Michael Jordan (February 17, 1963 -): A famous American NBA basketball player, known as the "Trapeze". He has created countless records in his basketball career. He is recognized as the best basketball player in the world and the first superstar in NBA history to be awarded the title of "Athlete of the Century". He promoted the NBA to every corner of the world and became another unstoppable piece of American culture outside of Hollywood. He brought revenue to the league of at least 10 billion and turned Nike from a small company into a world-famous super giant. . On March 19, 2010, retired Michael Jordan successfully purchased the NBA Charlotte Bobcats and became the owner of the Bobcats.

Chinese name: Michael Jordan

Foreign name: Michael Jordan

Alias: Michael Jordan, "The Flying Man"

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York

Date of birth: February 17, 1963

Graduation school: North Carolina University of Newcastle

Height: 198cm

Weight: 98.1kg

Sports: Basketball

Professional characteristics: scoring, defense, leadership Super

Main awards: 6-time NBA championship

2-time Olympic champion

3-time NBA All-Star MVP

5-time Regular season MVP

6-time Finals MVP

Position: Shooting guard

Wingspan: 218cm

Wife: Juanita (Divorced)

Draft: 3rd overall pick in the first round of 1984

Career high score: 69 points

Personal profile

Chinese translation: Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan (Cantonese)

English name: Michael Jordan

Full name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan (Michael Jeffrey Jordan)

Jordan in the game

Nicknames: Flying Man, Basketball God, Basketball God, Gang Leader (famous name for domestic fans) Joe Boss/Master

Zodiac sign: Rabbit

Zodiac sign: Aquarius

Blood type: B

High school: Laney High School, Wilmington, North Carolina

College : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Official height: 1.98 meters/6 feet 6 inches

Weight: 98 kg/216 pounds (185 pounds at physical measurement, 216 pounds later Gaining weight)

Project: Basketball

Position: Shooting guard

Numbers: 23, 45 (worn briefly when he came back in 1995), 9 (national team), 5 (first time participating in the Olympics), 12 (the jersey was stolen, I found the jersey temporarily, but did not name my name, and scored 49 points that night.)

Playing team: Chicago Bulls (1984-1993, 1995-1998), Washington Wizards (2001-03)

Draft: 1984, 1st round, 3rd overall pick

Evaluation: Considered the United States The greatest player in the history of professional basketball is known as the God who wears jersey No. 23.

Physical fitness

Barefoot height: 1.96 meters/6 feet 5 inches

Michael Jordan dunk

Height with shoes: 1.98 meters /6 feet 6 inches

Wingspan: 2.12 meters/6 feet 11.5 inches

Standing reach: 2.69 meters/8 feet 10 inches

Weight: 98 Kilograms/216 pounds (data in 1991, and has remained at this level since then)

Fat content: 3.0% (the lowest in NBA player history, ordinary people usually 15% to 20%; due to the low fat content, " "The Flying Man" can't swim)

100-meter speed: 10.7 seconds. He was an athlete on the school track and field team when he was a freshman. Later, because the basketball coach was worried about Jordan's injury, Jordan quit the school track and field team. At that time, he mainly practiced sprinting and long jump

Vertical jump: 0.98 meters/38.5 inches

Absolute jump: 1.09 meters/43 inches

Maximum reach: 3.78 meters/12 feet 5 inches

High jump: 2.21 meters

Long jump: 7.87 meters

Achilles tendon length: 28.5 cm

Palm length: left hand 23.7 cm right hand 24.6 cm

Time in the air: 0.92 seconds Jordan is the person with the longest time in the air so far. No one can stay in the air for more than 1 second (according to research data from the CCTV10 "Science World" program)

Definition of a flying man

"Flying Man" Michael Jordan - an outstanding athlete who combines elegance, strength, artistry, and improvisational ability. He redefined the meaning of NBA superstar. He is recognized as the best basketball player in the world. , Jordan is the best not only in his era, but in the entire NBA history.

