... NBA achievements and awards. Jordan went to Laney High School in Washington, North Carolina. As a sophomore he tried out for the varsity basketball team and was cut. Eventually as a freshman in college at the University of North Carolina he earned a starter position. In that same year at North Carolina ... that became an NBA star. It was Patrick Ewing. Little did Michael and Patrick know that in ten years they would be teammates on a USA Olympic team. Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. He was picked third over all. With the Chicago Bulls ....

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... moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he first played basketball. At Ringe and Latin High School, Patrick played on the basketball team. Ewing was 7 feet tall and played center. The basketball coach to the school's team in Cambridge Massachusetts, noticed Ewing the second he walked into school. He asked him if he wanted to play on the ... team , and Ewing said yes without a problem. He scored more points than any other person on the team that year, and continued to do so for the rest of his basketball career at the school, up until ... if not the greatest player in the NBA's history....

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... Carter's sixth season in the league, although he has been plagued with injuries he has brought the Toronto Raptors into and immediate playoff team. He has also yet to bring an NBA championship to the city. Dissimilar to Jordan, Jordan brought a championship to his Bulls during his sixth season. ATTITUDE Michael Jordan always had a calm ... knew what it took to win and he showed it throughout every game. Jordan knew that to be great you had to sacrifice your body for the team, and he demonstrated that during the playoffs in 1997. Jordan came down with the flu before the game, and althoug...

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... are lounging in the clubhouses, watching cable television and sipping bottled spring water. Their expensive sports cars have been left at home, and the pricey limousines that brought them to the field are waiting outside for the athletes" hasty escapes. Meanwhile, across town, a family of three is also getting ready for today's game. ... for another hour from his job at the local hospital. The ten year old son can hardly contain himself, much less finish his dinner. His favorite team is in the playoffs and somehow his parents managed to get three tickets to the game for fifty dollars a ...

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... the NBA, in particularly, great guards. One 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 ... players around him a lot better. Kobe Bryant entered the league at the age of eighteen with the potential to be a superstar for whatever team he played for. In his early seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant dazzled spectators with gravity defining moves and dunks. As Bryant began to ... ...

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... the NBA, in particularly, great guards. One 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 ... players around him a lot better. Kobe Bryant entered the league at the age of eighteen with the potential to be a superstar for whatever team he played for. In his early seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bryant dazzled spectators with gravity defining moves and dunks. As Bryant began to ... ...

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