Michael Jordan entered this world on February 17, 1963. Although he was born in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in the beautiful city of Wilmington, North Carolina. 

Jordan came from a big family. He had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. He grew up in a loving and supportive home. His parents showed him that success comes from the work that is put in.

From an early age competition ran through Jordan's blood. His parents encouraged his love of sports. They even built a basketball court in their backyard!

Jordan attended college at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He played basketball for UNC which helped sky rocket his basketball career. In 1982 he helped lead UNC to the NCAA division championship.  

1983 and 1984 turned out to be two big years for Jordan. He was chosen as the NCAA Player of the year. This shows that hard work and dedication pays off. 

Big things began to happen for Jordan in 1984.  He left college and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls launching him into his professional basketball career. 

Although Jordan left college in 1984 to play for the Chicago Bulls, he did not let that stop him from finishing his degree.  

Jordan graduated with his bachelor's degree in geography. He finished school all while playing professional basketball! How amazing is that? 

Jordan was unstoppable on the court. Can you believe that he scored an average of 28.2 points his very first season!

Because of his amazing first season on the court, Jordan was awarded the NBA rookie of the year award. He was also given a slot on the All-Star team for his incredible talent. 

Despite being injured during his second season of playing in the NBA, he managed to score 3,000 points in one season. Talk about incredible! 

In 1990, Jordan was a vital role into launching the Bulls into the Eastern Conference finals. The very same year the Bulls won their first NBA Championship game.

The Chicago Bulls were on fire and JOrdan was leading the way. The Bulls took their second Championship in 1992 against the Portland Trailblazers. The very next year they won their third championship!!

Sadly, in 1993 Jordan's father passed away. Jordan didn't let that stop him from reaching for the stars. He took a brief break from basketball and started playing minor league baseball.