INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION In the world of basketball Michael Jordan is the G.O.A.T The Greatest Of All Time Need proof A national championship in college Two Olympic gold medals Six NBA championships including two three-peats and six Finals MVP awards Slam dunk champion Scoring titles The Shot The Shrug The Flu Game But MJ was also so much more Michael changed the way we think about basketball and turned it into one of the world’s most popular sports He made collecting sneakers cool and changed pop culture forever He dominated the NBA on the court left to follow a boyhood dream then returned and dominated again He became the first former player to own an NBA team He also starred in a hit movie with Bugs Bunny The following pages look back on MJ’s incredible life and career from his earliest days playing the game he loved to his unforgettable final shot with the Chicago Bulls to his current status as an American icon