In the eyes of most people, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. His magnificent and legendary basketball career and his huge influence on the sport inevitably make People put him on the altar. The perfect combination of elegance, speed, power, artistry, improvisational creativity and an extremely strong desire to win... Jordan reinterpreted the meaning of "superstar".

Even the superstars of the same period acknowledged Jordan's supremacy. Magic Johnson said: "Jordan is at the top, and then we are." In Jordan's second In a game against the Celtics in the playoffs this season, he even scored 63 points. After the game, Larry Bird commented on him: "Today, God dressed as Jordan in the game. ”

Let’s take a rough look at what Jordan has accomplished: “Rookie of the Year, 5 regular season MVPs, 6 Finals rings, 6 Finals MVPs, 10 First Team selections, and 14 All-Star selections. Game, 3-time All-Star Game MVP, selected into the NBA's 50 Top 50, 10-time scoring champion (NBA record, and the other 7 consecutive scoring champions ranked first with Chamberlain), with the highest average score of 30.1 points when he retired... "

But his impact goes far beyond these honors and championships. When he first entered the league, he was a natural scorer with a sharp first step, gorgeous breakthroughs and acrobatic dunks, and When he left, he had become a cultural symbol. During his basketball career, he conquered the public with his dazzling performances on the court and his elegant personal demeanor off the court, and accelerated the process of NBA globalization. He is a well-deserved king.

He is an approachable man who yet maintains a sense of mystery. "Air Jordan" is his trademark and his signature basketball shoes are overwhelmingly advertised. Of course, he also endorses other products, has also starred in the movie Space Jam (Space Jam), and collaborated with Michael Jackson on the MV Jam. He has two He retired twice and came back twice before hanging up his boots again at the end of the 2002-03 season.

Jordan famously said: “I can accept failure, but I cannot accept giving up.

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Main honors

Jordan joined the Hall of Fame

·Number of NBA championships: 6 times (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95 -96, 96-97, 97-98)

·Number of Finals MVPs: 6 times (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98 )

·Regular season MVP times: 5 times (87-88, 90-91, 91-92, 95-96, 97-98)

·Season average points per game Highest times (scoring champion): 10 times (86-87, 87-88, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98)

·Defensive Player of the Year: 1 time (1987-1988 season)

·Steals leader: 3 times (88, 90, 93 seasons)

·Rookie of the Year: 1985

·Number of Olympic champions: 2 times (1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics,)

·Number of All-Star selections: 14 ( 84-85, 85-86, 86-87, 87-88, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98, 01- 02, 02-03)

·Number of All-Star MVPs: 3 times (88, 96, 98)

·Number of All-Star Slam Dunk Contest champions: 2 times (87, 88)

·Number of times selected to the All-NBA Team: 10 times (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98)

·Selected to the All-Defensive Team Number of times: 9 times (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98)

·NBA was selected as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History" in 1996

·Inducted into the "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" in 2009

·In 2009, as the owner of the Bobcats, he helped the team enter the playoffs for the first time in history

Entered into the Hall of Fame

Jordan Statue

In the picture on the right, outside the United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls, there is a statue of Jordan. The statue is made of bronze, with a marble base underneath. Looking at the blue sky in the distance, holding his beloved basketball in his hand, the posture of the statue is the most perfect interpretation of Jordan: He is flying! Under the base of the statue, there is an inscription: The best there ever was. The best there ever will be. (Unprecedented, unprecedented!)

On April 6, 2009, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the new class of Hall of Fame members. Michael Jordan, David Robinson, and John Stockton were elected to the new Hall of Fame as players. The official ceremony will take place from September 10th to 12th in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame is located.

