senior high school, Jordan attended the basketball summer camp held by Appalachia University, and then went to the basketball summer camp of the University of North Carolina. The teacher was Edith Smith, a famous college basketball coach in North Carolina. The boy who was sitting at the same table with Joe's mother at that time was named Buzz Peterson. He and Jordan played in the same position, and they cooperated very well, and their skills were no less than those of the famous university stars in that state at that time. In the next two years, they first cooperated in a high school basketball game in Quanzhou, and then slept in the same room at the University of North Carolina. Get along day and night, they forged a sincere friendship and became very close friends.
The basketball authority in North Carolina thinks Peterson is an excellent future basketball star. He has been selected to enter the "Five-Star Basketball Camp" in Pittsburgh, where the best high school basketball players in the United States will be guided by the most famous coaches in the United States, and they can get in touch with the "Bole" sent by every college basketball team in the United States to find new people. Nine times out of ten, playing there is expected to win a university scholarship. Jordan is not as lucky as Peterson. Roy Wilhemlms, the basketball coach of the University of Kansas, was one of Edith Smith's assistants at that time. He is one of the few people who know Jordan's strength. He strongly recommended Jordan to study in the "five-star basketball camp". Because of Williams' kindness, the camp manager accepted Jordan and arranged a temporary job for him in the camp so that he could earn enough tuition.
Jordan was not invited to attend the first three-week training course held by the training camp because it was specially arranged for the future seed players of each team. But Jordan soon proved how wrong this arrangement was in the camp with his own strength. "Jordan's dribbling and shooting ability surprised everyone," recalled the camp coach. "It's like he's playing ball after playing ..." Camp official Tom Konchasky told The New York Times. "Jordan jumped high before pitching, as if no one was defending him." Jordan soon surpassed the most promising future stars pursued by some universities and won the title of "the most valuable athlete" in the camp for two weeks in a row. He also realized his future for the first time. "It's like a person who knows magic suddenly patted me on the shoulder and said,' You are destined to be a great person, a great person that everyone can see'!" Jordan recalled.
Loris Jordan, Jordan's mother, recalled: "When Jordan was in the third year of high school, many people came to visit him, most of whom were officials in charge of enrolling sports students in universities. We had a lot of trouble at that time, because we couldn't know who regarded Jordan as a person and who regarded Jordan as a basketball machine. " Mr. and Mrs. Jordan took their son to visit more than a dozen universities in Maryland, Southern California and new york, and finally returned to the University of North Carolina at capel Hill.
Dolores is from North Carolina, but her son doesn't want to admit that he is from North Carolina. "As I grew older, I began to hate North Carolina." Jordan said, "My mother likes phil ford (an NBA star who graduated from the University of North Carolina), but I can't stand him and those guys from the University of North Carolina." But Jordan himself became more intense. Now, when he said this, he was quite duplicitous. After he personally visited the University of North Carolina, he found that everything was much better than he had expected. Jordan finally decided to study at the University of North Carolina. When Michael said that the University of North Carolina "pays more attention to cultural study than physical education", he was probably only half right. No matter how impressive its academic achievements are, the University of North Carolina still attaches great importance to physical education, although the university always preaches "developing the school through science and education".
1980l65438+1October, Michael officially announced his admission to the University of North Carolina. His sister Roslin just graduated from high school, and she decided to go to the University of North Carolina with her brother. On the day the news came out, a large group of reporters gathered in the yard of old Jordan's house. Dilloris recalled: "They stayed until we agreed to be interviewed. This interview took us a long time, and the reporters' questions were even more bizarre. "This annoying interview never stopped in the days that followed, especially after Jordan became famous.
The basketball course of the University of North Carolina is the best among college basketball courses. Some people call it "the NBA in college basketball." Smith is obsessed with collective attack tactics, which stifles the individual's breakthrough ability, no matter how good you are. After Jordan joined the NBA, there was a joke asking, "Who is the only person who can make Jordan score less than 25 points per game?" The answer is: "Edith Smith." Nevertheless, Smith's tactics are constantly being imitated and learned. Smith trained people like billy cunningham, Charlie Scott and Walter. NBA superstars like Dixon, James Voss, Shem Perkins and Michael Jordan. More importantly, he manages the team well and is good at encouraging the morale of the players. His students train during the day and take part in cultural studies at night. They all strictly abide by school discipline and actively participate in community public welfare activities.
Smith knew Jordan was a rare basketball genius when he recruited him, but it was not until the first week of training that he realized that he had underestimated Jordan's talent. In a "one-on-one" defensive training, Smith realized that "we can defend Jordan with our investment." In autumn training, Jordan has been able to break through the five-man defense and lay up directly. At this time, Jordan also gained the bad reputation of "love to belittle others". The party to celebrate Jordan's departure from North Carolina was held on February 3rd. 198 1. Earlier, the University of North Carolina had just defeated Tursa, who ranked ninth in the university team, 78-70. "Freshman Michael Jordan has finally come out of his shell, and he will take a unique step in the world with his unique skills." Al Faiser, a reporter from Durham Sun, reported on this quiet little gathering. In the game against Tursa, Jordan * * * threw 15 ball, hit 1 1 times, and one scored 22 points, as well as a break and a "block". In the last three games, Jordan always fouled once and shot more than 65%. His teammates cheered for his performance on the court. "Jordan is really versatile," said defender Jamie Black excitedly. "He can shoot, defend, lead, rebound and intercept in the air. Is there anything he can't do? " "Frankly speaking, I have never seen a faster basketball player than him," Voss said. "And Michael hardly makes mistakes on the court."
