42 Fogler, Williams, Guthridge, and many alumni wanted Jordan to remain for his
senior year. The Jordans agreed that night that Michael should turn professional
and informed Smith the next morning. Deloris realized that entering the NBA ...
Author: David L. Porter
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780313337673
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 176
View: 325
Profiles the legendary basketball player who is one of the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world.
Michael Jordan sums up his epoch , the most widely recognized professional
athlete in the world today . A universal singular , this wife ( Juanita ) , these three
children , this now dead father ( daddy ) , this mother , two brothers and two
sisters ...
Author: David L. Andrews
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791450253
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 301
View: 669
Uses Michael Jordan as a vehicle for viewing the broader social, economic, political, and technological concerns that frame contemporary culture.
CHAPTER 1 - Learning to Fly Michael Jordan wanted to be the best basketball
player in the world . He wanted to fly . Some people say that he can ! But it took
hard work and sacrifice . Here is the story of a man who became the best ever .
Author: Sarah Houghton
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9780736895026
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 64
View: 352
Tells the story of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, from his youth to his highly successful professional career, which includes six NBA titles and numerous records and awards.
Author: Tom Owens
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780823950904
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 24
View: 553
Profiles the basketball superstar, who retired from the Chicago Bulls at age thirty, played minor league baseball, and then returned to professional basketball in 1994.
In the 1990-91 season, the Bulls put it all together and raced to an NBA
Championship season. After building the team around Michael Jordan, patience
finally paid off. Of course Michael led the way, having another unbelievable
season.
Author: Paul Joseph
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781562396411
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 32
View: 624
Describes the life and basketball career of the high-scoring player who led the Chicago Bulls to four NBA championships.
HOOP DREAMS Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17 , 1963 , in
Brooklyn , New York . He and his family moved to Wilmington , North Carolina ,
when Michael was still young . Michael's father built a basketball court on the
grass in ...
Author: Rob Kirkpatrick
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780823956333
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 24
View: 529
A brief biography of the basketball superstar, Michael Jordan, from his childhood in North Carolina through his career with the Chicago Bulls to his status as one of the sport's fifty greatest players.
Wilmington Star-News. April 27, 1980. ______. “Wilmington Preps Prepare for
Baseball Season Debuts.” Wilmington Star-News. February 24, 1980. Charlotte
Business Journal. “Nike's Larry Miller Talks Michael Jordan, NBA.” Morning
edition.
Author: Roland Lazenby
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316228761
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 720
View: 172
The definitive biography of a legendary athlete. The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball -- hitting nothing but net. But for all his greatness, this scion of a complex family from North Carolina's Coastal Plain has a darker side: he's a ruthless competitor and a lover of high stakes. There's never been a biography that encompassed the dual nature of his character and looked so deeply at Jordan on and off the court -- until now. Basketball journalist Roland Lazenby spent almost thirty years covering Michael Jordan's career in college and the pros. He witnessed Jordan's growth from a skinny rookie to the instantly recognizable global ambassador for basketball whose business savvy and success have millions of kids still wanting to be just like Mike. Yet Lazenby also witnessed the Michael Jordan whose drive and appetite are more fearsome and more insatiable than any of his fans could begin to know. Michael Jordan: The Life explores both sides of his personality to reveal the fullest, most compelling story of the man who is Michael Jordan. Lazenby draws on his personal relationships with Jordan's coaches; countless interviews with Jordan's friends, teammates, and family members; and interviews with Jordan himself to provide the first truly definitive study of Michael Jordan: the player, the icon, and the man.
OldChicago Stadium, the arena where the Bulls hadplayed so successfully under
Michael Jordan's leadership, wasbeing torn down and replaced by the new
United Center. Michael agreed toplayin a charity game with other NBA players to
...