"I'm not happy," Jordan said. "I don't want to stand here and be inducted into the Hall of Fame. You should understand what that means - your basketball career is completely over. That's how I've always looked at it. So, I really hope that 20-plus years That day will come later, or after I die, after everything is over. "You could always think that as long as you put on shorts, you can return to the court at any time." Now that you're in the Hall of Fame, can you still do that? "Look at it," Jordan continued. "It's a great honor. This is the highest respect for every player. But, for me, I always hope in my heart that you can always think that I can come back, return to the court, and continue to play. I really hope you can always think like this, and then you never get a definite answer. I hope you never know whether I can still do it (come back). "

"Can I still do it? "Jordan choked up a little.

"No," he replied decisively.

"But, I really hope you can always think so." The phrase "never say never," on the Hall of Fame may be MJ's best interpretation of life and basketball!

Road to fame

Jordan attended Wilmington High School. Although he had a rough time at that time, and was suspended many times in the first grade, just because the short man of 5 feet and 11 inches was excluded from the next competition by the basketball school team, he finally made the baseball team and the basketball team. An outstanding student and outstanding star on the football team, Jordan grew 4 inches in the summer between his sophomore and junior years. He practiced his skills more intently. Finally, he made the school team win every game during the junior and senior seasons. Averaged 25 points. In his fourth grade, Jordan was selected to the McDonald's All-American team and became the only high school student in history to achieve a triple-double, averaging 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists per game.

After graduating from high school, Jordan, who was selected to the All-American high school team, entered North Carolina, which he longed for. As a rookie, he somewhat lives in the shadow of senior James Worthy and Sam Perkins. But in the NCAA finals against Georgetown University, Jordan shined. He scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and hit the winning shot with 18 seconds left, giving North Carolina a 63-62 victory. Letting Georgia's other great freshman -- Patrick Ewing -- do what he did years later in the NBA -- came to nothing.

The next year, he was named College Player of the Year by Sporting News. The third year, he was re-elected and won the Naismith and Wooden Awards. That year, he was selected third in the draft by the Chicago Bulls.

The No. 1 pick selected by the Houston Rockets that year was, as everyone expected, the 7-foot center from the University of Houston - the dream Hakeem Olajuwon. Surprisingly, the Portland Trail Blazers selected Kentucky's 7-foot-1 center Sam Bowie second overall. Bowie suffered several injuries in college, but the Trail Blazers passed on Jordan because they had acquired another exciting shooting guard the year before, glider Clyde Drexler. In the end, Drexler became a star and Bowie, an injury-prone guy, lived out his career in mediocrity.

After losing the title in the 1984 Olympics, Jordan's rookie season was brilliant and he won the title of Rookie of the Year. That year, he averaged 28.2 points per game (second only to Bernard King and Bird), 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists and was selected to the second team. More importantly, the Bulls won 11 more games than the previous year and successfully advanced to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, Jordan scored 29.3 points per game, but unfortunately the team lost 3:1 to the Milwaukee Bucks and was eliminated.

"In his rookie season, his attack range was not wide enough and he seemed a bit loose on defense." His first NBA coach Kevin Loughery said. His mid-range shooting - 8-15 feet from the basket - is still very good (51.5% shooting), and his steals also cover up the shortcomings of his less than standard body posture when defending. Improving in both areas will ultimately allow him to become a threat anywhere on the court and make him the best one-on-one defender.

"Even before his rookie season officially started, people were convinced that the Rockets and Trail Blazers would regret their choices," Bernard King, the scoring champion of the year, said as early as the preseason. As he definitely told Hoop magazine - "All I can say," King said, "is that people in Chicago are making a lot of money."

Facts have proved this. In his rookie season, Jordan conquered the public, and the number of spectators coming to the Chicago Stadium to watch games increased exponentially. As long as they can see Jordan's wonderful performance, fans of the opposing team are even willing to pay the price of losing the game.

Jordan's off-court performance is as unique and charming as he is on the basketball court.

Because of his unlimited prospects, Nike signed him early as its main sneaker spokesperson, but the results far exceeded expectations. During Jordan's rookie preseason, he wore an unprecedented pair of Bulls red and black boots. The NBA initially considered this a violation of the "Uniform Consistency Code" and would be fined if he continued to wear it. He still wore it a few more times, and as a result, this shoe and other AJ series sneakers caused unprecedented craze in the market. Unlike most NBA players, his contract allows him to play at any time during the offseason - a clause known as the "Basketball Love Clause."

