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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York.
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Soon after Michael's birth, his parents felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a family, so they moved the family to Wilmington, North Carolina.
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He was cut from his High School Varsity Basketball team as a sophomore because he was under size.
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His Senior year he was a McDonalds All American player.
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As a Freshman at North Carolina Jordan was awarded ACC Freshman Player of the year, and in that year hit the game winning shot to win the NCAA National Championship .
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Jordan’s Junior year he won the Naismith Player of the Year
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Jordan was Drafted third in the 1983 NBA Draft to the Bulls.
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Jordan's rookie season he was named Rookie of the Year.
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Jordans father was robbed and murdered.
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Jordan tried playing his fathers sport baseball. He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Socks AA team the Birmingham Baronswith 17 games left in the 1995 NBA season with the bulls.
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Jordan became the first person ever to win the NBA finals MVP four times.
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After the 2003 season Jordan retired.
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