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316094013
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 144
View: 950
Don't miss this action-packed and informative look at the life and achievements of a basketball legend! Matt Christopher, the number one sports writer for kids, profiles basketball superstar Michael Jordan, covering his childhood, college career, rookie years, professional career highlights, and even his short stint in minor league baseball. Written in Matt Christopher's easy-to-read style and complete with incredible photos and Michael Jordan's key stats, this comprehensive biography will entertain and educate.
s the Chicago Bulls collected scouting reports on potential choices for the 1984
draft, one player stuck out to general manager Rod Thorn: Michael Jordan, a
junior out of UNC. The Bulls did not schedule Jordan to come to Chicago
Stadium for ...
Author: Jeff Hawkins
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN: 1629681466
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 112
View: 404
This title introduces Michael Jordan who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Jordan's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Michael Jordan takes a swing for the Chicago White Sox during his one season
as a professional baseball player. Source: Associated Press. The request put
Jordan in a difficult spot. He only wanted to make it to the major leagues on his
own ...
Author: Mike McGovern
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438142242
Category: JUVENILE NONFICTION
Page: 54
View: 990
The life and career of the greatest basketball player of all time.
Words of Wit, Wisdom, and Inspiration by and about Michael Jordan, Basketball's
Greatest Superstar Pat Williams. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.
63. 64. 65. 66. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114.
Author: Pat Williams
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1461734851
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 160
View: 192
Jordan's quotability is incredible, as are the dozens of compelling anecdotes contained in this special keepsake.
The Jazz would miss their desperation three-pointer and the Bulls had won
another championship, their second three-peat under Michael Jordan. At the
close of his run with the Bulls, Jordan had been named Finals MVP of every
single ...
Author: Matt Green
Publisher: Matt Green
ISBN:
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page:
View: 794
Ever wondered how Michael Jordan rose to stardom? At a young age, the man whose name would become synonymous with basketball learned to hold his head high and overcome adversity. When his wiry 5’ 11” frame was deemed too short for his high school basketball team, Michael Jordan had the choice of whether to give up completely his dream of professional basketball or to fight on. Fortunately for the sporting world, he chose the latter. This spirit to fight and prove his detractors wrong would define his career. For more interesting facts you must read the biography. Grab your biography book now!
Seleetellihlleereeh). "n Michael Jordan, the most recent biography is Michael ]
ordan: The Making of a Legend, by David Halberstam (New York, 1999), while
Jordan's autobiography is For the Love of the Game: My Story (New York, 1998).
Author: Walter LaFeber
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393350525
Category: History
Page: 224
View: 948
Walter LaFeber's timely analysis looks at the ways that triumphant capitalism, coupled with high-tech telecommunications, is conquering the nations of the world, one mind—one pair of feet—at a time. With Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism, Walter LaFeber has written a biography, a social history, and a far-ranging economic critique. From basketball prodigy to international phenomenon to seductive commercial ideal, Michael Jordan is the supreme example of how American corporations have used technology in a brave, massively wired new world to sell their products in every corner of the globe. LaFeber's examination of Nike and its particular dominion over the global marketplace is often scathing, while his fascinating mini-biography of Michael Jordan and the commercial history of basketball reveal much about American society. For this new paperback edition, LaFeber has added a chapter on globalization in a changed world, after mass protests and since September 11. "Bold, riveting....Brilliantly illuminates how hyper-US capitalism has spread its financial wings around the globe."—Douglas Brinkley "LaFeber brings an impressive intellect to bear on his subject."—Barbara Rudolph, Chicago Tribune
Traces the life and career of the basketball superstar, from his North Carolina boyhood, through his college days, to his joining the Chicago Bulls, and highlights key milestones along the way
Author: Chip Lovitt
Publisher: Turtleback
ISBN: 9780785715634
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page:
View: 122
Traces the life and career of the basketball superstar, from his North Carolina boyhood, through his college days, to his joining the Chicago Bulls, and highlights key milestones along the way
Although Jordan had some very good moments , it was clear that he could not
defeat the unbeatable Father Time and the finitude of an aging body . Hence ,
Michael Jordan added the spectacle of mortality and aging to his collection of ...
