EARLY LIFE
Michael Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York.But, he then moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.He was a shy kid and played baseball and basketball.His family was poor.When he was cut from his high school varsity team, he was only 5 feet 9 inches.But, he practiced hard and made the varsity team the next year. Believe it or not, he then became the top scorer on his varsity team! He also grew to 6'5" and became a highly recruited basketball player.