How Michael Jordan Became Great

Mason Fornea

How michael jordan became the greatest basketball player ever

By strength, practice, and dedication

Who is michael jordan?

Michael jordan is arguably the best basketball player of all time.

Michael Jordan is known for his insane shots. Especially dunks as shown in most photos of him.

Michael Jordan is also known for when he partnered up with the clothing brand, Nike, to make a seperate clothing line named Air Jordan, most known for the shoes they sell.

The image that Air Jordan based off

MICHAEL JORDAN WORKED OUT

Michael Jordan lifting dumbells.

one of the main reasons michael jordan became the greatest basketball player was that he WOULD WORK OUT.

Michael's workout routine included leg raises, weighted crunches, medicine ball exercises, squats on a balance board, and other core strengthening exercises.

Michael Jordan would focus on chest workouts, shoulder workouts, leg workouts, arm workouts, and back workouts.

The Jordan Dome

MICHAEL JORDAN practiced

one of the best, if not the best ways michael jordan became the greatest was practice.

Michael Jordan would start with about 30 or 40 minutes of conditioning in the [dome]. This would include stretching, running, and various basketball related things. Then he’d go to the movie set for some shooting. At lunch time, he’d work out with weights for about an hour and a half. Then he’d go back to the set from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. From 7:30 p.m. to about 10:00 p.m., he’d play basketball in the [dome].1:00pm through 7:00pm

Michael Jordan practicing

Michael jordan Had dedication

ANother main reason michael jordan became the greatest basketball player of all time is that he had dedication.

Michael Jordan had said he would work the hardest to be the best on his team. His dedication had helped him do just that, but way more than just his team.

″I’m going to show you. Nobody will ever work as hard as I work,” - Michael Jordan

“From the first day of practice, my mentality was: ‘Whoever is the team leader of the team, I’m going to be going after him. And I’m not going to do it with my voice.’ Because I had no voice. I had no status. I had to do it with the way that I played,” - Michael Jordan

what this shows

This shows that strength, practice, and dedication can help with getting better at basketball, even if you are the greatest, just as Michael Jordan.

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