Sung rno biography of michael jordan

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• 6× NBA champion (–, –)
• 6× NBA Finals MVP (–, –)
• 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (, , , , )
• 14× NBA All-Star (–, –, , )
• 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (, , )
• 10× All-NBA First Team (–, –)
• All-NBA Second Team ()
• NBA Defensive Player of the Year ()
• 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (–, –)
• NBA Rookie of the Year ()
• NBA All-Rookie Team ()
• 10× NBA scoring champion (–, –)
• 3× NBA steals leader (, , )
• 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (, )
• No. 23 reti

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  Michael Jordan

  American basketball player (born )

  For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).

  Jordan in
  Position	Minority owner
  League	NBA
  Born	() February 17, (age&#;62) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
  Listed height	6&#;ft 6&#;in (&#;m)
  Listed weight	&#;lb (98&#;kg)[a]
  High school	Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina)
  College	North Carolina (–)
  NBA draft	1st round, 3rd overall pick
  Selected by the Chicago Bulls
  Playing career	–, –, –
  Position	Shooting guard / small forward
  Number	23, 12,[b] 45
  –, –	Chicago Bulls
  –	Washington Wizards
  6× NBA champion (–, –) 6× NBA Finals MVP (–, –) 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (, , , , ) 14× NBA All-Star (–, –, , ) 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (, , ) 10× All-NBA First Team (–, –) All-NBA Second Team () NBA Defensive Player of the Year () 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (–, –) NBA Rookie of the Year () NBA All-Rookie First Team () 10× NBA scor • "Jordan said, 'A lot of times I'll dream I'm a bad alcoholic and I can't stop drinking and embarrassing myself. And I'm going to lose everything. inom wake up from that dream in a sweat.' He knows that one slip up, one mistake, can throw it all away. And I think he lived in terror of that for a very long time,"says author Bob Greene on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Was it really only a little more than a decade ago that some doubted Michael Jordan? That he was considered all style and no substance? That he would continue to win scoring championships but that he would never elevate his grupp to a championship? In his 11 full seasons with the Bulls, Jordan led the NBA in scoring a record 10 times and won 6 Finals MVP awards. As the 20th century drew to a close, Jordan was recognized as an icon. Tall, dark and bald, he was the first man of the planet. The Chicago Bulls guard had the rarest of gifts, the ability to transcend his idrott. His fame and skill were intertw