Even though he is a star, Michael?s childhood had been very distressing. In fact, Michael Jordan was nearly miscarried by his mother. His nose bled from birth till he was five, he nearly suffocated when he fell behind the bed as a baby and nearly killed himself when an electrocution threw him three feet. In Jordan?s own words, he exclaims

I mean my girlfriend got swept in a flood and drowned when we were in college. Another time, I was swimming with a

But the anxiety of the spectators only lasted till the end of 1997. By far, the Chicago Bulls had been hit the hardest with the news of Jordan?s retirement. The breakup arose when the management refused to pay Phil Jackson, coach of the Chicago Bulls, what he deserved after bringing six NBA championships to the Bulls. When Jackson abandoned the team, Jordan refused to play for a new coach. After Jordan officially announced his retirement, basketball great, Scottie Pippen was traded to the Houston Rockets. Only four players of the previous year?s team still remained on the Chicago Bulls. Stein considers ?many have made the prediction that the bulls will lose mare games in this shortened season than they did all last year? (Stein 1999).

Ø Lazenby, R (1995) ?Blood on the Horns?, New York, Nelson

Ø Greene, B (1995) ?Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan?, New York, Viking

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