Who Influenced Michael Jordan to Become the Player and Person He is Today?
             1. Bye, Bye, Bye (Retirement from the Game)
             Well everyone has they're own opinion about Michael Jordan, but one
             thing is certain, he is a phenomenal athlete with a unique combination of grace,
             power, artistry and the improvisational ability. He is not only the top player of his
             Era, but is quite possibly the best player to wear the uniform of a NBA team. He
             is the most recognizable athlete in the world and is believed to be the best there
             ever was, is, or ever will be. (NBA.com) A person to this magnitude has
             obviously a success, being able to have a family of his own and, knowing that
             there are thousands of people looking up to him, and being many people's idol.
             To be able to stand the pressure of being a national symbol of greatness, you
             have to have a driving force. This driving force has been known to be the edge
             a lot of people have needed to make it over. Michael Jordan's family helped him
             to fight and become one of the most influential, successful, and professional
             Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, NY, to
             a proud Deloris and James Jordan. (Nba.com; BioLife.com) Now this very first
             point may seem like no big deal but it's something in itself. Jordan almost wasn't
             born. In 1963, when Deloris was carrying Mike her mother died unexpectedly
             causing her to fall into a deep depression and stress period. Fearing a
             miscarriage the family doctor ordered her to bed rest. (Greene 12; NBA.com) "I
             always said that Michael's birth was like a sign. I lost my mother w
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