Michael Jordan is one of the greatest players ever to have played the game of basketball. The Chicago Bulls legend was a tormenting force on both ends of the court. He was a three-level scorer who could dunk as easily as he could shoot the mid-range jumper. Jordan was also insanely athletic and used this to blow past opponents to get to the basket.
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Jordan was the first athlete in the league who was bigger than the game. His popularity at that time was unmatched. Jordan signed huge endorsement deals. He is the richest basketball athlete ever. Jordan also owns a NASCAR team, and he is always up to date with his NASCAR team’s situation. Recently, we got to experience this firsthand.
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NASCAR driver Kurt Busch recently experienced Jordan’s competitor spirit.
“We?re racing with Michael Jordan type of spirit,” Busch said.
“When we just missed out on pole position at Loudon [New Hampshire], he texted me with the [shrug] emoji of ?Why?d you choke? What?d you do wrong? I thought you had it.”
Michael Jordan – the greatest competitor ever.
Jordan was famous for his work ethic, but he for his never say never attitude. One of his first famous incident of this spirit was against the Bad Boys Pistons. After going out against them in two consecutive playoffs. He finally exhumed his ghost against the Pistons on his way to his first NBA title.
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The Bulls would sweep the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. Bulls would then three peat before Jordan announced his surprise retirement.
Jordan, however, couldn’t stay away from the game for long and came back to the Bulls in 1995. He would then lead the Bulls to another three peat from 96 to 98.
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