Submitted by vanesa on April 22, 2008

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Jordan

Michael Jordan was one of five children born to James and Delores Jordan. He was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn. His parents felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to raise a young family. So instead of trying to endure the streets of Brooklyn, the Jordan family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Michael’s father, James, got a job in Wilmington as a mechanic and his mother Delores got a job as a teller at United Carolina Bank.
When Michael reached the ninth grade, he tried out for the basketball team. Michael then took practicing basketball to another level. He played his brother Larry whenever he could. Michael never expected what would come in the near...

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