... drafted to the NBA right out of high school. Kobe Bryant is an excellent basketball player, but he is not better than Michael Jordan for the fact that Jordan led his team to six NBA championships, the center of the Chicago Bulls offense as well as the leading scorer, and has one ... per game average "becoming only the second player after Wilt Chamberlain to score more than 3,000 points in a single season. The totals also earned Jordan the first of seven consecutive scoring titles. After the 1990-91 season the Bulls swept the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals and then defeated the L...

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... team was composed of the best NBA players and was nicknamed "The Dream Team." This Olympic team also won the gold medal (www.unc.edu/~lbrooks2/jordan.html). Michael was drafted after his junior year in college and would be the third pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft. He went ... 1996. He was named the MVP of the 1988 and 1996 NBA all-star games. In 1991, the Bulls won their first NBA Championship led by Michael Jordan. Michael was the MVP of the 1991 NBA Finals. The next year Michael led the Bulls to a second straight NBA Championship and was the 1992 NBA Finals ... ! for hi...

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... of the best guards in the game is Kobe Bryant; one of the comparisons that is often brought up is the similarities between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. As young players, both Bryant and Jordan shared explosive dunks, drive and determination to win, and the ability to make other players around him a lot better. Kobe Bryant entered the league at the age ... team the best, Bryant knew that his play would draw more attention to him and he began to distribute the basketball to his teammates more. In comparison, Michael Jordan had an unmatched will to be the best of all-time. Coming out of...

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... of the best guards in the game is Kobe Bryant; one of the comparisons that is often brought up is the similarities between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. As young players, both Bryant and Jordan shared explosive dunks, drive and determination to win, and the ability to make other players around him a lot better. Kobe Bryant entered the league at the age ... team the best, Bryant knew that his play would draw more attention to him and he began to distribute the basketball to his teammates more. In comparison, Michael Jordan had an unmatched will to be the best of all-time. Coming out of...

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... other side of the court, there stood Kobe Bryant. Kobe is a shooting guard for the Lakers (Sportsline.com) and has led the team with ability to execute shots like Michael Jordan did in his era. Kobe Bryant skipped college and went on to the pro after high school (Sportsline.com). At a young age, he began to learn about the higher game ... , the Chicago Bulls won the world championship six times with record-breaking numbers. The astonishment leadership by Phil Jackson was a tremendous help to win the titles (Williams). Of course, Michael Jordan was the half part of the team since he was m...

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... he averages just under 20 points a game and just over 10 rebounds a game. Tracy McGrady averages just over 20 points per game and last year averaged 32 points a game. Michael Jordan, the best basketball player of all time, was only to reach that feat a couple times. Kobe Bryant averages just over 21 points a game and has a couple NBA championships to go ... being able to play basketball ever again in his life. One phenomenon I would like to discuss in more detail is, "The Next Michael Jordan", Lebron James. He is probably the most talked about athlete since the man himself, Michael Jord...

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... between six and eight years, plus options to extend the deal. They see in LeBron James the kind of potential they saw in his hero, the ultimate basketball pitchman, Michael Jordan. For all of the hype, LeBron James is no sure thing. He has never played a pro game. And Nike is betting $90 million that his game is the kind that ... sells shoes. He's skipping college altogether. All of his success has come in high-school gyms. High school or not, his contract dwarfs Jordan's first sneaker deal, worth just $2.5 million. Shaquille O'Neal made $3 million in his first deal. And golf superstar ...

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... what society, as a whole believes. In other circumstances, like in the sports world, it is sometimes hard to differentiate between a hero and an idol or role model. People like Michael Jordan, Sammy Sosa, or Kobe Bryant have done remarkable things on an athletic magnitude, but have had other things people may not consider heroic like Bryant and ... Jordan having monogamy problems and Sosa being found with a corked bat. Where do these people sit on the ladder? In my mind, if they better the world such as making a poor ... ...

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... like these should be prosecuted to the same level that they would if they where committed on the street. Recently Kobe Bryant, the man who was believed to take Michel Jordan's place as poster boy for the NBA, was accused of rape. A trial which would otherwise not receive so much attention had it not had been for his prior image and ... ...

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... between now and the signing of their contracts, all of them will become instant millionaires. It's the American Dream, to become the a professional basketball player or maybe the next Michael Jordan. But quite a few people these days are arguing that high school players should be left out of the draft process. Who wants to argue against the big-time, the flash ... ...

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... . Programs such as money management, lifestyle choices, etc. which will better prepare these youth for this life. Everyone grows up with dreams, whether it is to be the next Michael Jordan or the President of the United States of America. A lot of high school athletes see the lifestyle and the fame of the professionals and think that that is the life ... ...

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... an American style icon of athletic wear and athletic shoes. Nike's clothing has come to represent a kind of American ideal of youthful, healthy living and determination. Nike's use of Michael Jordan as a celebrity promoter was extraordinarily successful in helping it branch out from its original base of running shoe customers into youth fashion as well as basketball lines of style. (Nike ... ...

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... donating time and money to various organizations that help benefit numerous worthy causes. They become part of our mythology as parents hope their children grow up to be like Michael Jordan or Brandi Chastain. Being a young kid, I spent many days daydreaming what it would be like to toss Captain America's shield, or to bend steel and trap a criminal like Superman would ... ...

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... volunteer time to help keep kids off of drugs. A few athletes who give their time in doing performing these tasks are Emmitt Smith, Jeff Garcia, Brett Farve, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and even Tiger Woods. Athletes show dedication, and their ability to help their community. Even if they do these charitable events for publicity they are giving the impression that they ... ...

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... the basketball? If your answer is positive, you should know the NBA that is most successful basketball league in the world. Many superstars play in the NBA, such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Shaq O'Neal. But do you know there are many international players in NBA. 20 years ago, NBA belonged to America, but now I think NBA belongs to the ... ...

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