Informative Essay: The Legend Of Michael Jordan

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The American legend Michael Jordan did not only play basketball for fun or only to try to become a legend, he wanted to inspire others for a multitude of things such as playing the sport he grew up playing but not only that he wanted to inspire others to never give up always try it even if people end up despising it. First, “I can accept failure but I can never accept not trying” Using this quote people realise that Michael Jordan never wanted to give up even sometimes after he messed up on a game he would stay after to practice what he messed up on including his shooting or maybe his passing proving that he can accept when he fails but he can't accept not trying. Next, “I have failed over and over again and because of that I can succeed” This …show more content…
First, “MJ once cheated in a game of cards against an old woman,” Yes, once when playing a meaningless game of cards he cheated with a little trick up his sleeve this is just one of the many instances of Michael Jordan being a less than honest person. Next, while playing a game against the hornets he told Muggsy Bogues “shoot it midget” while Muggsy was standing at a mere 5’3 compared to MJ 6’6 stature. So yes, he did say that, but not only that that ruined his career because Muggsy was so messed up by the comment that his states were never the same he had a decline in everything he became a worse and worse player eventually leading to Muggsy retiring so in short MJ the great ruined the career of another player. Sadly he said“You know what, I tell you what, you pay $15,000 right now for a jersey from me and I’ll take a picture with you.” Michael Jordan had said this to a fan since childhood and made him lose his faith in MJ so now we know that at times Michael Jordan can be to arrogant for his own good. Michael Jordan was a great player most of the time but some of the time he could could be a horrendous