He had a habit of sticking his tongue out as he flew toward the hoop—just like his father did when working on mechanics, a move that became one of his trademarks. He had been wearing his beloved North Carolina shorts under his Bulls shorts, which led him to start wearing longer shorts, perhaps because they were more comfortable. Whatever the reason, baggy shorts became a fashion that spread throughout the league and even other sports.

This rookie’s magic has even been cast on the referees. They said that he enjoys a little preferential treatment that veterans who have worked hard for many years can enjoy, so that he will not be blown away even if he takes one more step. . Many people say that the reason he can get past defenders so easily is because he walks. But according to slow-motion analysis, the real reason was that his first step was too fast, and he did not break any rules.

Despite all the attention, Jordan remained humble. He never ridiculed the Blazers for not selecting him, telling Sports Illustrated before his rookie season: "He (Bowie) is a better fit for them than I am. They already have enough big guards and small forwards." His self-effacement is even more obvious in another sentence in the same article: "I hope I can play in an All-Star game at least once in my life."

This goal was quickly realized, and soon after he was voted as the Eastern Conference starting shooting guard in the All-Star Game. At the All-Star Game, he encountered his first career obstacle: his teammate, Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons. The media believed that Thomas deliberately froze the performance of this golden rookie in the All-Star Game by not passing the ball, so that Jordan, as the starting shooting guard, only scored 7 points in 22 minutes of playing time. In the remaining days, he could only face this so-called conspiracy alone. Speculations about this event persisted for a long time, but Thomas himself denied this theory. In the end, this feud ended with Thomas, then the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star Team, convincing Vince Carter to give up the starting position to Jordan, who participated in the last All-Star Game in the 2003 All-Star Game.

Playing just three games in his second season, Jordan broke a bone in his left foot and was unable to attend the All-Star Game despite being voted into the All-Star Game. But when he returned to the court at the end of the season, he scored 63 points in the first round of the playoffs against the Celtics, a historical playoff scoring record. After two overtimes, the Bulls finally lost one point, 131-132, and left the playoffs with the fate of being swept; but in this series of games, Jordan scored an average of 43.7, which allowed All those who once doubted Jordan's abilities have shut their mouths.

Starting from the 1986-87 season, his career-long campaign to rewrite NBA records officially began. This year he averaged 37.1 points per game, and has maintained 3 points in the next 7 years; he scored 4 points in 9 consecutive games, and scored 23 points in a game in a row... These are all NBA records. He won the Slam Dunk Contest trophy in the All-Star Game and successfully defended it the following year. Unfortunately, the Celtics once again eliminated the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs.

After the season, the Bulls' management began to build a championship-level team. The team selected power forward Horace Grant, and on draft day, they traded center Olden Polyinice from the Seattle SuperSonics for versatile small forward Scottie Pippen. In the 1987-88 season, Jordan won all the important awards you can think of, including Most Valuable Player, Best Defensive Player, All-Star MVP... everything.

With the help of strong teammates, Jordan led the Bulls to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers and pass the first round of the playoffs. However, they lost 1-4 to the Detroit Pistons in the second round. The Pistons are known as the "Bad Boys", and their extremely aggressive style of play allowed Jordan's Bulls to return with hatred in the Eastern Conference finals for two consecutive years. The Pistons coaching staff created a defensive strategy called the "Jordan Rules". Simply put, there are always two or three people double-teaming Jordan. Although the Bulls have been unable to overcome this difficulty, they are getting closer to the championship little by little!

In the 1988-89 season, Jordan had a bumper harvest, averaging 32.5 points per game, a career-high 8. . 0 assists per game ranked 10th in the league, as well as a career-high 8.0 rebounds and ranked third in the league with 2.89 steals. In the decisive Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs against the Cavaliers, Jordan shot a long buzzer-beating jumper over Craig Ehlo, giving the Bulls a victory. 101-100 narrowly defeated the opponent. This wonderful goal, known as "the shot" in history, will always remain in people's hearts.