Author: Douglas Kellner
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415268288
Category: Social Science
Page: 192
View: 725
During the mid-1990s, the O.J. Simpson murder trial dominated the media in the United States and were circulated throughout the world via global communications networks. The case became a spectacle of race, gender, class and violence, bringing in elements of domestic melodrama, crime drama and legal drama. According to this fascinating new book, the Simpson case was just one example of what the author calls 'media spectacle' - a form of media culture that puts contemporary dreams, nightmares, fantasies and values on display. Through the analysis of several such media spectacles - including Elvis, The X Files, Michael Jordan, and the Bill Clinton sex scandals - Doug Kellner draws out important insights into media, journalism, the public sphere and politics in an era of new technologies. In this excellent follow up to his best selling Media Culture, Kellner's fascinating new volume delivers an informative read for students of sociology, culture and media.
45 THE FACT(S) OF MICHAEL JORDAN'S BLACKNESS Excavating a floating
racial signifier David L. Andrews Source: Sociology of Sport Journal 13 (1996):
125-158. This genealogical examination of Michael Jordan 's popular
signification ...
Author: Eric Dunning
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415262958
Category: Sports
Page: 440
View: 617
A collection of texts providing a useful resource for students in the field of sports studies. Subject headings include approaches to the study of sport, the development and structure of modern sport, sport and power relations, and major issues in contemporary sport.
Critical Essays on Power and Representation Susan Birrell, Mary G. McDonald. 6
DAVID L. ANDREWS Excavating Michael Jordan's Blackness • The fact of
Michael Jordan's blackness , to paraphrase Frantz Fanon ( 1967 ) , is without
doubt ...
Author: Susan Birrell
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781555534301
Category: Social Science
Page: 326
View: 978
A look at power relations in sports along the axes of gender, race, class, and sexuality.
The inside story of Michael Jordan's surprising departure from and return to the Chicago Bulls describes his anguish over his father's death, reaction to rumors about his gambling, and his attempts to succeed in major league baseball. 250 ...
Author: Sam Smith
Publisher: Harpercollins
ISBN: 9780060175023
Category: African American basketball players
Page: 281
View: 974
The inside story of Michael Jordan's surprising departure from and return to the Chicago Bulls describes his anguish over his father's death, reaction to rumors about his gambling, and his attempts to succeed in major league baseball. 250,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 95%, language: English, abstract: Companies try constantly to extend their markets by ...
Author: Virginia Masár
Publisher: Grin Publishing
ISBN: 9783668326279
Category:
Page: 64
View: 253
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Marketing, Corporate Communication, CRM, Market Research, Social Media, grade: 95%, language: English, abstract: Companies try constantly to extend their markets by attracting different target customers and increasing their brand awareness. The present study investigates how and why endorsing their products by athletes is an always more extensively and popular tool in the companies' marketing mix. Michael Jordan, a retired American basketball star, who has gained lots of media attention, has endorsed numerous products. Especially his endorsement contract with Nike has become an excellent case study for the current trend of athlete endorsement in the international market. The results of this case study provide insights into factors that may influence the success of athlete endorsement as a company's marketing strategy.
Michael Jordan is perhaps the best and most well-known athlete in the world
today. He has attained unparalleled cultural status because of his extraordinary
physical gifts, his marketing as an icon of race-transcending American athletic
and ...
Author: Henry A. Giroux
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136649093
Category: Education
Page: 296
View: 373
Informed by the belief that critical pedagogy must move beyond the classroom if it is to be truly effective, this essay collection makes clear how cultural practices--as portrayed in film, sports, and in the classroom itself--enable cultural studies to deepen its own political possibilities and to construct diverse geographies of identity, representation and place. Contributors: Henry A. Giroux, Ava Collins, Nancy Fraser, Carol Becker, bell hooks, Michael Eric Dyson, Roger I. Simon, Chandra Talpede Mohanty, Simon Watney, Michele Wallace, Peter McLaren, David Trend, Abdul R. JanMohamed and Kenneth Mostern.