I recently read a biography on Michael Jordan by Mitchell Krugel. This book gives
             out accurate info on Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan know as the best player in the NBA
             recently. He retired with no specific reason. He was a phenomenal superstar with many
             extraordinary abilities. He was the most recognizable athlete in the world , not only the top
             player of his era, but was possibly the best player ever to wear the uniform of an NBA
             It all started as a young boy in North Carolina where he was born and raised
             by his parents. Michael Jordan grew up dreaming of being a sports star and with the love
             of sports in his heart. He grew up playing baseball when he was young. He was the MVP
             for his team when they won the championship. When he was in Junior High School he
             began to play basketball. He got a love for this game that persuaded him to practice hard
             and give it all he had. He practiced by playing with his big brother. His brother, with his
             height advantage, beat him majority of the time. And Michael with his competitiveness
             and the hate of being the loser tried even harder. He tried to make himself taller any way
             he could, one time he even went to some Monkey bars hung on them trying to stretch
             himself. Maybe it worked because he was short.
             When Michael attended Laney High School, he tried out for the Varsity
             basketball team. When he found out he didn't make it, he went running to his house, ran
             straight to his room and started crying. He kept on practicing and begging the coach to put
             him on the team but sadly the coach told him just to try out again next year. After
             practicing hard, Michael had experienced his first dunk as a freshmen in Highschool.
             "When I finally became known as an outstanding high school player, I was known as a
             guard because I was 6-foot-6," Michael recalled. "I didn't have the body of a forward, and
             I did have the skills of a guard beca...