Before the start of the 1989-90 season, Sports Illustrated published an article saying that Jordan was considering playing on the PGA tour after retiring. Meanwhile, Chicago's front office was making other moves. That summer, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and brought in Phal Jackson. Under Jackson's guidance, the Bulls began to practice the "Triangle Offense," a tactical system that used quick passes and cuts to create opportunities for five people on the field. However, when the tactics failed and there was not much offensive time, Jordan had the right to fire at will. . In the regular season that year, the Bulls won 55-27, which was the Bulls' best record since the 1971-72 season. Jordan scored a career-high 69 points against the Cavaliers, defeating their opponents 117-113 in overtime. His three-point shot has also begun to become a weapon, and his 37.6% shooting rate is a full 10% higher than before. However, the Pistons once again shattered the Bulls' dream in the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Three consecutive losses to the Pistons made many people doubt that a scoring machine like Jordan would be unable to win a championship title. There are many critics who think that he is not as good as Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the two superstars of the 1980s. They think that Jordan is just a pure scorer and cannot make teammates like Larry Bird and Magic. Do better; Bird and Magic helped the team become a top team as soon as they joined the team, but Jordan's Bulls were still a mid-range team until the late 1980s. But the rise of the Bulls dynasty after 1991 and Jordan's gradual maturity made them shut up.

In the 1991 season, Jordan led the Bulls to great success. They only lost two games in the entire playoffs and reached the top for the first time with absolute dominance. This included taking revenge by sweeping the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, and defeating the Lakers in straight games in the Finals after losing the first game at home. Since Magic Johnson retired soon due to AIDS, this game became the swan song of the Lakers' "Showtime". Jordan averaged 31.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game, and won the first of his six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player trophies.

At this time, Jordan had completely shaved his head. On the one hand, he led a new trend in hairstyle, and on the other hand, he also made himself look more outstanding. He finally fulfilled his championship dream. Although he has harsh demands and harsh criticism on his teammates, victory is the best lubricant. In the next two years, the Bulls defeated Clyde Drexler's Trail Blazers and Charles Barkley's Suns in six games to win the championship.

In the later stages of this three-peat, Jordan is no longer just a star, he has reached the realm of a hero. Early in his career, he envied Peter Pan's gravity-defying jumps and his ability to stay young forever.

However, in the past three years, players and teams seem to have recognized that it is Jordan who "jumps away from the gravity of the earth and can stay young forever." He has countless fans of all ages, especially children. He seems to have a kind of magic, just like the sports drink advertisement he endorses says "Be Like Mike", which makes those children follow them crazily. Follow his footsteps.

Ball King Transformation

He left the court as a player and returned to the management. He looked at these young superstars and was convinced that the NBA was functioning well. In

Bobcats owner Jordan

his book "For the Love of The Game: My Story", he wrote: Said: "There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player in this world. I never believe there is one greatest player; everyone lives in a different era. I stand on the shoulders of my predecessors and contribute my own talents. I believe , "Greatness" is a process of continuous evolution from period to period. Without Julius Erving, David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Elgin Baylor, there would be no Miachael Jordan."

Jordan loved proving his naysayers wrong. In a game against the Utah Jazz, Jordan dunked on John Stockton, and a Jazz fan yelled, "You can dunk it on a big guy!" The next possession, Jordan was 6-foot-11. , 285-pound center Melvin Turpin poured one on his head, and then asked the fan, "Is this big enough?"

On March 19, 2010, Michael Jordan's acquisition of the Bobcats was recognized by the league. With the approval of the owners committee, Jordan became the first retired player in NBA history to successfully turn into an owner. Jordan spent US$275 million to complete the acquisition of the Bobcats. Not only did he become the first retired player owner in history, but he was also the second black owner in the history of the league.