"Playing on the court, he always keeps his eyes open and ears open." Forward Doherty praised:
"I tell you, before he leaves Jinli, he will cause a sensation."
Some reporters compared his jumping with david thompson; Others say he can be compared with former University of North Carolina guard phil ford. Jordan explained why he did well at the University of North Carolina. He said, "I have a foundation. We trained according to this tactic in high school, so I don't have much new things to learn here. " The best thing Jordan learned here is self-confidence. "When I came here, I thought everyone here was a superstar and I would be the worst one. After the first game (Jordan scored 20 points in this game), I realized that I was no worse than anyone here. " You will see that he is more and more confident in everything he does. Voss, who coached in the NBA for nearly 9 years, recalled, "Every time he played a game, his prestige increased by one point." He made more and more contributions to our team and became the third strongest player in the University of North Carolina team after sam perkins and me. As early as many years ago, Falk, who is now the agent of Jordan and other famous stars, clearly realized one point: "In the era of TV sports, in order to create a sports star and genius with strong news effect in the 1990s, such a genius must have amazing performance ability, moderate size, outstanding eloquence, infectious, approachable, polite, simple and natural, and relatively conservative values. Jordan. " In a word, Michael Jordan is a perfect image created by God to adapt to modern TV sports.
Falk's words revealed a fact, that is, a perfect sports genius like Jordan would not have such a sensation and great star effect today, nor would he have his fame, wealth and everything without the spread of television. At the same time, a legend like Jordan, who is close to myth, is precisely the need of the TV era and a highly developed commodity society, because Jordan is a living hero without a script and director in the real world. His game is an absolute guarantee of TV ratings. Naturally, it has become a person with great commercial value and an advertising spokesperson with unparalleled appeal.
So in a way, it is television that makes Jordan a genius. The countless glorious images he has appeared on the TV screen so far can be traced back to 1982. This is a historic blow. From that moment on, people said that a "magic flying man" was born and was destined to belong to his orbit.
1On March 29th, 982, the NCAA final was held between the University of North Carolina and Georgetown University where Jordan was located. Jordan was only 19 years old. Before that, no freshman could become the soul of a famous university team. In front of the national television audience, Jordan was so nervous that his hands were shaking when he came on stage. However, Jordan has such a skill. As soon as the whistle blows at noon, he can immediately forget everything, let every cell and nerve endings in his body enter an excited state and enter the game.
This game is a turning point for the University of North Carolina and Jordan. If Jordan follows the doctor's advice and has his tonsils removed in hospital, then the University of North Carolina is likely to lose the game and eventually miss the NCAA championship. The data shows that in the 34 games that entered the finals, Jordan averaged 13.5 points, shot 53.4% and rebounded 4.4 times. For a freshman, this is a great achievement.
The Super Gymnasium in New Orleans was packed, and 665,438+000 spectators anxiously waited for the whistle of the NCAA championship and runner-up final. One of the finalists is the veteran Georgetown team, and the other is the University of North Carolina. Outside the stadium, there are millions of enthusiastic fans sitting in front of the TV, waiting to watch the live broadcast of the game. Edith Smith and john thompson, who lead these two teams, are the two best coaches of American college basketball teams. In a sense, this game is also a comprehensive contest between them. For the young players from both sides, it is also a great opportunity for them to make a name for themselves by participating in competitions like Imago.
At the beginning of the game, Jordan played a little nervously, and his performance in the first half was mediocre. At the end of the first half, Jordan seemed to suddenly wake up from his dream and began to perform unexpected stunts. He made rapid progress on the court and immediately attracted the attention of the audience.
In the last five shots of the University of North Carolina, Jordan hit three at a time, the other two were "stolen" by him, and the other was the basket he grabbed. In the last five minutes of the game, Jordan grabbed the ball that his partner missed twice. He shot with his left hand, and the ball crossed the five fingers of Georgetown captain Evan and went straight to the net. With 2 minutes and 30 seconds left, the score on the field is 6 1: 58, and the University of North Carolina is temporarily in the lead. Georgetown then scored another goal, making the score 60: 6 1. With 1 minute 19 seconds left in the game, the University of North Carolina made a free throw. As a result, Docherty missed and Evan grabbed the basket. The Georgetown team advanced rapidly. Smith stood on the sidelines and shouted, "One-on-one! Staring at people! " However, the speed of the defense of the University of North Carolina is still half a beat slow. Evan passes the ball to Sliby Floyd, who used to be a defender of the All-Star Team in high school. Freud bypassed Jamie Blake, went straight to the baseline, and then made a beautiful jump shot. The ball bounced a few times on the backboard, spinning the net. After serving, the University of North Carolina quickly pushed forward, but Georgetown had set up a defense, and Jordan's teammates could only wander around the periphery. At this time, there are only 32 seconds left before the end of the game. Smith signaled the referee to stop blowing the whistle. He wants to realize his old dream in the last 32 seconds. During his 24-year coaching career, he led the team of the University of North Carolina to beat others in the semi-finals five times, including two finals, but failed to win the championship in the end. Smith knew that Thompson would send a powerful player to keep an eye on Voss, who had scored 20 points, and would never relax his defense against sam perkins, leaving the two main players of the University of North Carolina with no chance to score. Smith decided to give Jordan one last chance to decide the outcome.
