Synopses & Reviews
In thirteen years with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led his team to six NBA championships, earning MVP honors each time. His career average of 31.5 points per game was the best in NBA history, and his 29,277 total points won him ten season scoring titles and made him the third all-time leading scorer in the league. His last-second shot in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals against the Utah Jazz clinched the Bulls' sixth title in a decade and marked Jordan's triumphant exit from the game of basketball.
What does retirement mean for the most popular sports star in the world? Get the full story in the play-by-play biography that takes you from his first slam dunk, through his brief career in professional baseball, to his life off the court.
About the Author
Bill Gutman has been an avid sports fan ever since he can remember. A freelance writer for twenty years, he has done profiles and bios of many of today's sports heroes. Mr. Gutman has written about all of the major sports and some lesser ones as well. In addition to profiles and bios, he has also written sports instructional books and sports fiction. He is the author of Archway's Sports Illustrated series, Football Super Teams, Great Sports Upsets, and Shaquille O'Neal: A Biography, available from Archway Paperbacks. Currently, he lives in Poughquag, New York, with his wife, two stepchildren, and a variety of pets.
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
Part One
Chapter 1 Beginnings
Chapter 2 First Taste of Stardom
Part Two
Chapter 3 The Shot
Chapter 4 Player of the Year
Chapter 5 A Difficult Decision
Part Three
Chapter 6 Rookie of the Year
Chapter 7 Air Jordan is Grounded
Chapter 8 Flying High
Chapter 9 Most Valuable Player
Chapter 10 The Quest to Be the Best
Chapter 11 Repeat and Three-peat
Chapter 12 Tragedy and a Different Life
Chapter 13 Vowing to Win Again
Chapter 14 Return to Glory
Chapter 15 The Last Run
Chapter 16 Retirement and Beyond
Michael Jordan's Stats