Scott david plumlee biography of michael jordan for kids

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Close your eyes and imagine you are a basketball player racing down the court with your team. From the stands, a huge crowd is watching and cheering and millions more are watching you on TV. The game is tied, there are only a few seconds left, and your team is losing by one point! The clock is running. You dodge your opponent to an open spot on the court.

The point guard sees you open.

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The ball is flying across the court toward you. You grab it, jump, take aim for the basket, and shoot. The ball spins gracefully through the air and falls through hoop! You made the shot! The crowd goes wild! With seventeen seconds left your team wins the game. Your teammates pick you up and carry you off the court in celebration. This was the winning moment that made North Carolina freshman Mike Jordan into Michael Jordan, who became the most famous basketball player of all time.

He was the fourth of five children in his family. When he was just a toddler, his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.