Jordan is the third scorer at the University of North Carolina and the only freshman on the field. The position of this throwing is on the left-wing middle road, which is quite difficult, especially in such an urgent situation. But at this time, the tallest player in Georgetown, Evan, has turned to the right wing to defend Voss. Smith had to bet on Jordan. "Hit it. Jordan. Smith was praying softly when the athletes came back.
Jamie Blake passes the ball to Jordan, and Jordan returns it to Blake. Blake returned the ball to Jordan without hesitation. As time went by, Georgetown blocked everyone and didn't give Jordan a chance to take off. After two handshakes, Blake jumped up and pushed the ball from the right to Dougherty in the middle. Doherty returned the ball to Blake according to the established tactics, and Blake immediately passed it to Jordan. Old Jordan, who was watching the game, covered his eyes with his hand, fearing that his son would "make a mistake and become a lifelong regret". When Jordan caught the ball, a gap appeared in front of him. Two players from the other team flew forward to intercept, but Jordan knew it was too late. At 0/7 feet from the rebound/kloc-,Jordan projected the ball in his hand. The ball flew over the opponent's head like a rainbow (Jordan) and went straight to the basket. With the shaking of the net, thunderous applause rang out on the field. At this time, the red letter on the time card shows that there are 16 seconds before the end. After Georgetown took office, the University of North Carolina followed closely. In the confusion, Georgetown mistakenly passed the ball to Voss. In this way, the University of North Carolina won the NCAA championship trophy with a lead of 1 minute.
From this night on, Jordan began to quietly become popular. Thousands of eyes in the "Super Top" gymnasium turned their attention to Michael Jordan, a dazzling new star. The audience talked excitedly about Jordan's every move on the court. Jordan scored 16 points on the court, he grabbed 9 rebounds, and the last shot decided the outcome of the game ... "It all started from this night." Jordan recalled excitedly, "From this night on, the name Michael Jordan began to fly to the whole country."
Three semesters ago, Jordan was an unknown high school student; After three semesters, he has become a hero in North Carolina and is expected to become a newcomer to the NBA. "That pitch boosted his self-confidence and he soon matured." Friends was said by Hudson.
That promotion put Jordan's picture on the cover of the capel Hill phone book. For Jordan, the curtain has been raised, and the whole United States and even the whole world are waiting for the rise of a new star.
"I can't repeat this goal." Jordan said, "This is the beginning of my basketball career. This goal filled me with confidence, so I decided to join the NBA and become a professional player. "
Since then, Americans have known a man named Michael. Jordan's son. Jordan felt flattered at the time. "You are the little guy who always sticks out his tongue." When a stranger greeted him, Jordan felt like a celebrity for the first time.
From 65438 to 0982, Jordan became the captain of the basketball team of the University of North Carolina and won the title of the best defender in North Carolina. He was also named the best college basketball player in 1982 by American sports news magazine. This summer, Jordan was also selected for the American Pan-American Basketball Team and participated in the basketball match held in Caracas, Venezuela. As a result, the team won the gold medal. Jordan claimed that this overseas trip helped him a lot and prompted him to choose human geography as his major. Choosing this major is very practical for a young man who has realized that he wants to travel all over the United States-at least he can find out the geographical location of famous airports, hotels and competition venues in China.
1982- 1983 was Jordan's golden age at the University of North Carolina. He is famous, confident and relaxed. At the University of North Carolina, he can easily enter and leave various student groups. His communication schedule is very tight, but fortunately, he doesn't soak in glasses all day and live a drunken life like some other student celebrities. "He drinks a little beer sometimes, but he hates beer at all," Peterson said. "Sometimes he prefers to drink mild drinks like cocktails, but not often."
Peterson said that Jordan "has a stable girlfriend who has been together for a long time, but rarely with her". Jordan spends most of his time playing video games, pinball games or poker games, and he is especially addicted to poker gambling. Once, while playing poker with Peterson in the dormitory, he lost his last penny.
Jordan likes watching movies. "He reads almost every work." Peterson said, "Unless there are snakes in the movie. If a snake appears on the screen, he will leave the cinema. Once we persuaded him to go to the movie Venom with us. Jordan slipped away less than five minutes after the movie started-even though he spent four yuan on the movie ticket. "