Introduction-+Dear+Reader



Dear Reader,

Who is the best basketball player and or arguably the most famous sports icon of all time? Is it LeBron James, Jackie Robinson, or Wayne Gretzky. The answer is Michael Jordan, the man who one six championships in a row and five MVP awards. His resumé is far more prestigious than anyone else who had played sports at an professional level.

Most people know who he is and have witnessed his leaping abilities, athleticism, and competitiveness, but not everyone knows about his records, statistics, childhood, and that his father was murdered which led Jordan to a year long retirement to play professional baseball. The good news is one will not have to worry about not knowing all about Jordan because I composed this piece for one to learn about Michael Jordan.

My project as a whole contains stories and poems related to Jordan's childhood and teen years. It also contains player information, for example highlight performances by Jordan and his statistics. Ultimately it will appeal to those interested in sports in general, basketball, but mainly Michael Jordan and his Hall of Fame career.

I am someone who is in love with basketball and I idealize Michael Jordan, thus his life ans statistics have really engaged me into learning more about the Legend of Michael Jordan. I am also someone who owns many of Michael Jordan's apparel. I own his Chicago Bulls jersey and abundances of his multimillion dollar Air Jordan company's clothing as well. His clothes have always interested me because he gets a first look at everyone Jordan brand item before it goes on the market. My point here is that Michael Jordan makes suggestions to the clothes I often wear. This truly amazes me. Overall, I chose to write this because it astonishes me that Michael Jordan kept pride in high school, after being cut from the team, and then to go on and play college at North Carolina, where he hit the game winning shot in the National Champion. Then he went on to have a Hall of Fame career and lastly he is now the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats and the owner of a huge company, named after himself. Also I am a basketball player myself, and it seemed logical to research a man who I look up on the court.

In my project I have added a repented, or a repeated element, in every page that shows up at least once. The repented is black font with red background. I did this because the Chicago Bull's uniforms are composed of those colors, black font, red background. Michael Jordan won his six championships and five MVP's in Chicago. That is why I chose this font as my repented.

Researching Michael Jordan was one of the most enjoying things I have done in school. I was able to learn about his childhood, his teen years, which is something I related to, and his adult life. In the process of researching, I vied amazing stat sheets, slideshows, biographies, and videos, such as when Jordan almost beat Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in the playoffs all by himself. After completing my research, I was able to share my knowledge of Jordan through five different genres found in the table of contents. The narrative is about a kid surrounded by crime in New York city. He is a great athlete and gets a full scholarship to Oak Hill Academy, one of the most elite basketball and football schools for the country. He ended up saving his family from poverty by going to the NFL. This is similar to Jordan's life because they both were raised in crime and went on to play at the highest level to save their families from crime. The player card contains Micheal Jordan's player card for one to learn basic facts about Jordan. The stat sheet depicts Jordan's career averages in every statistical category. View the top ten list and read about Jordan's top ten moments of his career. Lastly the poem demonstrates Jordan's love for a basketball and his hard work in high school to make the team. Let me ask this, if someone said one would never go to college and play and they did not make the team, would they go on to play professionally? Well Michael Jordan did because he had heart.That is the lesson learned from the poem, never give up.

After completing this project, I have gained even more respect for Michael Jordan, most because he would always battle back from adversary and win a game even if he had a flu. The best parts of the project would definitely be learning more about Michael Jordan's life and viewing how sports fans all around the country view him. It amazes me that people like me are still interested in this man as I am today. If one searches Michael Jordan, they can except about one hundred pages of information, videos, biographies and news on him. Each genre demonstrates the glory behind Michael Jordan or made up characters, such as Jamal Nix that have almost identical lives with Jordan. I am so glad I was able to construct a project that showcases the greatest basketball player of all time and my sports hero.

Sincerely, Will Regenauer